XP Crash please help!!!!!!

[Mattyb]

Hi guys,
Got a serious problem with XP;
Succinctly;
I'm experiencing an auto reboot loop when loading the desktop that I
can't resolve.
It occurred after I had done some HW upgrading, PSU, memory SCard
etc,
I launched everest monitoring utility for CPU temp and that
instigated
the loop, i was gonna clock cpu up to 1.2g (max for mobo). I have had
the HW diagnostics done, passed.
I think the xp sys files are probably corrupt but have lost my disc
to
do a repair, I'll probably need to utilise recovery console but would
like others opinions...
Any pointers?
I have used F8 to enter advanced startup and disabled auto boot on
failure but get an error message 'Page fault in non paged area' with
some suggestion of altering BIOS parameters, which I've done or the
dreaded contact your system administrator!!!!
also minidump data was STOP 0x00000050 (0xFFFFFFE8, 0x00000001,
0x804d9044, 0x00000000)


Cheers
Spec
1.1 athlon
768mb Ram
250gb PATA drive (mirrored)
XPsp2

 

[LSCS1]

COULD IT BE ?
CAUSE
This problem may occur if there is a conflict between Windows XP SP1 and the
display adapter drivers that are currently installed.
RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, start your computer in Safe mode, remove the
display adapter, rename the .inf files that are associated with the display
adapter drivers, restart your computer in Normal mode, and then update your
display adapter drivers. The following steps describe this procedure in more
detail: 1. Start Windows in Safe mode. To do so:a. Restart the computer,
and then press F8 while the computer starts.
b. On the Windows Advanced Options Menu that appears, use the
ARROW keys to select Safe Mode, and then press ENTER.
c. Use the ARROW keys to select the operating system to start,
and then press ENTER to start Windows XP in Safe mode.

2. In the message that states that Windows is running in Safe mode,
click Yes.
3. Click Start, click Run, type msinfo32 in the Open box, and then
click OK.
4. Under System Summary, expand Components, and then click Display.
5. In the right pane, note the information that corresponds to the INF
File item, for example, Nv4.inf, Oem0.inf, or Atim128.inf.
6. Quit the System Information utility.
7. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
8. Click the Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager.
9. Expand Display adapters, right-click the display adapter, and then
click Uninstall.
10. Click OK.
11. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
12. In the Command Prompt window, type the following commands, and
then press ENTER after each line:
ren %systemroot%\inf\INF file name from Step 5.inf *inf.old
ren %systemroot%\inf\INF file name from Step 5.pnf *pnf.old
13. Close all open windows, and then restart the computer in the
typical manner.
14. Log on to Windows by using an account that has administrative
privileges, and then wait for Windows to detect new hardware.
15. When the Found New Hardware Wizard starts, click Cancel.

If you receive a stop error after you remove the updated display
drivers, restart the computer and use the Last Known Good Configuration
option. To do this, restart the computer, and then press the F8 key while
the computer starts. On the Windows Advanced Options Menu that appears, use
the ARROW keys to select Last Known Good Configuration, and then press
ENTER.

If you receive a "System Has Recovered from a Serious Error" message
when Windows starts, restart the computer again. This error message does not
recur.

 

[Mattyb]

COULD IT BE ?
CAUSE
This problem may occur if there is a conflict between Windows XP SP1 and the
display adapter drivers that are currently installed.
RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, start your computer in Safe mode, remove the
display adapter, rename the .inf files that are associated with the display
adapter drivers, restart your computer in Normal mode, and then update your
display adapter drivers. The following steps describe this procedure in more
detail: 1. Start Windows in Safe mode. To do so:a. Restart the computer,
and then press F8 while the computer starts.
b. On the Windows Advanced Options Menu that appears, use the
ARROW keys to select Safe Mode, and then press ENTER.
c. Use the ARROW keys to select the operating system to start,
and then press ENTER to start Windows XP in Safe mode.

2. In the message that states that Windows is running in Safe mode,
click Yes.
3. Click Start, click Run, type msinfo32 in the Open box, and then
click OK.
4. Under System Summary, expand Components, and then click Display.
5. In the right pane, note the information that corresponds to the INF
File item, for example, Nv4.inf, Oem0.inf, or Atim128.inf.
6. Quit the System Information utility.
7. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
8. Click the Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager.
9. Expand Display adapters, right-click the display adapter, and then
click Uninstall.
10. Click OK.
11. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
12. In the Command Prompt window, type the following commands, and
then press ENTER after each line:
ren %systemroot%\inf\INF file name from Step 5.inf *inf.old
ren %systemroot%\inf\INF file name from Step 5.pnf *pnf.old
13. Close all open windows, and then restart the computer in the
typical manner.
14. Log on to Windows by using an account that has administrative
privileges, and then wait for Windows to detect new hardware.
15. When the Found New Hardware Wizard starts, click Cancel.

If you receive a stop error after you remove the updated display
drivers, restart the computer and use the Last Known Good Configuration
option. To do this, restart the computer, and then press the F8 key while
the computer starts. On the Windows Advanced Options Menu that appears, use
the ARROW keys to select Last Known Good Configuration, and then press
ENTER.

If you receive a "System Has Recovered from a Serious Error" message
when Windows starts, restart the computer again. This error message does not
recur.







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Thanks for the tips but I can't enter the desktop at all be it safe
mode or mnormal the loop starts before then!!!

Any ideas?

 

[CM]

Did you try removing the added RAM (Memory) first and booting?

If boot problem persists, remove the installed Sound Card and reboot.
That way you can isolate the problem to one of the hardware you have
recently installed before the boot failure started.
Also make sure you have connected the Power supply's Motherboad Connector
(s) ( some Intel Mob needs two connectors )
If problem persists despite all these and you have ruled out hardware
incomaptibility, then go to BIOS and load Optimum settings or Default
settings and reboot and see.
CM

 

[Mattyb]

Did you try removing the added RAM (Memory) first and booting?

If boot problem persists, remove the installed Sound Card and reboot.
That way you can isolate the problem to one of the hardware you have
recently installed before the boot failure started.
Also make sure you have connected the Power supply's Motherboad Connector
(s) ( some Intel Mob needs two connectors )
If problem persists despite all these and you have ruled out hardware
incomaptibility, then go to BIOS and load Optimum settings or Default
settings and reboot and see.






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Hi, thanks for all your ideas, However I have tried all those
already!!!! BIOS optimisation etc i have as full, hardware scan too
although I could reseat RAM and soundcard again I guess.

thanks anyway if you have any more suggestions I'm all ears!!!!

 

[odefield]

Hi,

I also have a problem with my XP, but not related to hw. Similarly, I
can't access WIndows at all, the boot cycle starts over every time.
Not even in Safe Mode, nothing. However, I have a linux partition on
the machine, and that works fine. So I can theoretically get to my
Windows files (but as far as I have tried, I can't alter or delete
them...maybe there is a way to do that as well but I just don't know
how).
I was running quite a few programs when I got a warning on the screen
with some numbers (much like above, but not the same). If I ever get
my hands on SP2 installation CDs, is there a way to recover to the
state that my computer was in when the crash happened? I just would
not want to lose all the programs and settings (the data I can get out
through Linux) that I have there and I'm very depressed with this
problem!

Please, if you have any good ideas how to try to solve this without
wiping the whole hard disk empty? Or any good ideas of where to ask...

Best wishes,
Ode