good ol' blue screen. incredibly annoying.

[brett]

this has happened about 5 times now... i think it's been
the same error every time.

blue screen:

*** STOP: 0x0000008E (0xC0000005, 0xBF9BBD42, 0xEFD5AF54,
0x00000000)

*** ati2dvag.dll Address BF9BBD42 base at BF9B700,
Datestamp 3e1681b8

it seems very random. i was just looking at a webpage and
it did it again today... i thought i had an inkling as to
what was causing it but now i'm just out of ideas. can
anyone help?

thanks,

-brett

 

[sqr]

The ati2dvag.dll has to do with your ATI video card. Try another video
driver.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Brett,

0x8E can also indicate faulty or mismatched ram. If you want to check the
memory, there are free programs here:

http://www.simmtester.com/page/products/doc/download.asp
http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

But keep in kind that a thorough test can only be done with test equipment
at a computer shop. At the price of memory today, you may find that the test
costs more than a replacement stick.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone