Identifying Device Driver Conflicts

[Rick Curtis]

I am getting tons of stop messages...garden
variety...IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, PFN LIST CORRUPT, MEMORY MANAGEMENT,
etc...etc...

Dell support tells me I have device driver problems and they had me
use System Config to disable everything from start up except for my
virus protection. They are trying to come up with a solution, but
have suggested reimaging the machine. Since I'd put the same software
on again, I'd expect that I would likely get the same errors again.

The system is semi-stable now...it still crashes on occasion, but it's
much better than it was.

Are there any tools or system commands that I can use to help me
identify which drivers are the problems?

I'm running Windows XP Professional on a Pentium 4 3ghz Dell 4600
Dimension with 1 gig of RAM.

Any insight or specific help is appreciated.

 

[Rock]

I am getting tons of stop messages...garden
variety...IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, PFN LIST CORRUPT, MEMORY MANAGEMENT,
etc...etc...

Dell support tells me I have device driver problems and they had me
use System Config to disable everything from start up except for my
virus protection. They are trying to come up with a solution, but
have suggested reimaging the machine. Since I'd put the same software
on again, I'd expect that I would likely get the same errors again.

The system is semi-stable now...it still crashes on occasion, but it's
much better than it was.

Are there any tools or system commands that I can use to help me
identify which drivers are the problems?

I'm running Windows XP Professional on a Pentium 4 3ghz Dell 4600
Dimension with 1 gig of RAM.

Any insight or specific help is appreciated.

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=316434

Also get memtest86 and test the computer's ram, and download a
diagnostic utility from the web site for the hard drive manufacturer and
check out the hard drive.