Stop Error 0x0000008E with SQL Server Management Studio Express

[byronm]

Hi All,

I am getting a BSoD when opening tables using Microsoft SQL Server
Management Studio Express 9.00.2047.00. A few seconds after opening a
table, it appears that the entire form refreshes and the table's
gridlines will double for a split second. While my computer does not
crash every time this happens, when my computer does crash, it does so
just when the grid lines double. This does not appear to happen on any
table in particular and can happen on the very first table I open or,
arbitrarily, the fifteenth. This happens on databases that other
computers can access with no problem. The problem occurs whether I am
manipulating a local or remote database. The system appears to be
stable, otherwise.


The stop error is : Stop: 0x0000008E (0xC0000005, 0xBF8E270C,
0xB3B87788, 0x00000000) win32k.sys - Address BF8E270C base at BF800000


A zip file with my minidumps can be found at ftp.allpax.com
username:experts password:exchange


Troubleshooting I've done so far:
Ran Dell diagnostics.
Ran memtest86.
Uninstalled and reinstalled SQL Server Express.
Uninstalled my video adapter drivers and reinstalled with the latest
from dell.com.
Full system scan with Norton 2006.
Half a dozen other things not worth mentioning...


System Specifications:
Dell Latitude D820
Windows XP PRO SP2 w/ all updates
2.00GHz Intel Core2 CPU T7200
2GB RAM
NVidia Quadro NVS 120M


Any help will be greatly appreciated!

 

[byronm]

Here's the "solution" that I've come up with:

I previously had to disable my dual core support by installing
uniprocessor ACPI drivers, but when attempting to reinstall my
multiprocessor ACPI drivers I found a Microsoft article stating that
the only way to do this is to reinstall Windows. Well, I thought I
found a loop hole and was able to "reinstall" by rolling back the
drivers. This appeared to work fine, but I believe that it was causing
my problem, as I reinstalled the uniprocessor drivers and the problem
went away.

However, I did not did not use my SQL SMS Express until after I had
uninstalled and rolled back my multiprocessor drivers, so I do not
know if I would have had the same problem had I never tampered with my
ACPI drivers.

The moral of the story? Think twice before installing uniprocessor
ACPI drivers on a multicore system as you might be stuck with them.