Re: IRQL_NOT_LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL

Hi Alex,

Thanks for posting back with the positive results. :-)
I'm happy that the solution didn't involve updating hardware.


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Alex Wrote:
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| Thanks for the help. It did'nt completely fix the problem, but some of the
| suggestions you gave moved me in the right direction and got me thinking
| about the root cause of the problem. In the end, I ran the Windows
| "verifier" utility from the start menu, selected the suspicious drivers from
| a list (video and audio), re-booted and I've been fine ever since. I thank
| you for your help and I'm relieved the problem was solved so quickly. I lot
| of other message boards I read had endless threads that never seemed to be
| able to solve the problem in the end.
|
| "Jimmy S." wrote:
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|| Hi Alex,
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|| If this is a new error, try restoring your system back to when it worked.
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|| 1. How to use Windows XP System Restore:
|| http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/gethelp/systemrestore.asp
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|| 2. If you've been unable to see the exact error due to a system restart then
|| To stop this behavior go to Control Panel / System / Advanced /
|| Click the Startup and Recovery Settings button / Uncheck the box
|| labelled "Automatically restart" under the System Failure section.
||
|| 3. To analyse the error, try the steps in: http://aumha.org/win5/kbestop.htm
||
|| 4. If the error indicates a file name that begins with ati, or nv (nVidia)
|| the most likely solution would be to install the latest drivers using
|| the instructions at: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html#drivers
||
|| 5. Otherwise, here's how to troubleshoot IRQL errors (scroll down this page):
|| http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/gettingstarted/guide/troubleshoot.asp
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|| 6. And here are the Microsoft Articles on those IRQL errors (complete list):
||
http://support.microsoft.com/search/default.aspx?InCC_hdn=true&Catalog=LCID%3D1033%26CDID%3DEN-US-KB%26PRODLISTSRC%3DON&withinResults=&QuerySource=gASr_Query&Product=winxp&Queryc=IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL&Query=IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL&KeywordType=ALL&maxResults=25&Titles=false&numDays=&InCC=on
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|| 7. Hope this shines some light on the situation. If it seems like a lot of diagnosis,
|| and I agree that it is, try a repair installation of Windows instead, test your RAM
|| and update your drivers (step 4) to optimize your Windows XP installation. :-)
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|| How To Repair Windows:
|| Unplug from your Internet connection, and then repair Windows:
|| using this method: http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
||
|| Afterwards, boot up your system, turn on your XP Internet Firewall,
|| plug back into your Internet connection and install all Critical and
|| Recommended updates from: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
||
|| That's about it. Please don't hesitate to ask questions if you have any. :-)
||
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|| Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
|| Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
||
|| Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
|| MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
|| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
|| _________________________________________________________
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|| Alex Wrote:
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||| I recently began getting BSOD'ed after I installed Worlds of Warcraft
||| (on-line gaming software) on my XP Pro based system. This was the ONLY
||| software or hardware change I have made in the last several months. I tried
||| uninstalling, but the problem persists.
|||
||| I can boot to safe mode, but can't shake the problem. I've read other
||| discussions on this error, but they all seem to be related to hardware
||| devices.
|||
||| Help!?


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