Re: problems installing windowsXp home edition

From: Don MI <> (d7macm8_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 10/31/04 

Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 01:29:00 -0500

"robin dunn" <robin dunn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FBCB68F9-45D4-4D0B-9FC1-D6DACBA59C9D@microsoft.com...
> After having problems with my old version of window xp pro but without any
> backup I decided to purchase and install windows Xp home edtion. I
> reformatted the "c" drive and installed win xp home but the system has
> continued to be unstable. This is particularly the case, though not
> always,
> if I use any files that use multimeadia. The error log report repeatedly
> reports the following error
>
> "AMLI: ACPI BIOS is attempting to write to an illegal IO port address
> (0x70), which lies in the 0x70 - 0x71 protected address range. This could
> lead to system instability. Please contact your system vendor for
> technical
> assistance."
>
> I have tried installing service pack 2 pack the system crashed during it's
> installation. What do suggest I do? Do you think it's a harware problem?
> Before the purchasing win xp and I had installed a logitech webcam and
> it
> seems like that's when the problems began. However I long ago unplugged
> the
> webcam and uninstalled the the software associated with it. Do you think
> it
> done some damage to my graphics or video card ?

What you have posted sounds like a hardware problem.
While I do not have an answer for your specific problem, please ignore the
SPAM from "lol" and wait for someone you can address your problem.

Don

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