Re: 0x0000007E on boot - two different computers similar software

From: Will Denny (willdenny_at_mvps.org)
Date: 01/12/05 

Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 22:10:11 -0000

Hi

Please try the following link to Jim Eshelman's web site - left hand
column(7E):

http://aumha.org/win5/kbestop.htm 

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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"ofn01" <ofn01@nospam.not.uk> wrote in message 
news:Rq6dnUWEMrkcAHjcRVnyjg@pipex.net...
>I have a P4-3000 Desktop with XP Pro SP2 and my partner recently got 
>herself a Dell Inspiron 5160 Laptop with XP Home SP2.
>
> On installing both systems - soon afterwards they give 0x0000007E blue 
> screens on booting up but reset themselves and then boot fine (though hers 
> did do it twice in a row once).
>
> The similar software between the two that are invoked during startup are
> 1. Norton Antivirus 2002
> 2. Kerio personal firewall 2.1.4
> 3. NetBEUI installed from WinXP Pro disks (though uninstalled and removed 
> from startup but still the BSOD happens)
>
> Both are fully up-to-date with Windows Update.
> I have had boot logging on my machine switched on to try solve the problem 
> but when it happens the boot log is not written. I can't help but think 
> this can't mean its a hardware problem but actually a software problem???
>
> Here is the bootlog for a successful boot on my machine showing all the 
> drivers that load:
<snipped>

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