Re: Blue screen stop code....

STOP 0X0000000A IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

This can be any of hardware device error, software error, or general hardware error.

Also, if you have any 3rd-party CD software, CDR - CDRW writing software, make sure it is XP compatible. Make sure it has the latest patches & updates.

See tips on driver verifier below.

See Aumha.org's knowledge base on stop errors
http://aumha.org/win5/kbestop.htm

Look at 2nd link on left-frame for 0A

See also Kelly's site , in the "I" section --- under IRQL
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_i.htm

See MS document at Troubleshoot Windows XP Professional
http://www.microsoft.com/WINDOWSXP/pro/using/howto/gettingstarted/guide/troubleshoot.asp

See Microsoft's TechNet XP Troubleshooting reference
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/reskit/prpt_pt6_mwrv.asp


A useful set of tips from Joshua Smith at MSFT:

<begin quote>
To determine what driver is causing the problem I need you to enable driver verifier.
Steps:
1) Windows Key + R
2) Type in 'verifier' and hit enter
3) Make sure 'Create Standard Setting' is selected and hit next
4) Click on 'Select all drivers installed on this computer' and hit Finish
5) Reboot


There is a possibility that your computer will crash on reboot. If this
occurs hit F8 when rebooting just before the windows logo screen and select
the safe mode boot option. Follow the same steps above but on step 4 choose
'Select driver names from a list'; hit next; check the box next to any
driver where the provider is not Microsoft; hit Finish; reboot.


This will slow the performance of you computer a little while enabled but will hopefully catch the driver causing corruption. Next time you crash the blue screen will hopefully say something like
"DRIVER_VERIFIER_DETECTED_VIOL­­ATION".

<snipped>

Joshua Smith
OpenGL Test Lab
Microsoft


</end quote>

HTH

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Maurice N
MVP Windows - Shell / User
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skew wrote:
> First, thanks in advance for help. My computer seems to work fine
> except when I try to do a copy in Casper XP to backup my hard drive
> to external HD. I also got this stop code last night when trying to
> do a disk check to correct errors.
>
> Stop 0X0000000A (0X00000188, 0X000000FF, 0X00000000, 0X804E35E9).
>
> I have located online page for stop 0X0000000A codes which states
> could be driver problem... that last one parimeter 4 -- 804E35E9
> how/where would I find out which/if this is associated to a
> particular driver so I can possibly correct it? Thanks...
.

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