Re: repeated blue screen stop error 0x50 page fault

Given that you have identified and removed 512 mb defective RAM memory
it becomes pointless to investigate Error Reports which relate to errors
occuring prior to it's removal. If you get any new errors please post
details.

Are you planning to replace the memory removed as Windows XP is unlikely
to run well with only 128 mb installed.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

earthdragon wrote:
Thanks again for your helpful post. These are the errors and warnings
you requested. Most, if not all, are repeated. Information events are
the save dumps. After I removed the 512mb suspect ram, it has run
idle all night and I have been using it for about the last 3 hours,
with no blue screens (yet). application errors (far back as it goes,
to when I was having trouble with the .net framework 3.0, with many
repeats). Thanks again for your assistance.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: MPSampleSubmission
Event Category: None
Event ID: 5000
Date: 2/5/2008
Time: 7:49:32 AM
User: N/A
Computer: DANS
Description:
The description for Event ID ( 5000 ) in Source ( MPSampleSubmission )
cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary
registry information or message DLL files to display messages from a
remote computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to
retrieve this description; see Help and Support for details. The
following information is part of the event: mptelemetry, 8024402c,
endsearch, search, 1.1.1592.0, mpsigdwn.dll,
1.1.1592.0, windows defender, NIL, NIL, NIL.
Data:
0000: 6d 00 70 00 74 00 65 00 m.p.t.e.
0008: 6c 00 65 00 6d 00 65 00 l.e.m.e.
0010: 74 00 72 00 79 00 2c 00 t.r.y.,.
0018: 20 00 38 00 30 00 32 00 .8.0.2.
0020: 34 00 34 00 30 00 32 00 4.4.0.2.
0028: 63 00 2c 00 20 00 65 00 c.,. .e.
0030: 6e 00 64 00 73 00 65 00 n.d.s.e.
0038: 61 00 72 00 63 00 68 00 a.r.c.h.
0040: 2c 00 20 00 73 00 65 00 ,. .s.e.
0048: 61 00 72 00 63 00 68 00 a.r.c.h.
0050: 2c 00 20 00 31 00 2e 00 ,. .1...
0058: 31 00 2e 00 31 00 35 00 1...1.5.
0060: 39 00 32 00 2e 00 30 00 9.2...0.
0068: 2c 00 20 00 6d 00 70 00 ,. .m.p.
0070: 73 00 69 00 67 00 64 00 s.i.g.d.
0078: 77 00 6e 00 2e 00 64 00 w.n...d.
0080: 6c 00 6c 00 2c 00 20 00 l.l.,. .
0088: 31 00 2e 00 31 00 2e 00 1...1...
0090: 31 00 35 00 39 00 32 00 1.5.9.2.
0098: 2e 00 30 00 2c 00 20 00 ..0.,. .
00a0: 77 00 69 00 6e 00 64 00 w.i.n.d.
00a8: 6f 00 77 00 73 00 20 00 o.w.s. .
00b0: 64 00 65 00 66 00 65 00 d.e.f.e.
00b8: 6e 00 64 00 65 00 72 00 n.d.e.r.
00c0: 2c 00 20 00 4e 00 49 00 ,. .N.I.
00c8: 4c 00 2c 00 20 00 4e 00 L.,. .N.
00d0: 49 00 4c 00 20 00 4e 00 I.L. .N.
00d8: 49 00 4c 00 0d 00 0a 00 I.L.....

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: SQLBrowser
Event Category: None
Event ID: 3
Date: 2/4/2008
Time: 11:39:37 PM
User: N/A
Computer: DANS
Description:
The configuration of the AdminConnection\TCP protocol in the SQL
instance MSSMLBIZ is not valid.

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http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: MSSQLServerADHelper
Event Category: None
Event ID: 100
Date: 2/4/2008
Time: 11:39:16 PM
User: N/A
Computer: DANS
Description:
'0' is an invalid number of start up parameters. This service takes
two start up parameters.

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http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: comHost
Event Category: None
Event ID: 65535
Date: 2/4/2008
Time: 11:37:23 PM
User: N/A
Computer: DANS
Description:
The description for Event ID ( 65535 ) in Source ( comHost ) cannot be
found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry
information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote
computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve
this description; see Help and Support for details. The following
information is part of the event: Cannot get Components key from
ccSettings Manager.Is it really there? Error code: 0x80000205.

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: Userenv
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1517
Date: 2/4/2008
Time: 11:02:27 PM
User: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Computer: DANS
Description:
Windows saved user DANS\xxxxxxx registry while an application or
service was still using the registry during log off. The memory used
by the user's registry has not been freed. The registry will be
unloaded when it is no longer in use.

This is often caused by services running as a user account, try
configuring the services to run in either the LocalService or
NetworkService account.

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http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: MsiInstaller
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1008
Date: 2/3/2008
Time: 8:11:41 PM
User: DANS\Administrator
Computer: DANS
Description:
The installation of
C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\IXP000.TMP\rktools.msi is not
permitted due to an error in software restriction policy processing.
The object cannot be trusted.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Application Error
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1000
Date: 2/1/2008
Time: 1:47:29 PM
User: N/A
Computer: DANS
Description:
Faulting application iexplore.exe, version 7.0.6000.16574, faulting
module jscript.dll, version 5.7.0.5730, fault address 0x0001f345.

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Data:
0000: 41 70 70 6c 69 63 61 74 Applicat
0008: 69 6f 6e 20 46 61 69 6c ion Fail
0010: 75 72 65 20 20 69 65 78 ure iex
0018: 70 6c 6f 72 65 2e 65 78 plore.ex
0020: 65 20 37 2e 30 2e 36 30 e 7.0.60
0028: 30 30 2e 31 36 35 37 34 00.16574
0030: 20 69 6e 20 6a 73 63 72 in jscr
0038: 69 70 74 2e 64 6c 6c 20 ipt.dll
0040: 35 2e 37 2e 30 2e 35 37 5.7.0.57
0048: 33 30 20 61 74 20 6f 66 30 at of
0050: 66 73 65 74 20 30 30 30 fset 000
0058: 31 66 33 34 35 0d 0a 1f345..

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: Userenv
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1524
Date: 1/27/2008
Time: 1:05:42 AM
User: DANS\dboullie
Computer: DANS
Description:
Windows cannot unload your classes registry file - it is still in use
by other applications or services. The file will be unloaded when it
is no longer in use.



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Event Type: Error
Event Source: crypt32
Event Category: None
Event ID: 8
Date: 1/17/2008
Time: 11:36:36 PM
User: N/A
Computer: DANS
Description:
Failed auto update retrieval of third-party root list sequence number
from:
<http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootseq.txt>
with error: The specified server cannot perform the requested
operation.


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http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: System.ServiceModel.Install 3.0.0.0
Event Category: None
Event ID: 0
Date: 1/17/2008
Time: 11:05:24 PM
User: N/A
Computer: DANS
Description:
HTTP namespace reservations are not installed.

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http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: ASP.NET 2.0.50727.0
Event Category: Setup
Event ID: 1020
Date: 1/17/2008
Time: 1:24:30 AM
User: N/A
Computer: DANS
Description:
Updates to the IIS metabase were aborted because IIS is either not
installed or is disabled on this machine. To configure ASP.NET to run
in IIS, please install or enable IIS and re-register ASP.NET using
aspnet_regiis.exe /i.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: ASP.NET 1.1.4322.0
Event Category: (2)
Event ID: 1073
Date: 1/17/2008
Time: 12:56:46 AM
User: N/A
Computer: DANS
Description:
The description for Event ID ( 1073 ) in Source ( ASP.NET 1.1.4322.0 )
cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary
registry information or message DLL files to display messages from a
remote computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to
retrieve this description; see Help and Support for details. The
following information is part of the event: Updates to the IIS
metabase were aborted because IIS is either not installed or is
disabled on this machine. To completely uninstall ASP.NET from IIS,
please re-enable IIS and unregister ASP.NET using aspnet_regiis.exe
/u. .

Event Type: Error
Event Source: MsiInstaller
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1013
Date: 1/15/2008
Time: 9:35:33 PM
User: DANS\fluffy_2
Computer: DANS
Description:
Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 -- Setup cannot continue
because this version of the .NET Framework is incompatible with a
previously installed one. For more information, see
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q312/5/00.asp

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 7b 37 31 33 31 36 34 36 {7131646
0008: 44 2d 43 44 33 43 2d 34 D-CD3C-4
0010: 30 46 34 2d 39 37 42 39 0F4-97B9
0018: 2d 43 44 39 45 34 45 36 -CD9E4E6
0020: 32 36 32 45 46 7d 262EF}

Event Type: Error
Event Source: VBRuntime
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1
Date: 1/15/2008
Time: 9:25:12 PM
User: N/A
Computer: DANS
Description:
The VB Application identified by the event source logged this
Application MSICUU: Thread ID: 4804 ,Logged:

Failed:
C:\Program Files\Windows Installer Clean Up\msizap.exe TW!
{B508B3F1-A24A-32C0-B310-85786919EF28}

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http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Automatic LiveUpdate Scheduler
Event Category: Scheduler Events
Event ID: 101
Date: 1/14/2008
Time: 8:31:39 PM
User: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Computer: DANS
Description:
Information Level: error

Initialization of the COM subsystem failed. Error code: 0x8007041D


System errors (most recent last, far back as it goes, save dump
errors incl. and most, if not all repeat).

Event Type: Information
Event Source: Save Dump
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1001
Date: 2/1/2008
Time: 10:01:44 PM
User: N/A
Computer: DANS
Description:
The computer has rebooted from a bugcheck. The bugcheck was:
0x10000050 (0xfbfffff8, 0x00000000, 0x8054aa32, 0x00000000). A dump
was saved in: C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini020108-01.dmp.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7024
Date: 2/1/2008
Time: 10:03:00 PM
User: N/A
Computer: DANS
Description:
The SQL Server Active Directory Helper service terminated with
service-specific error 3221225572 (0xC0000064).

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http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7023
Date: 2/1/2008
Time: 10:03:00 PM
User: N/A
Computer: DANS
Description:
The Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework service
terminated with the following error:
A device attached to the system is not functioning.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Event Type: Error
Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7001
Date: 2/1/2008
Time: 10:06:42 PM
User: N/A
Computer: DANS
Description:
The Remote Access Connection Manager service depends on the Telephony
service which failed to start because of the following error:
The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or
because it has no enabled devices associated with it.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7026
Date: 2/2/2008
Time: 11:23:30 AM
User: N/A
Computer: DANS
Description:
The following boot-start or system-start driver(s) failed to load:
AmdK7
eeCtrl
Fips
SRTSPX
SYMTDI

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: MRxSmb
Event Category: None
Event ID: 3019
Date: 2/2/2008
Time: 11:30:25 AM
User: N/A
Computer: DANS
Description:
The redirector failed to determine the connection type.

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http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 00 00 00 00 04 00 4e 00 ......N.
0008: 00 00 00 00 cb 0b 00 80 ....Ë..?
0010: 00 00 00 00 84 01 00 c0 ....?..À
0018: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........

Event Type: Error
Event Source: MRxSmb
Event Category: None
Event ID: 8003
Date: 2/2/2008
Time: 11:40:16 AM
User: N/A
Computer: DANS
Description:
The master browser has received a server announcement from the
computer SUZANNE-4C5E369 that believes that it is the master browser
for the domain on transport NetBT_Tcpip_{9639A039-560. The master
browser is stopping or an election is being forced.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 00 00 00 00 03 00 4e 00 ......N.
0008: 00 00 00 00 43 1f 00 c0 ....C..À
0010: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0018: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........

SYMTDI

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http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Event Type: Error
Event Source: DCOM
Event Category: None
Event ID: 10005
Date: 2/1/2008
Time: 11:10:36 PM
User: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Computer: DANS
Description:
DCOM got error "This service cannot be started in Safe Mode "
attempting to start the service EventSystem with arguments "" in
order to run the server: {1BE1F766-5536-11D1-B726-00C04FB926AF}

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http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Removable Storage Service
Event Category: None
Event ID: 111
Date: 2/2/2008
Time: 2:36:38 PM
User: N/A
Computer: DANS
Description:
RSM could not load media in drive Drive 0 of library Disk drive.

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http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 01 00 00 00 ....

Event Type: Error
Event Source: NetBT
Event Category: None
Event ID: 4321
Date: 2/2/2008
Time: 4:43:41 PM
User: N/A
Computer: DANS
Description:
The name "MSHOME :1d" could not be registered on the
Interface with IP address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx. The machine with the IP
address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx did not allow the name to be claimed by this
machine.

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http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 00 00 00 00 04 00 56 00 ......V.
0008: 00 00 00 00 e1 10 00 c0 ....á..À
0010: 01 01 00 00 01 00 00 c0 .......À
0018: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........

Event Type: Error
Event Source: sr
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1
Date: 2/3/2008
Time: 12:39:25 AM
User: N/A
Computer: DANS
Description:
The System Restore filter encountered the unexpected error
'0xC0000243' while processing the file 'EraserUtilRebootDrv.sys' on
the volume 'HarddiskVolume1'. It has stopped monitoring the volume.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 06 00 00 00 04 00 4e 00 ......N.
0008: 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 c0 .......À
0010: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0018: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........

Event Type: Error
Event Source: PlugPlayManager
Event Category: None
Event ID: 11
Date: 2/3/2008
Time: 9:37:21 AM
User: N/A
Computer: DANS
Description:
The device Root\LEGACY_ERASERUTILREBOOTDRV\0000 disappeared from the
system without first being prepared for removal.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 00 00 00 00 ....

Event Type: Information
Event Source: Save Dump
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1001
Date: 2/3/2008
Time: 11:03:57 AM
User: N/A
Computer: DANS
Description:
The computer has rebooted from a bugcheck. The bugcheck was:
0x10000050 (0xfbfffff8, 0x00000000, 0x8054b7c3, 0x00000000). A dump
was saved in: C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini020308-01.dmp.

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http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: WinDefend
Event Category: None
Event ID: 2004
Date: 2/4/2008
Time: 8:17:03 AM
User: N/A
Computer: DANS
Description:
Windows Defender has encountered an error trying to load signatures
and will attempt reverting back to a known-good set of signatures.
Signatures Attempted: Current
Error Code: 0x8050800c
Error description: An unexpected problem occurred. Install any
available updates, and then try to start the program again. For
information on installing updates, see Help and Support.
Signatures loading: Backup
Loading signature version: 1.24.6025.0
Loading engine version: 1.1.3109.0

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Cdrom
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7
Date: 2/4/2008
Time: 7:08:53 PM
User: N/A
Computer: DANS
Description:
The device, \Device\CdRom0, has a bad block.

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http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 03 00 68 00 01 00 b8 00 ..h...¸.
0008: 00 00 00 00 07 00 04 c0 .......À
0010: 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0018: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0028: 2a 3b 01 00 00 00 00 00 *;......
0030: ff ff ff ff 02 00 00 00 ÿÿÿÿ....
0038: 40 00 00 c4 02 00 00 00 @..Ä....
0040: 00 20 0a 12 48 02 00 00 . ..H...
0048: 00 00 00 00 0a 00 00 00 ........
0050: 00 20 af 81 c8 d9 db 81 . ¯?ÈÙÛ?
0058: 00 00 00 00 b8 ae 91 82 ....¸®??
0060: 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0068: 28 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 (.......
0070: 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0078: 70 00 03 00 00 00 00 0a p.......
0080: 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 ........
0088: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: Cdrom
Event Category: None
Event ID: 51
Date: 2/4/2008
Time: 7:13:27 PM
User: N/A
Computer: DANS
Description:
An error was detected on device \Device\CdRom0 during a paging
operation.

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http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 03 00 68 00 01 00 b8 00 ..h...¸.
0008: 00 00 00 00 33 00 04 80 ....3..?
0010: 2d 01 00 00 10 00 00 c0 -......À
0018: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0020: 00 88 4b 01 00 00 00 00 .?K.....
0028: 66 32 00 00 00 00 00 00 f2......
0030: ff ff ff ff 01 00 00 00 ÿÿÿÿ....
0038: 40 00 00 c4 02 00 00 00 @..Ä....
0040: 00 20 0a 12 48 02 00 40 . ..H..@
0048: 00 00 00 00 0a 00 00 00 ........
0050: 00 00 00 00 50 cb dc 81 ....PËÜ?
0058: 00 00 00 00 b8 8e 98 82 ....¸???
0060: 02 00 00 00 71 29 00 00 ....q)..
0068: 28 00 00 00 29 71 00 00 (...)q..
0070: 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0078: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0a p.......
0080: 00 00 00 00 64 00 00 00 ....d...
0088: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........

Event Type: Information
Event Source: Save Dump
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1001
Date: 2/4/2008
Time: 7:25:02 PM
User: N/A
Computer: DANS
Description:
The computer has rebooted from a bugcheck. The bugcheck was:
0x000000c1 (0x837f0db8, 0x837f0d37, 0x00ad0244, 0x00000023). A dump
was saved in: C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini020408-02.dmp.

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"Gerry" wrote:

Background information on Stop Error message
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms793437.aspx

0x00000050: PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
(Click to consult the online MSDN article.)
Requested data was not in memory. An invalid system memory address
was referenced. Defective memory (including main memory, L2 RAM
cache, video RAM) or incompatible software (including remote control
and antivirus software) might cause this Stop message, as may other
hardware problems (e.g., incorrect SCSI termination or a flawed PCI
card).
Source: http://aumha.org/a/stop.htm

Remove the dust bunnies and test the RAM memory
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Hardware_Tshoot

Check the hard drive for bad sectors by running chkdsk /f /r

Check the System log of Event Viewer for Error Reports.

Please post copies of all Error and Warning Reports appearing in the
System log in Event Viewer for the last boot. No Information Reports
or Duplicates please. Indicate which also appear in a previous boot.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer.

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and
double click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which
appears is a button resembling two pages. Click the button and close
Event Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the
body of the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting
from
Event Viewer.

Are there any yellow question marks in Device Manager? Right click on
the My Computer icon on your Desktop and select Properties,
Hardware,Device Manager. If yes what is the Device Error code?

Try Start, Run, type "sigverif.exe" without quotes and hit OK. What
drivers are listed as unsigned? Disregard those which are not
checked.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~







earthdragon wrote:
0x00000050 (0xfbfffff8, 0x00000000, 0x8054aa32, 0x00000000)
page fault in a non-paged area
event id 1001 (it says there is a log but I can't figure out how to
get to it) and also says something about disabling or removing newly
installed hardware (none) or software (see below) and disable BIOS
memory cache and shadowing (not sure how).

Periodically in the past I have gotten auto re-boot but now happens
every few minutes (same error every time, I believe), so I disabled
the auto re-boot. It will run in safe mode without the stop error.

I spent hours reading here but so far only found rather general
suggestions: suspect bad memory, motherboard or other hardware
failure, malware.

I did find a KB article on checking the driver files for malware,
but didn't find any suspect files. I don't know how to check the
others. Windows defender auto updates and runs every day. I ran
windows live one care virus check a couple of weeks ago. All good.

A couple of weeks ago, a .net framework 3.0 update failed and I had
to get help from MS support to get that resolved. There was also an
update for my AC 97 audio device that caused no audio after install
so I rolled it back and everything seemed fine. I had it where it
would run for days without an error.

A few days ago, I downloaded Hijackthis and shortly after I
downloaded an uninstaller. All seemed fine. I have ATTYahoo dsl so
I've had their newer Norton AV for a few months that wants to run
continuously and has never workred right. I have as much of it
disabled that I can.

I have xp sp2 with an Elitegroup 741GX-M motherboard with an AMD
Athlon and 640mb ram, 40gb hd, 75% full (chkdsk is running now).

It wasn't an expensive computer and is going on 3 years old. About a
year ago, it failed to load the windows loader screen so I attempted
repair with the windows disk and it worked but I've problems since.
I don't really want to buy a new one, since I have so much effort
into it and has all my programs and and files on it, so if I could
nurse it along awhile longer, it would be great, but at some point
I might just have to give up on it.

I thought system restore might be a good idea but I have no idea how
to proceed if that fails. Should I proceed with the instructions on
the blue screen? I'm an older user so not the most computer literate
guy around so any assistance would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Latest update: chkdsk ran over night, windows started and ran idle
for 9 hours without a stop error but just now after looking at the
event viewer for a few minutes, same blue screen stop error, page
fault, but with a different 3rd parameter, 0x8054b7c3.


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