Re: Reinstall of XP-Pro and error message "IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL."
- From: "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:50:06 -0500
Tom B wrote:
This Windows XP-Pro computer has a new hard drive, and I am
reinstalling everything. The install from the XP disk runs OK
until the screen says there are 37 minutes left for the install.
Then a blue screen appears with the error message
"IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL." The blue screen says to make sure any
new hardware or software is properly installed, etc. It suggests
disabling BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing, but I
don't see any options for that in my Setup. The blue screen shows
a stop code of 0x0000000A. I'm looking for someone with experience
with this error message to let me know what to do next.
Sometimes the "IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL" message is a hardware driver issue...
Now is a great time to point you to one of the easiest ways to find
information on problems you may be having and solutions others have found:
Search using Google!
http://www.google.com/
(How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )
Example:
http://www.google.com/search?q=Windows+XP+Installation+0x0000000A
Which leads you to:
You receive a "Stop 0x0000000A" error message in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314063
My suggestions are to reseat your memory and processor, remove any
extraneous devices from the computer (internally and externally - like sound
cards, video capture cards, external hard disk drives, printers, etc) and
make sure you have the latest hard disk drive controller drivers loaded (you
may need to perform an F6 install with the latest drivers for your hard disk
drive controller.)
Another suggestion would be to make sure you have the latest motherboard
BIOS from the motherboard manufacturer. On occassion - SP2 and above may be
incompatible with certain motherboard BIOS versions.
--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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