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re: Question about 'Top reasons for random, fatal crashes in Windows XP and Windows 2000'
Saturday, March 1, 2003 at 11:58 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Adam Bradley
(7201 messages posted)
I assume you have a dual boot with 2000 Pro
Try running the upgrade adviser from 2000 it may find the problem
Good luck, Adam Bradley
On Saturday, March 1, 2003 at 6:00 am, Particle wrote:
>I'll warn you, this post is long. If you reply please read it all first. If not,
>you may find I already covered or explained what you suggest.
>
>For some reason, I have catastrophic failures under Windows XP. These problems
include
>(for the first time last install) the installer crashing five times, random unexplained
>crashes (such as a crash moving the mouse, clicking, or just sitting there), quirks
>(like windows forgetting their settings or the wrong language being displayed),
and
>network problems (like joining a domain, you can't actually log in).
>
>To further explain my network problems, I'll start by saying that this last install
>was the first time this type of problem occurred (Windows XP always seems to muster
>up something new each time). I joined the domain and restarted. Now normally,
you
>can select the domain and login, but when I clicked on the domain selection box
it
>brought up a "Building Domain List" box for about 10 seconds. Then I clicked on
>the domain and it displayed that window and crashed the first time. I restarted
>and had the same sequence of events except for that when I clicked on the domain,
>it only lasted about 2-3 minutes instead of crashing. When I put in my username
>and password and tried to log into the domain, it loaded a couple seconds and then
>restarted automatically. It did this a few times until it decided to work for some
>unknown reason and didn't even display those dialogs for domain selection--it just
>ran correctly with my computer and the domain listed.
>
>I've tried Windows XP about five times now, each one ending in disaster, some different
>way. Take note that there's been major hardware changes between each install.
It
>was mediocre under my two 256MB Crucial ECC PC2100 DDR dimms, but is now horrible
>under my two 512MB Samsung PC2700 DDR dimms. I know you're probably thinking RAM,
>but listen to what I say first: When it comes to Windows 2000 Pro, I have absolutely
>NONE of these problems and have stayed up for a month without failure (had to restart
>to install some junk). On average, Win2k does not crash due to failure--just when
>I install drivers, etc. does it ever restart.
>
>What could there be that would make Windows XP hate my machine so damn much when
>Windows 2000 Pro has absolutely no trouble? I have no idea. Perhaps one of you
>has had the same experience.
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