re: BSOD, win32k.sys
Sunday, September 21, 2003 at 11:54 am Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Lexy
(1 messages posted)
I, too, have the same problems described in this list to one varying degree or another.
My system is self-built with MSI-645 ultra mb, p4 1.6ghz northwood, 512mb RAM ddr333,
nvidia geForce4 mx 440 video card (prev ATI rage fury) running XP pro not updated
to SR1. Recently patched XP with security updates.
I have turned myself inside out trying to find a "cure" for this beast.
For the most part, everyone here seems sure it's NOT hardware related. However,
I see a lot of MSI motherboards and I'm wondering if it's not a bad board. Anyone
have a suggestion for a *good* utility to test a board. (I did 48 hrs of burn in
after getting my box together, but that was almost a year ago, board could have corrupted
in some way)
I have had periods where to problem becomes minimal, and periods where it's several
times an hour. I'm in a "several-times-an-hour" period now, after installing a ton
of XP security updates, not sp1 and different antivirus software due to the recent
worm threats. At first, I thought maybe a virus, but thorough scanning results are
negative. Also uninstalled antivirus to see if the problem went away, and it didn't.
Reinstalled different software, problem doesn't seem be affected.
Someone suggested AMD/XP incompatibility, however I have an intel. All roads seem
to point back to XP, but yet some of you have had success with hardware modification
thru bios or cooling or one stick of ram.
i still think it's a bad motherboard but my experience isn't in circuitry so it's
only a guess. any knowledgeable motherboard people out there, give us some feedback
please. this problem has me craaazzzy.
On Wednesday, September 17, 2003 at 12:21 pm, Davis wrote:
>I'd really like to know whether or not using more than one module has been the source
>of the problem for anyone else. I just upgraded my single module (factory installed)
>of 256k with two 512k modules (from crucial.com) and had the same problems with
Stop
>errors. I have NEVER had them before, so it's freaking me out. I removed one of
>the 512k modules, so test run them and see if one was causing a problem...but now
>you've made me wonder if it's the fact that I was using both slots. *sigh* There
>are so many "possible" solutions...it's making my head swim.
>I don't buy the "overheating" thing for my system. I'm in Mississippi, and this
>room has been AT LEAST 15-20 degrees hotter on July afternoons than it was yesterday
>when I started having the problem.....within 1hour of installing the new RAM modules.
>I took out one of the modules last night, and turned the computer back on this morning.
> I've been running for 8 hours with no problems. I even left the 512K module in
>the 2nd slot, whereas my old 256K module had been seated in the 1st slot. Things
>look fine now...but...I'm going to run a tester on each module....and, if I don't
>find errors on either one...I want to know if I'm just stuck with just being able
>to use one memory slot.
>This sucks
>
>
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- re: BSOD, win32k.sys (Davis: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 at 12:21 pm)
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