HELP!!!! hardware malfunction

[miles1865]

hi all just updated to xp from 98 When I try to play any
game the computer locks up with blue screen error message
hardware malfunction call your hardware vendor for
support the system has haulted. Have to turn power off
then back on to get computer to start. Does the same
thing with any video playback. Have installed the latest
drivers for video card and sound card. Also have
installed service pack 1a. Still no go. Everything works
fine under 98. Specks p3 850, gforce 256 32mb, sound
blaster 64, 256mb memory. Have searched windows news
groups can't find any help. Would appreciate any help.
Thanks Miles

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

Start with the following: be sure your games are XP compatible, check their
web sites.

Also, while at the XP desktop, place the XP CD in the drive, when the setup
screen appears, select "Check System Compatibility." It may find hardware
or software issues that might be the source of the problem.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"miles1865" > wrote in message
...
> hi all just updated to xp from 98 When I try to play any
> game the computer locks up with blue screen error message
> hardware malfunction call your hardware vendor for
> support the system has haulted. Have to turn power off
> then back on to get computer to start. Does the same
> thing with any video playback. Have installed the latest
> drivers for video card and sound card. Also have
> installed service pack 1a. Still no go. Everything works
> fine under 98. Specks p3 850, gforce 256 32mb, sound
> blaster 64, 256mb memory. Have searched windows news
> groups can't find any help. Would appreciate any help.
> Thanks Miles

[miles1865]

thanks michael but still no go. did Check System
Compatibility and NPF. dont think it's my games my friend
has the same ones and they run fine on xp. any thuoghts?
>-----Original Message-----
>Start with the following: be sure your games are XP
compatible, check their
>web sites.
>
>Also, while at the XP desktop, place the XP CD in the
drive, when the setup
>screen appears, select "Check System Compatibility." It
may find hardware
>or software issues that might be the source of the
problem.
>
>--
>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>Windows Shell/User
>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
>"miles1865" > wrote in message
...
>> hi all just updated to xp from 98 When I try to play
any
>> game the computer locks up with blue screen error
message
>> hardware malfunction call your hardware vendor for
>> support the system has haulted. Have to turn power off
>> then back on to get computer to start. Does the same
>> thing with any video playback. Have installed the
latest
>> drivers for video card and sound card. Also have
>> installed service pack 1a. Still no go. Everything
works
>> fine under 98. Specks p3 850, gforce 256 32mb, sound
>> blaster 64, 256mb memory. Have searched windows news
>> groups can't find any help. Would appreciate any help.
>> Thanks Miles
>
>
>.
>

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

It's still a good idea to check compatibility. System configurations vary
and his system may have a greater tolerance.

Something else to check is Event Viewer. Open Control Panel, open
Administrative Tools, open Event Viewer and look for errors that correspond
to when you have an issue with a game. Double click the error. Then
information contained within may give a clue as to the source of the issue.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"miles1865" > wrote in message
...
> thanks michael but still no go. did Check System
> Compatibility and NPF. dont think it's my games my friend
> has the same ones and they run fine on xp. any thuoghts?
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Start with the following: be sure your games are XP
> compatible, check their
> >web sites.
> >
> >Also, while at the XP desktop, place the XP CD in the
> drive, when the setup
> >screen appears, select "Check System Compatibility." It
> may find hardware
> >or software issues that might be the source of the
> problem.
> >
> >--
> >Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> >Windows Shell/User
> >Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> >DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
> >
> >"miles1865" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> hi all just updated to xp from 98 When I try to play
> any
> >> game the computer locks up with blue screen error
> message
> >> hardware malfunction call your hardware vendor for
> >> support the system has haulted. Have to turn power off
> >> then back on to get computer to start. Does the same
> >> thing with any video playback. Have installed the
> latest
> >> drivers for video card and sound card. Also have
> >> installed service pack 1a. Still no go. Everything
> works
> >> fine under 98. Specks p3 850, gforce 256 32mb, sound
> >> blaster 64, 256mb memory. Have searched windows news
> >> groups can't find any help. Would appreciate any help.
> >> Thanks Miles
> >
> >
> >.
> >

[miles1865]

ok the Event Viewer showed at time of crash. (1) wmi
adap failed to connect to namespace \\.root\cimv2 with
the following error 0x8004100e.(2)wmi adap was unable to
process the performance libraries. both happen at time of
crash. any help!!!!!!
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1090
Date: 8/14/2003
Time: 10:59:57 PM
User: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Computer: MYCOMPUTER
Description:
Windows couldn't log the RSoP (Resultant Set of Policies)
session status. An attempt to connect to WMI failed. No
more RSoP logging will be done for this application of
policy.

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

>-----Original Message-----
>It's still a good idea to check compatibility. System
configurations vary
>and his system may have a greater tolerance.
>
>Something else to check is Event Viewer. Open Control
Panel, open
>Administrative Tools, open Event Viewer and look for
errors that correspond
>to when you have an issue with a game. Double click the
error. Then
>information contained within may give a clue as to the
source of the issue.
>
>--
>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>Windows Shell/User
>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
>"miles1865" > wrote in message
...
>> thanks michael but still no go. did Check System
>> Compatibility and NPF. dont think it's my games my
friend
>> has the same ones and they run fine on xp. any
thuoghts?
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Start with the following: be sure your games are XP
>> compatible, check their
>> >web sites.
>> >
>> >Also, while at the XP desktop, place the XP CD in the
>> drive, when the setup
>> >screen appears, select "Check System Compatibility."
It
>> may find hardware
>> >or software issues that might be the source of the
>> problem.
>> >
>> >--
>> >Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>> >Windows Shell/User
>> >Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>> >DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>> >
>> >"miles1865" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >> hi all just updated to xp from 98 When I try to play
>> any
>> >> game the computer locks up with blue screen error
>> message
>> >> hardware malfunction call your hardware vendor for
>> >> support the system has haulted. Have to turn power
off
>> >> then back on to get computer to start. Does the same
>> >> thing with any video playback. Have installed the
>> latest
>> >> drivers for video card and sound card. Also have
>> >> installed service pack 1a. Still no go. Everything
>> works
>> >> fine under 98. Specks p3 850, gforce 256 32mb, sound
>> >> blaster 64, 256mb memory. Have searched windows news
>> >> groups can't find any help. Would appreciate any
help.
>> >> Thanks Miles
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

This looks really suspicious, I think you have the worm that's been going
around.
For a quick, small removal tool for W32.Blaster.Worm, see
www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_qr.htm#rpc


--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"miles1865" > wrote in message
...
> ok the Event Viewer showed at time of crash. (1) wmi
> adap failed to connect to namespace \\.root\cimv2 with
> the following error 0x8004100e.(2)wmi adap was unable to
> process the performance libraries. both happen at time of
> crash. any help!!!!!!
> Event Category: None
> Event ID: 1090
> Date: 8/14/2003
> Time: 10:59:57 PM
> User: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
> Computer: MYCOMPUTER
> Description:
> Windows couldn't log the RSoP (Resultant Set of Policies)
> session status. An attempt to connect to WMI failed. No
> more RSoP logging will be done for this application of
> policy.
>
> For more information, see Help and Support Center at
> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >It's still a good idea to check compatibility. System
> configurations vary
> >and his system may have a greater tolerance.
> >
> >Something else to check is Event Viewer. Open Control
> Panel, open
> >Administrative Tools, open Event Viewer and look for
> errors that correspond
> >to when you have an issue with a game. Double click the
> error. Then
> >information contained within may give a clue as to the
> source of the issue.
> >
> >--
> >Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> >Windows Shell/User
> >Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> >DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
> >
> >"miles1865" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> thanks michael but still no go. did Check System
> >> Compatibility and NPF. dont think it's my games my
> friend
> >> has the same ones and they run fine on xp. any
> thuoghts?
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >Start with the following: be sure your games are XP
> >> compatible, check their
> >> >web sites.
> >> >
> >> >Also, while at the XP desktop, place the XP CD in the
> >> drive, when the setup
> >> >screen appears, select "Check System Compatibility."
> It
> >> may find hardware
> >> >or software issues that might be the source of the
> >> problem.
> >> >
> >> >--
> >> >Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> >> >Windows Shell/User
> >> >Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> >> >DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
> >> >
> >> >"miles1865" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> >> hi all just updated to xp from 98 When I try to play
> >> any
> >> >> game the computer locks up with blue screen error
> >> message
> >> >> hardware malfunction call your hardware vendor for
> >> >> support the system has haulted. Have to turn power
> off
> >> >> then back on to get computer to start. Does the same
> >> >> thing with any video playback. Have installed the
> >> latest
> >> >> drivers for video card and sound card. Also have
> >> >> installed service pack 1a. Still no go. Everything
> >> works
> >> >> fine under 98. Specks p3 850, gforce 256 32mb, sound
> >> >> blaster 64, 256mb memory. Have searched windows news
> >> >> groups can't find any help. Would appreciate any
> help.
> >> >> Thanks Miles
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >