Stop Errors ---- New Hard Disk ????

[John]

Ok I have tried EVERYTHING for and answer for this I have
even written my own testing application to debug the
issue... Heres my dilemma

I have recently installed 512Mb DDR RAm and a 120Gb
Seagate HD, reinstalled Windows XP etc...

My system functions fine until I go to scan the file
system for Virus Scan, or to Find Text in a file. When I
do this at aabout halfway thru the process I get either a
STOP ERROR 24 or STOP ERROR C5. I have aware that these
errors are Hard Disk related and so I checked the disk
with some Seagate tools...THe was no probs after 10 hours
of checking.

So, this prompted me to write my own app to test the HD.
Heres my results.

Scan the file system WITHOUT openning each file :
NO ERRORS

Scan the file system and OPEN then CLOSE each file :
EITHER STOP ERROR 24 or STOP ERROR C5

and the STOP ERROR does not happen on the same file each
time thru, although it does happen in roughly the same
time frame...

Can any of you gurus out there give a clue to what is
happening.

Cheers

[ACCLPM AKA UK Cynic]

John,

sounds like you may have a bad DDR RAM stick. Go to
http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

and download the memory diagnostic, it may be useful.

"John" > wrote in message
...
Ok I have tried EVERYTHING for and answer for this I have
even written my own testing application to debug the
issue... Heres my dilemma

I have recently installed 512Mb DDR RAm and a 120Gb
Seagate HD, reinstalled Windows XP etc...

My system functions fine until I go to scan the file
system for Virus Scan, or to Find Text in a file. When I
do this at aabout halfway thru the process I get either a
STOP ERROR 24 or STOP ERROR C5. I have aware that these
errors are Hard Disk related and so I checked the disk
with some Seagate tools...THe was no probs after 10 hours
of checking.

So, this prompted me to write my own app to test the HD.
Heres my results.

Scan the file system WITHOUT openning each file :
NO ERRORS

Scan the file system and OPEN then CLOSE each file :
EITHER STOP ERROR 24 or STOP ERROR C5

and the STOP ERROR does not happen on the same file each
time thru, although it does happen in roughly the same
time frame...

Can any of you gurus out there give a clue to what is
happening.

Cheers

Cheers mate. I'll try that.