cara
December 7th 03, 12:24 AM
i dont knnow if i can help at all!! But, i have had the
same problems with my Brand new computer which has Xp-
proffesional- I hav been advised that Xp is such a
intelligemnt program that it will actually fix itself
automatically- i had new ram installed after it was
crashing 5-10 time daily and losing all my work- It
happened in every program- After installing a new scanner
driver it started to happen again- Have you installed any
new drivers, hardware, programs ect just before this
happened? If so, it might be worth checking whether it is
Xp compatable- try uninstalling then reinstalling
whatever was added. Also, it might sound a bit far
fetched but turn off your computer for a day or so this
will allow the self fixing.Also, ,i have been toold by
computer experts that Xp- home is not as efficient at
fixing itself as the proffesional system. im sure youve
checked already , but do you have anti- virus software?
if not try downloading a free antivirus system. i found
mine on via the Froggy site- under VIRUS, Security &
Sca, Alerts then go to "Click here to view Anit-
Virus vendors- You will see many free & cheap anti- crus
software that you can download instantly. this may or may
not fix the problem but its worth a shot.
i hope ive been some help- good luck.
>-----Original Message-----
>I have a new PC with Windows XP and Office 2000
installed.
>I'm not completely computer-literate but I think the
>information you may need is that it comprises GeForce4
MX
>2400+ Nvidia with Gigabyte KT400 GA-7VA motherboard and
>VIA KT400 chipset, Logitech wireless optical keyboard
and
>mouse and neovo k-17 monitor.
>All hardware was loaded with the drivers supplied with
>each component. The machine begain to crash frequently
>(in excess of 8 times a day). I posted a request for
help
>and was advised to run a memory test programme. I did
>this for two days - no faults. Initially I had Norton
>virus scan and firewall.
>I reformatted the hard drive, and reloaded all my
hardware
>using the Microsoft signed default drivers for
>everything. This time I installed McAfee virus scan and
>used the microsoft firewall. The PC ran for a day with
>only one crash then the frequency of crashes increased
>until it now crashes, hangs and re-boots inself in
excess
>of five times an hour while I am doing all sorts of
>different actions (not doing just one action, although
to
>begin with scrolling down internet pages often resulted
in
>me being booted out).
>The Microsoft error feedback is generally "device driver
>problem". I have set it up so it doesn't reboot
>automatically and the sort of stop messages I get vary
but
>include (in approximate order of frequency)0x0000E3,
>0x0000008e, 0x000000D1, 0x00000050, 0xc0000005,
c000021a.
>
>I am desperate to fix the problem and have wasted
enormous
>amounts of time trying to research the problems. I've
>reviewed the error codes which point to a number of
>different issues.
>Four questions:
>1. How does one ascertain which driver is the problem,
if
>there really is a driver problem? All the advice is
that
>it was the one last installed when the problems began
but
>this doesn't apply when one has a new machine which
worked
>OK initially.
>2. What is the most likely RAM issue? - the RAM has
been
>thoroughly tested and showed no errors.
>3. Should I reformat again? If I reformat again, can
>someone suggest how to proceed to minimise further
>problems - last time the problems began in earnest some
>days after I had reinstalled everything.
>4. I use BT Broadband with the standard Alcatel home
>modem - which has an unsigned driver - has anyone had
>problems with this in the past?
>.
>
same problems with my Brand new computer which has Xp-
proffesional- I hav been advised that Xp is such a
intelligemnt program that it will actually fix itself
automatically- i had new ram installed after it was
crashing 5-10 time daily and losing all my work- It
happened in every program- After installing a new scanner
driver it started to happen again- Have you installed any
new drivers, hardware, programs ect just before this
happened? If so, it might be worth checking whether it is
Xp compatable- try uninstalling then reinstalling
whatever was added. Also, it might sound a bit far
fetched but turn off your computer for a day or so this
will allow the self fixing.Also, ,i have been toold by
computer experts that Xp- home is not as efficient at
fixing itself as the proffesional system. im sure youve
checked already , but do you have anti- virus software?
if not try downloading a free antivirus system. i found
mine on via the Froggy site- under VIRUS, Security &
Sca, Alerts then go to "Click here to view Anit-
Virus vendors- You will see many free & cheap anti- crus
software that you can download instantly. this may or may
not fix the problem but its worth a shot.
i hope ive been some help- good luck.
>-----Original Message-----
>I have a new PC with Windows XP and Office 2000
installed.
>I'm not completely computer-literate but I think the
>information you may need is that it comprises GeForce4
MX
>2400+ Nvidia with Gigabyte KT400 GA-7VA motherboard and
>VIA KT400 chipset, Logitech wireless optical keyboard
and
>mouse and neovo k-17 monitor.
>All hardware was loaded with the drivers supplied with
>each component. The machine begain to crash frequently
>(in excess of 8 times a day). I posted a request for
help
>and was advised to run a memory test programme. I did
>this for two days - no faults. Initially I had Norton
>virus scan and firewall.
>I reformatted the hard drive, and reloaded all my
hardware
>using the Microsoft signed default drivers for
>everything. This time I installed McAfee virus scan and
>used the microsoft firewall. The PC ran for a day with
>only one crash then the frequency of crashes increased
>until it now crashes, hangs and re-boots inself in
excess
>of five times an hour while I am doing all sorts of
>different actions (not doing just one action, although
to
>begin with scrolling down internet pages often resulted
in
>me being booted out).
>The Microsoft error feedback is generally "device driver
>problem". I have set it up so it doesn't reboot
>automatically and the sort of stop messages I get vary
but
>include (in approximate order of frequency)0x0000E3,
>0x0000008e, 0x000000D1, 0x00000050, 0xc0000005,
c000021a.
>
>I am desperate to fix the problem and have wasted
enormous
>amounts of time trying to research the problems. I've
>reviewed the error codes which point to a number of
>different issues.
>Four questions:
>1. How does one ascertain which driver is the problem,
if
>there really is a driver problem? All the advice is
that
>it was the one last installed when the problems began
but
>this doesn't apply when one has a new machine which
worked
>OK initially.
>2. What is the most likely RAM issue? - the RAM has
been
>thoroughly tested and showed no errors.
>3. Should I reformat again? If I reformat again, can
>someone suggest how to proceed to minimise further
>problems - last time the problems began in earnest some
>days after I had reinstalled everything.
>4. I use BT Broadband with the standard Alcatel home
>modem - which has an unsigned driver - has anyone had
>problems with this in the past?
>.
>