Super strange windows xp install issues.. Please help!

[joe]

So i got the dreaded BSoD on my windows xp w/sp2 partition a couple of nights
ago and could not recover the system. I went ahead and backed up the
documents i needed off the hd and out of curiosity checked to see if my vista
beta 2 partition would still work (as well as vista can work at least) and it
did. I grabbed a brand new hd, installed windows xp64 on it and got the BSoD
on the first load. Since the first load i get the BSoD about 2/3 times i boot
the pc. Some times it just freeezes at the windows load screen and locks up
the pc. Fed up with the system not working, i reformatted the orignal HD,
installed win xp w/sp2 and it BSoD'd the very first load, and never ever made
it to the login screen.

Ive got a basic set up, nforce4 mobo, geforce 7900 gcard, a gig of ultra ram
and a athlon x2 4200+ processer. Vista still works fine, i know the ram is
good i tested it in other pcs, i had been running xp on the system for 3
months, and it worked fine, i didnt install any new hardware when the
problems started. I know the copies of windows are good because they are all
current msdn copies.

PLEASE does anyone know why a good system would run vista, but suddenly
start crashing when trying to run xp?

[badgolferman]

Joe, 8/15/2006, 3:24:01 PM,
> wrote:

> PLEASE does anyone know why a good system would run vista, but
> suddenly start crashing when trying to run xp?

What is the error message?

[Kerry Brown]

Joe wrote:
> So i got the dreaded BSoD on my windows xp w/sp2 partition a couple
> of nights ago and could not recover the system. I went ahead and
> backed up the documents i needed off the hd and out of curiosity
> checked to see if my vista beta 2 partition would still work (as well
> as vista can work at least) and it did. I grabbed a brand new hd,
> installed windows xp64 on it and got the BSoD on the first load.
> Since the first load i get the BSoD about 2/3 times i boot the pc.
> Some times it just freeezes at the windows load screen and locks up
> the pc. Fed up with the system not working, i reformatted the
> orignal HD, installed win xp w/sp2 and it BSoD'd the very first load,
> and never ever made it to the login screen.
>
> Ive got a basic set up, nforce4 mobo, geforce 7900 gcard, a gig of
> ultra ram and a athlon x2 4200+ processer. Vista still works fine, i
> know the ram is good i tested it in other pcs, i had been running xp
> on the system for 3 months, and it worked fine, i didnt install any
> new hardware when the problems started. I know the copies of windows
> are good because they are all current msdn copies.
>
> PLEASE does anyone know why a good system would run vista, but
> suddenly start crashing when trying to run xp?

Driver problems? More info is needed. What is the error on the bsod?

--
Kerry
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
www.VistaHelp.ca

[joe]

it was a memory dump with about 3 different strings in the brackets that say
what the error was. Im at work right now so i cant check, but i remember them
having alot of zeros in them with a few other numbers or letters at the
begining and end of each one. I will check what it was for sure when i get
home and post them.

"Kerry Brown" wrote:

> Joe wrote:
> > So i got the dreaded BSoD on my windows xp w/sp2 partition a couple
> > of nights ago and could not recover the system. I went ahead and
> > backed up the documents i needed off the hd and out of curiosity
> > checked to see if my vista beta 2 partition would still work (as well
> > as vista can work at least) and it did. I grabbed a brand new hd,
> > installed windows xp64 on it and got the BSoD on the first load.
> > Since the first load i get the BSoD about 2/3 times i boot the pc.
> > Some times it just freeezes at the windows load screen and locks up
> > the pc. Fed up with the system not working, i reformatted the
> > orignal HD, installed win xp w/sp2 and it BSoD'd the very first load,
> > and never ever made it to the login screen.
> >
> > Ive got a basic set up, nforce4 mobo, geforce 7900 gcard, a gig of
> > ultra ram and a athlon x2 4200+ processer. Vista still works fine, i
> > know the ram is good i tested it in other pcs, i had been running xp
> > on the system for 3 months, and it worked fine, i didnt install any
> > new hardware when the problems started. I know the copies of windows
> > are good because they are all current msdn copies.
> >
> > PLEASE does anyone know why a good system would run vista, but
> > suddenly start crashing when trying to run xp?
>
> Driver problems? More info is needed. What is the error on the bsod?
>
> --
> Kerry
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
> www.VistaHelp.ca
>
>
>

[joe]

Okay, so besides all the normal junk that is says on the bsod, here is what
it said SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
Stop: 0x0000003B (0x0000000080000003, 0xFFFFF8000119C308,
0xFFFFFADFF91FAD60, 0x0000000)
Dump Physical memory.

Like i said before, fresh hard drives, new installs using good copies of
windows xp/windows xp64 on a system that had worked before with popular and
common hardware and no new hardware installed before the problems started.
Any help would be great

"Joe" wrote:

> So i got the dreaded BSoD on my windows xp w/sp2 partition a couple of nights
> ago and could not recover the system. I went ahead and backed up the
> documents i needed off the hd and out of curiosity checked to see if my vista
> beta 2 partition would still work (as well as vista can work at least) and it
> did. I grabbed a brand new hd, installed windows xp64 on it and got the BSoD
> on the first load. Since the first load i get the BSoD about 2/3 times i boot
> the pc. Some times it just freeezes at the windows load screen and locks up
> the pc. Fed up with the system not working, i reformatted the orignal HD,
> installed win xp w/sp2 and it BSoD'd the very first load, and never ever made
> it to the login screen.
>
> Ive got a basic set up, nforce4 mobo, geforce 7900 gcard, a gig of ultra ram
> and a athlon x2 4200+ processer. Vista still works fine, i know the ram is
> good i tested it in other pcs, i had been running xp on the system for 3
> months, and it worked fine, i didnt install any new hardware when the
> problems started. I know the copies of windows are good because they are all
> current msdn copies.
>
> PLEASE does anyone know why a good system would run vista, but suddenly
> start crashing when trying to run xp?

[Kerry Brown]

Joe wrote:
> Okay, so besides all the normal junk that is says on the bsod, here
> is what it said SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
> Stop: 0x0000003B (0x0000000080000003, 0xFFFFF8000119C308,
> 0xFFFFFADFF91FAD60, 0x0000000)
> Dump Physical memory.
>
> Like i said before, fresh hard drives, new installs using good copies
> of windows xp/windows xp64 on a system that had worked before with
> popular and common hardware and no new hardware installed before the
> problems started. Any help would be great
>
> "Joe" wrote:
>
>> So i got the dreaded BSoD on my windows xp w/sp2 partition a couple
>> of nights ago and could not recover the system. I went ahead and
>> backed up the documents i needed off the hd and out of curiosity
>> checked to see if my vista beta 2 partition would still work (as
>> well as vista can work at least) and it did. I grabbed a brand new
>> hd, installed windows xp64 on it and got the BSoD on the first load.
>> Since the first load i get the BSoD about 2/3 times i boot the pc.
>> Some times it just freeezes at the windows load screen and locks up
>> the pc. Fed up with the system not working, i reformatted the
>> orignal HD, installed win xp w/sp2 and it BSoD'd the very first
>> load, and never ever made it to the login screen.
>>
>> Ive got a basic set up, nforce4 mobo, geforce 7900 gcard, a gig of
>> ultra ram and a athlon x2 4200+ processer. Vista still works fine, i
>> know the ram is good i tested it in other pcs, i had been running xp
>> on the system for 3 months, and it worked fine, i didnt install any
>> new hardware when the problems started. I know the copies of windows
>> are good because they are all current msdn copies.
>>
>> PLEASE does anyone know why a good system would run vista, but
>> suddenly start crashing when trying to run xp?

I haven't seen that stop code personally and can't find a lot of info about
it. There's a couple of good articles here:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=0x0000003B+&btnG=Google+Search

Have you run any ram tests on this computer. Sometimes ram works on some
motherboards and not others. Were the original bsod's the same error?

--
Kerry
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
www.VistaHelp.ca

[joe]

no the bsod came up different every time. I got it fixed now, as newb as this
sounds i think it was caused by a loose ide cord to my dvd drive.. Thanks for
offering a hand though

"Kerry Brown" wrote:

> Joe wrote:
> > Okay, so besides all the normal junk that is says on the bsod, here
> > is what it said SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
> > Stop: 0x0000003B (0x0000000080000003, 0xFFFFF8000119C308,
> > 0xFFFFFADFF91FAD60, 0x0000000)
> > Dump Physical memory.
> >
> > Like i said before, fresh hard drives, new installs using good copies
> > of windows xp/windows xp64 on a system that had worked before with
> > popular and common hardware and no new hardware installed before the
> > problems started. Any help would be great
> >
> > "Joe" wrote:
> >
> >> So i got the dreaded BSoD on my windows xp w/sp2 partition a couple
> >> of nights ago and could not recover the system. I went ahead and
> >> backed up the documents i needed off the hd and out of curiosity
> >> checked to see if my vista beta 2 partition would still work (as
> >> well as vista can work at least) and it did. I grabbed a brand new
> >> hd, installed windows xp64 on it and got the BSoD on the first load.
> >> Since the first load i get the BSoD about 2/3 times i boot the pc.
> >> Some times it just freeezes at the windows load screen and locks up
> >> the pc. Fed up with the system not working, i reformatted the
> >> orignal HD, installed win xp w/sp2 and it BSoD'd the very first
> >> load, and never ever made it to the login screen.
> >>
> >> Ive got a basic set up, nforce4 mobo, geforce 7900 gcard, a gig of
> >> ultra ram and a athlon x2 4200+ processer. Vista still works fine, i
> >> know the ram is good i tested it in other pcs, i had been running xp
> >> on the system for 3 months, and it worked fine, i didnt install any
> >> new hardware when the problems started. I know the copies of windows
> >> are good because they are all current msdn copies.
> >>
> >> PLEASE does anyone know why a good system would run vista, but
> >> suddenly start crashing when trying to run xp?
>
> I haven't seen that stop code personally and can't find a lot of info about
> it. There's a couple of good articles here:
>
> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=0x0000003B+&btnG=Google+Search
>
> Have you run any ram tests on this computer. Sometimes ram works on some
> motherboards and not others. Were the original bsod's the same error?
>
> --
> Kerry
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
> www.VistaHelp.ca
>
>
>

[Kerry Brown]

Joe wrote:
> no the bsod came up different every time. I got it fixed now, as newb
> as this sounds i think it was caused by a loose ide cord to my dvd
> drive.. Thanks for offering a hand though
>

Glad to hear you got it working. That's not a newb thing. I've seen many
experienced techs work on a coumputer then not go through a checklist before
they put the cover back on and spend hours trying to figure out why there is
now a problem. Whenever I have a cover off I check all the connections
before the cover goes back on. Don't ask how many hours I spent on wild
goose chases before I learned to do this :-)

--
Kerry
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
www.VistaHelp.ca/phpBB2