Problem installing an ethernet card on Windows ME

Question

Terrible OS, I know, but fixing the cpu for a friend so upgrading isn't really an option. It seems no matter what ethernet card i install on his Dimension L866r (Windows ME) i get a blue screen error on startup.  Disabling the card in safe mode removes the error, but I'm not sure on a solution to the error. The error messsage is: Error OE : 016F : Bff8364b Cmdninst caused an ivalid page fault in module Kernel32.dll at 016f:bff8e64b   Any ideas?

DELL-Jesse L · Answer

Swish997,

Thank you for using the Dell Community Forum.

See if the information on the link below helps you resolve the error.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/Q277/9/94.ASP&NoWebContent=1

Swish997 · Answer

Could the problem possible be that the network card is sharing a base address or IRQ with another piece of hardware in the system?

Swish997 · Answer

Thanks for the fast response, but I've been there before.  Upgrading the drivers did not fix the problem, there must be some interferance related to windows ME on bootup, b/c problem is the same when i enable any of the 4 network cards i've tried.  Disabling them in safe mode and then rebooting allows it to boot normally but then I have no card again.

jmwills · Answer

It should have #9 reserved for the card but have you checked to see if yous BIOS is up to date?

Swish997 · Answer

Yeah, have updated them recently, finally ended up doing a clean reboot and starting over.

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