W2k instability-spontaneous restart

That looks like a note saying that a minidump file was created because a BSOD occured.

To further troubleshoot it, you need to disable automatic reboot when a BSOD occurs. Then, when a BSOD occurs write down what it says and post back.

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Just in case you were wondering how to make system not automatically boot on critical error.

Right click mycomputer-->Advanced (tab)-->Uncheck the automatic boot
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A-a-ah, excellent! Thanks a lot!
I forgot about this option of automatic restart on BSOD (never used it on my desktops!. It is really bad option and should never be used IMHO).
At least now I see what happens: the blue screen says -in French :( :
*** STOP: 0x000000c2 (0x00000007, 0x00000b8a, 0xfe336780, 0xfe336788).
Début du vidage de la mémoire physique.
Vidage de la mémoire physique terminé. Contactez votre administrateur systeme ou votre groupe de support technique.

It seems (according to French-physical memory cannot be unloaded) that I have the problemes with harddisk. This is quite unexpected since five different tests for HD passed OK.

Any hints?

The error 0x000000c2 refers to a BAD_POOL_CALLER error.

MSKB says that the fault is incompatible or outdated drivers. Update all drivers on the system and see what happens.

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Maxtor 90845D4 8GB ATA/33 Hard Drive
LG CRD-8400B CDROM by Dell
Samsung SW408B CDRW Drive
Lucent V.90 WildWire Modem by Compaq
harman/kardon HK-LE speakers
Dell QuietKey Keyboard
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I have same problem, but error message code is as belows.

0x0000001e (0xc0000005, 0xa0015d8a, 0x00000000, 0x00006116).

Could you help me?

I have same problem, but error message code is as belows.
0x0000001e (0xc0000005, 0xa0015d8a, 0x00000000, 0x00006116).

A "Stop 1E" is actually quite different from the "Stop C2" reported by tigor.

There's another line following the "stop" message that looks like this:

*** Address A007135F base at A0000000, DateStamp 3bc32f6b -win32k.sys

What module is listed for your system?

Stop 1E is sometimes associated with video drivers. Will the machine start in VGA mode? Were there any changes made before this problem began happening? What Service Pack is installed?

Jim

Thank you for the reply.

I saw this message..

*** Address A007135F base at A0000000, DateStamp 3bc32f6b -win32k.sys

But I can't remember, I see system journal the following error message,

Miscrosoft 2000[v15.1295] Un vidage a été enregistré dans : C:\WINNT\Memory.dmp.

My notebook is VGA mode, I think.

And service pack 1.

I don't know why this problem began. So I installed completely Win2k several times, but this problem, appears irregulary.

Maybe my notebook was hited gently one time against table, does it make memory break?

Thank you for your reply.

Just ago, this happened. message was below...


stop: 0X000050C0XF000AC54, 0X00001, 0XA0013F3C, 0X0000)
PAGE-FAULT-IN-NONPAGES-AREA


address A0013F3C base at A0000,
datestamp 3947e223.-win32k.sys

Maybe my notebook was hited gently one time against table, does it make memory break?

That's possible. I'd suggest reseating the memory, just in case it was jarred loose. You should be able to find the service manual for your laptop by clicking on the "Reference" tab at the top of the page. From there, click on "Systems", then select the product family for your laptop. The next display will show a list of the models in that product family. Click on yours, then select the language, and then look at the Service Manual for your model. You should find a section on memory modules. That section will describe the procedure for removing and replacing the modules.

The fact that you're getting two different kinds of bluescreens (Stop 50, Page fault in nonpaged area, and Stop 1E, Kernel mode exception not handled) suggests that faulty memory is a possibility. Memory problems often cause a variety of problems. Here's an article from www.updatexp.com describing many of the XP bluescreen stop codes, including both of the ones you've reported. The article discusses possible causes and troubleshooting techniques.

It's likely that the video settings are something other than VGA, since most laptops are shipped with video systems that are better than VGA. You can find this out by right-clicking on the desktop background, selecting "Properties", and looking under the "Settings" tab.

Jim

Yes, I reseated memory. And now all is ok. No problem again. Thank you for your advise.

Thanks for letting us know! As I said, memory problems can produce many different symptoms. That's one way of distinguishing them from problems associated with one program or device.

Jim