win2k physical memory dump.

[JCrewBoie]

hey..
can anyone tell me why i am getting the physical dump from windows 2000 when i use for a couple of minutes after i start up. i am currently using a P2 laptop with 128 MB of RAM and 6.4 GB HD. i have been getting these BSOD messages after i finished installing. i know the minimal requirements for windows 2000 is only 64 MB of RAM. any help will be appreciated. thanks.

 

[bcastner]

As soon as you startup, please do Start, Settings, Control Panel, Administative Tools, Event Viewer and report on the Events here that are causing problems.

Laptops/notebooks are very difficult as they often have customized features for the original operating system install.

I suspect you tried to upgrade from Win9x. Do a clean installation of Win2k.

 

[atlantisburn]

I to have the same problem. Although I a using...
AMD 1700
256 times 3 ddr
wd 80gb hd.
new install, w2k
not an upgrade.
What is this telling us.

 

[bcastner]

In the alternative, as it appears you have several seconds before the dump,

right-click My Computer, Properties, Advanced, Startup and Recovery Options, and uncheck to 'automaticly restart on erros' and check 'write an event to the system log'

This gives you a "Blue Screen of Death" but at least tells you want specific problem it is complaining about rather than rebooting.

 

[atlantisburn]

works, thanks

 

[atlantisburn]

Alright this worked for awhile, but has started back agian. My event log is an unreconizable "Application popup: Service Control Modual : at least one service or driver failed during startup" was one message.

 

[atlantisburn]

OK, worked for awhile. Memory dump BSOD looking error refering to something about IRQ_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL...

 

[atlantisburn]

Removed a stick of memory and so far, problem solved.