Hello, following is the explanation of my problem.
I have a DELL Dimension E520, Windows XP Media Edition, SP3.
Recently after moving to another location, I set it up and it worked for couple days, then I got the blue screen saying:
KERNEL_STACK_INPAGE_ERROR
STOP 0X0... (0, 0, 0 and something)
I have spent a lot of time investigating what it could be; after many definitions of what could happen I have this scenario:
It could be the RAM memory; to confirm, swap the sticks. It is not useful to do that because the blue screen does not happen constantly, I can reproduce the circumstances under which it fails.
It could the a Virus. Discarded because I got an AV that reviews the MBR, it is could "MBR" and it does not detect anything. I am inclined to agree with this.
It could be the hard drive. I think this is possible, so I could choose from a range of options to fix the MBR, then the boot sector, or the other way around, but I am not sure if it is going to work or will it spoil the partition table, etc.
Lastly, it could be the motherboard. If it is, then I do not think it would be to worthy to but another motherboard and processor but rather buy another PC.
The predicament is that I do not know what route to take, if I fix the MBR and I have to reinstall, fine, but I do not know if in the future, if it is the motherboard I am going to have more problems.
Could you please help me review these options and recommend the best solution?
Thank you very much in advance.
Martin
I have a DELL Dimension E520, Windows XP Media Edition, SP3.
Recently after moving to another location, I set it up and it worked for couple days, then I got the blue screen saying:
KERNEL_STACK_INPAGE_ERROR
STOP 0X0... (0, 0, 0 and something)
I have spent a lot of time investigating what it could be; after many definitions of what could happen I have this scenario:
It could be the RAM memory; to confirm, swap the sticks. It is not useful to do that because the blue screen does not happen constantly, I can reproduce the circumstances under which it fails.
It could the a Virus. Discarded because I got an AV that reviews the MBR, it is could "MBR" and it does not detect anything. I am inclined to agree with this.
It could be the hard drive. I think this is possible, so I could choose from a range of options to fix the MBR, then the boot sector, or the other way around, but I am not sure if it is going to work or will it spoil the partition table, etc.
Lastly, it could be the motherboard. If it is, then I do not think it would be to worthy to but another motherboard and processor but rather buy another PC.
The predicament is that I do not know what route to take, if I fix the MBR and I have to reinstall, fine, but I do not know if in the future, if it is the motherboard I am going to have more problems.
Could you please help me review these options and recommend the best solution?
Thank you very much in advance.
Martin
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