Whats this XP shutdown error mean?

[kinney]

IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

It used to constantly reboot itself (thats Microsofts way of stopping blue screens from ever appearing again, GRRRRR!) now that I turned off that "feature" I got my error message.

For some reason I suspect its my ATI TV Wonder PCI card because its the only ATI product in the computer. I havent been very happy with my ATI purchases overall in case you were wondering.

Anyone know what that means?

 

[Toejam31]

There are several possibilities, kinney.

<A HREF="http://search.support.microsoft.com/kb/psssearch.asp?SPR=winxp&KT=BOOLEAN&T=C&T1=7d&LQ=IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL&PQ=PastQuery&S=F&A=T&DU=C&FR=0&D=kbWinXPSearch+or+kbwinmediaplayerxphome+or+kbwinmediaplayerxppro+or+kbwinmessenger400+or+kbwinmessenger450+or+kbiewinxpsearch+or+kboutlookexpresswinxpsearch&LPR=&LNG=ENG&VR=http://support.microsoft.com/support;http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/webcasts;http://support.microsoft.com/highlights&CAT=Support&VRL=ENG&SA=GN&Go.x=20&Go.y=16" target="_new">http://search.support.microsoft.com/kb/psssearch.asp?SPR=winxp&KT=BOOLEAN&T=C&T1=7d&LQ=IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL&PQ=PastQuery&S=F&A=T&DU=C&FR=0&D=kbWinXPSearch+or+kbwinmediaplayerxphome+or+kbwinmediaplayerxppro+or+kbwinmessenger400+or+kbwinmessenger450+or+kbiewinxpsearch+or+kboutlookexpresswinxpsearch&LPR=&LNG=ENG&VR=http://support.microsoft.com/support;http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/webcasts;http://support.microsoft.com/highlights&CAT=Support&VRL=ENG&SA=GN&Go.x=20&Go.y=16</A>

That kind of error message is followed by a 8 digit number, and sometimes mentions a specific file that caused the problem. These items are also "searchable" at the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

Generally speaking, the error usually means that you have a device in the system with an unsigned, badly written, or imcompatible driver. You'll need to figure out which driver is causing the problem and either upgrade it to a newer version, or if there is no current upgrade, remove the device.

Toejam31

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