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More info?)
Same CD-Rom drive or on anothr unit?? It may be that the CDs the cause the
problem have used more disc space and the C-Rom drive is "flaky" from that
position on. Have you tried the game on a different PC or CD-Rom drive??
"Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B099342E-6A9C-442B-ADD9-0AD6B67F1ECF@microsoft.com...
> Hi Jimmy,
>
> Thanks for your help so far, but the problem still isn't fixed.
> Here's the message i get when i get the STOP error:
> ***STOP: 0x0000008E (0xC0000005, 0x000001EE, 0xEF984CC8, 0x00000000)
> I have updated my drivers and the problem still exists.
> The final piece of advice it gives me is to alter my BIOS memory options,
> e.g caching/ shadowing. Any idea what this means?
> When it says i have an error with my cd rom (a bad block), why does this
> only affect certain games and not others?
>
> Thanks,
> Rob
>
> "Jimmy S." wrote:
>
>> Hi Rob,
>>
>> You might just need to clean your CD ROM and CD's.
>> They have kits available for that at most tech shops now.
>>
>> --
>> Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
>> Jimmy S.
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>>
>> Game FAQs:
;gms]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
>> Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site:
http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
>> MS Assisted Support:
>>
http://support.microsoft.com/select/?target=assistance
>> My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any
>> rights.
>> _________________________________________________________
>>
>> "Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:6C9F0E27-DF57-4B93-B2AB-6DBD03AF912F@microsoft.com...
>> >I analysed the error, it says my cdrom has a bad block.
>> > What does this mean, and is there anyway to fix it?
>> > What is more strange is that i can play a few games, but most don't
>> > work.
>> >
>> > "Jimmy S." wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi Rob,
>> >>
>> >> "Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:93AAFE87-1EB1-4381-AAAB-02260F0FCA6A@microsoft.com...
>> >> > When i play games, i insert the CD into the CD drive, then the game
>> >> > starts
>> >> > up. But after the brief loading screen, the computer automatically
>> >> > reboots
>> >> > itself-it has a blue screen with some writing, but this disappears
>> >> > too
>> >> > quickly for me to read it, and the pc restarts.
>> >> > Can someone please help, this problem has only developed recently,
>> >> > before i
>> >> > had no issues with this.
>> >>
>> >> Your system is set to restart automatically after STOP events.
>> >>
>> >> To stop this behavior go to Control Panel / System / Advanced /
>> >> Click the Startup and Recovery Settings button / Uncheck the box
>> >> labelled "Automatically restart" under the System Failure section.
>> >>
>> >> To analyze the error, try the steps in:
>> >>
http://aumha.org/win5/kbestop.htm
>> >>
>> >> If the error indicates a file name that begins with ati, or nv
>> >> (nVidia)
>> >> the most likely solution would be to install the latest drivers using
>> >> the instructions at:
http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html#drivers
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
>> >> Jimmy S.
>> >>
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Game FAQs:
;gms]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
>> >> Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite:
http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call /
>> >> Contact
>> >> MS Support at:
>> >>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
>> >> My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any
>> >> rights.
>> >> _________________________________________________________
>> >>
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