Startup Problem

[Guest]

Hi
I just built a dual P3 933 PC.
Tyan Tiger 230 Mobo
2 Maxtor HDs, 40 and 12 GB.
GeFOrce 3 Ti200 (Lastest Detonator)
SB Audigy Gamer (Original CD Drivers)
640 MB pc133 memory

Everytime i start it up i get a svchost.exe eror.
Also certain time i cant even go into my device manager because it wont let me.
can anyone help?

aslo the stupid SB splash comes on on startup, anyone know how to disable it?

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by aballo36 on 03/02/02 09:58 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[Toejam31]

Have you installed Service Pack 2?

<A HREF="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q298061" target="_new">Access Violation in Svchost.exe in Windows 2000 (Q298061)</A>

<A HREF="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q278718" target="_new">Error Message If You Do Not Disconnect from a Phone Call Before You Restart Your Computer (Q278718)</A>

Have you disabled any of the Remote Access Services?

<A HREF="http://www.blkviper.com/WIN2K/servicecfg.htm" target="_new">Black Viper's Windows 2000 Professional Services Configurations
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[Guest]

i installed service pack 2 and now windows wont even start
as soon as it starts up i keep geting "explorer.exe has caused a problem" blah blah
i cant figure out whats wrong
i tried installing xp on a fresh drive and it wouldnt copy a file needed for installation

should i install 98 or me?
how good do they suport dual cpu?
<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by aballo36 on 03/03/02 02:23 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[Toejam31]

A couple of ideas:

Start taking out sticks of memory and see if a module has gone bad.

Flash the BIOS to the latest version. Clear the CMOS, set the BIOS at the defaults, format and reinstall.

Make sure the system is as barebones as possible before installing the OS. Take out all devices that are not absolutely necessary in order to get the OS on the hard drive in a functional state.

If you want to use a dual-processor system, and you wish to use a Microsoft OS on a desktop, you must use Win2K or WinXP. Win95/98/ME does not support dual-procs.

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