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Mark...
Sorry, I've been on the road.. thank you for your reply... I'm not sure how
to do the switch ("%windir%/ntbtlog.txt"), other than when booting up in
Safe Mode, selecting it, and then where to find it.
I will try later on today....
I have a funny feeling I may have found the problem. I have one stick of
256, and 2 sticks of 128's, all the same speed, different makes. To date,
only running with one 256 (slow I might add), we've had no trouble... all
3 seem to be fine independently, but not together...
the board may be finicky as well, Intel 815EEA.....
I hope this is is... it would make some sense.... thank you for your
continued help!
Vinnie
"Mark L. Ferguson" <marfer_mvpREMOVE@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Safe Mode boot menu (F8 on restart) has an option to create a boot log.
> ("%windir%/ntbtlog.txt"). This file will probably end with the loading of
> the problem driver.
>
> From a overall aspect, you have to say ntdll errors are a driver conflict
> (e.g corrupt, incompatible, virus tainted, etc). As a general rule,
> anything that stops the system is Not a software problem, but something in
> hardware (or drivers for it)
>
> The Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) has the job of acting as a 'black
> box', giving software the job of pushing the right 'levers' to cause the
> desired result, without caring exactly how that is done. It prevents such
> system stops, by isolating the hardware from it.
>
> It's a driver failure (within the black box of hardware abstraction) you
> need to look to, to find the error.
> --
>
> Mark L. Ferguson (NOT an MS-MVP)
> FAQ for MS Antispyware version 1.0.509
>
http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
> marfers notes for windows xp
>
http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm
> .
> "Uncle Vinnie" <vinrin57@nospam.optonline.net> wrote in message
> news:%23UHJ5%23NRFHA.1392@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Little by little I am trying to isolate what causes one pc to randomly
>> crash. (XP Home)
>>
>> As suggested, I unchecked 'Automatically restart'.
>>
>> System ran fine for 3 days, now the error that came up is Unknown Hard
>> Error.... ntdll.dll.
>>
>> There seems to be alot written on this, from a straight download of the
>> file, to online repair programs...
>>
>> Any advice on this, thank you!
>>
>> --
>> B'Regards,
>>
>> Vinnie
>>
>>
>
>
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