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blue screen during start up

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by cheerios, 2009/03/12.

  1. 2009/03/12
    cheerios

    cheerios Inactive Thread Starter

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    hi, new to the forums.

    i've got the dreaded blue screen come up on my desktop computer and it wont let me carry on any further through the start-up of windows. The promlem is as follows.

    BAD_SYSTEM_CONFIG_INFO

    Technical information:

    STOP: 0x00000074 (0x00000003, 0x00000002, 0x80088000, 0xc000014c)

    i've tried re-booting, starting windows normally, last known config setting, safe mode (all options) and it returns with that same blue screen message.
    If anyone knows anything that could be of help please let me know.
     
    cheerios,
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  2. 2009/03/12
    PeteC

    PeteC SuperGeek Staff

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    Welcome to WindowsBBS :)
    STOP 0x00000074 BAD_SYSTEM_CONFIG_INFO" Error Message When You Start Your Computer

    The odds are that your RAM has a problem - test it, but please note .....
    My note mirrors the advice in the KB article above ....

    The only satisfactory way of testing RAM is to test the installed RAM in various configurations. If you have a single module swap it around the slots. If you have a pair of modules run each one singly, swapping between slots; then run them in pairs swapping between pairs of slots. If you have 2 sets of matched modules do not get them mixed up.
     
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