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glitch · 11-08-2003, 13:32

The PC is coming up for three years old, and the original OS disc was Win 98SE. I managed to blag an XP Pro revovery disc from the manufacturers, which basically wipes the hard-disc and re-installs XP as and when I see fit.

I've done this twice since the problems started, and I keep getting the error message. I know it can't be anything the recovery disc is loading on, as I've never had this problem before. Would there be anything residing on the hard-disc, and avoiding the format, that would be causing the problem?

Or would it be a problem with the BIOS, something that changed recently with the install of the Windows updates, and that is making the system crash at random moments.

I had it crash four times last night, twice while I was just sitting there installing my anti-virus, once when I opened a new IE window, and once when I opened Windows Messenger.

11-08-2003, 13:32	#9
glitch Inactive Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Wokingham Posts: 16	The PC is coming up for three years old, and the original OS disc was Win 98SE. I managed to blag an XP Pro revovery disc from the manufacturers, which basically wipes the hard-disc and re-installs XP as and when I see fit. I've done this twice since the problems started, and I keep getting the error message. I know it can't be anything the recovery disc is loading on, as I've never had this problem before. Would there be anything residing on the hard-disc, and avoiding the format, that would be causing the problem? Or would it be a problem with the BIOS, something that changed recently with the install of the Windows updates, and that is making the system crash at random moments. I had it crash four times last night, twice while I was just sitting there installing my anti-virus, once when I opened a new IE window, and once when I opened Windows Messenger.