WinXP crashes?

[Ryukumu]

I recently put Windows XP on my machine and this thing has been crashing like crazy. I looked up the system log (right-click My Computer > Manage > Event Viewer > System) and checked on the log entries for all the crashes. They all have this exact same error message, save for different dates/time

Event Type: Error
Event Source: System Error
Event Category: (102)
Event ID: 1003
Date: 6/27/2002
Time: 1:05:15 PM
User: N/A
Computer:
Description:
Error code 000000d1, parameter1 00000004, parameter2 00000002, parameter3 00000000, parameter4 00000004.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 53 79 73 74 65 6d 20 45 System E
0008: 72 72 6f 72 20 20 45 72 rror Er
0010: 72 6f 72 20 63 6f 64 65 ror code
0018: 20 30 30 30 30 30 30 64 000000d
0020: 31 20 20 50 61 72 61 6d 1 Param
0028: 65 74 65 72 73 20 30 30 eters 00
0030: 30 30 30 30 30 34 2c 20 000004,
0038: 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 32 00000002
0040: 2c 20 30 30 30 30 30 30 , 000000
0048: 30 30 2c 20 30 30 30 30 00, 0000
0050: 30 30 30 34 0004


I have no clue what this is. When I've tried looking it up at the Help and Support Center, I get that there's no additional information on this problem.

This first happened the day I got my computer back after having XP installed (Friday of last week), then it's been happening daily for the past three days. This morning it happens whenever I try downloading a file off of IRC. Each time it's crashed, I think IRC HAS been open, but I don't think IRC is the direct cause. Until today, I've been able to download files off IRC without it crashing. Today, it just won't cooperate at all.

 

[Ryukumu]

Minor followup: I disabled the auto-reboot feature in WinXP so I could see what blue-screen message comes up, if any. Go figure, I disable auto-reboot and downloading something on IRC no longer crashes it... sheesh. Can anyone help identify what the above error is?

 

[ScottMac]

Your IRC application may not be very XP compatible. Check for updates or try another client that's explicitly XP compatible.

Good Luck

Scott

 

[Ryukumu]

Normally I'd agree, but my IRC version (mIRC 6.0.1) is listed as XP compatible, and now it's allowing downloads again. I'm not sure IRC is the cause of the problem, I just thought I'd toss in that I think the program was open during the time of the crashes.

 

[Ryukumu]

^Bump

 

[crisp82]

did you install the irc before or after XP? If after, try re-installing

 

[Ryukumu]

After XP, but I still don't think that IRC is the cause of the problem. It's allowing downloads without any problems now.

 

[GAZZA]

Roughly how long after your installation did your xp go south on you ?

Have you tried running a virus scan ?

Maybe worth doing a scan with LavaSoft's Ad-Aware to get rid of any potential spyware you may have . Get it Here

 

[Ryukumu]

I haven't tried a virus/Norton-esque disk scan yet. Now that you mention it, though, I better.

I've had this WinXP install since June 21st. That evening about six hours after I got it back is when I experianced the first crash. It didn't happen again for a few days so I figured it was a one-shot fluke. Five days after the first crash, it happened again, and started happening on a daily basis until yesterday when it happened three times within a 20-minute period when I tried downloading some stuff off of IRC. Hasn't happened again, yet.

I do a lot of anime fansub downloading off of IRC, and yesterday was the only time the thing crashed possibly BECAUSE of beginning a download. I shut off auto-restart and tried downloading something again later, expecting a blue-screen so I could jot down the error message, but oddly enough, it worked.

I'm gonna run a Norton test on this thing, but I'm taking it back to the shop regardless ASAP. This thing shouldn't be crashing like this when it's brand new.

 

[Ryukumu]

Bump!

And oddly enough, this thing is working better lately. Maybe it's 'cuz I haven't been doing as many IRC downloads lately... hmm. Well, a new version of mIRC is out, so I might give that a shot. Who knows, maybe it WAS IRC that's been messing this thing up. ^_^;;;

Still, anyone know of a good site for seeing what the error categories/IDs mean?