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XP Pro more stable eh?!

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by thorpe322

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I recently bought a upgrade copy of XP pro. To make sure I got the most stable install I could have I backed up my stuff, formatted my disk, reinstalled a fresh copy of WIN98SE.. then ran my XP upgrade. Then proceeded to download all the XP updates. After that I began to reinstall all my applications. At that point I was feeling like XP was truly the stable OS its said to be. Until I ran my web cam. EVERY time I start to stream the live video I get a hard crash. I dont mean frozen screen or blue screen. Im talking my system reboots itself out of nowhere! The web cam im using is an Intel model with drivers designed for XP Pro. But whether I use Netmeeting or the software it came with, I crash. Is this a known issue for XP or isthere some type of secret fix?! Help.

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by sixfourtykilo

Instead of blue screens in XP, your computer is default to reboot itself. If you go into System Properties and I think its the Advanced tab, you can tell it to give you a memory dump (which may end up being useless to you). You may want to check the compatibility of your web cam with XP. It may not be compatible with WinNT (remember XP IS NT!).

by thorpe322

Made the change, recorded the stop error code. At least im pointed in a direction now. Thanks!

by tekguy610

This isnt an answer but. I think its pretty stupid to have XP reboot on a general memory error. What if you at work and you have tons of spreadsheets open and boom.

Does XP save everything before it does this?

by mphoffar

Just my 2 cents...I had problems with the onboard USB working correctly with XP, caused exactly what your desribing. Am using an ASUS P5A. Even though I might be not using the same type of board you are, I do beleive that older ACPI setups do haveproblems with XP.

Good luck to you

Mark

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