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Windows XP crashes - DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LES

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by karnafski 1 view

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I work with Windows XP, IE6.0.
About 10 times a day, I get a blue screen (auto restart disabled...) that says something about
DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
And gives the following info line:
STOP: 0x000000D1 (0x00000246, 0x00000002, 0x00000000, 0x00000246)

Now all parameters but the 1st and 4th are the same (which I understood that they mean IRQL 2 and trying to READ the memory). 1st parameter always equals the 4th parameter.

Can I understand from that what driver / hardware / software is making the trouble?

My only other option is to format my HD and re-install all, and well, I don't really want to do that :-)

Thanks!!!

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by madroxxx

I had this same error in windows NT the solution turned out to be replacing my RAM.

by phil.hall

FInd out which system device or driver is occupying memory location (resource) 00000246 and reinstall it with an updated driver.

by karnafski

Found out another thing -
It almost always happens when I'm using a file sharing program (Kazaa, WinMX, Direct Connect, etc.) Doesn't really matter which one.

Any more idea?

Thanks!!!!!!!

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