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Windows XP shuts down

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by dwendt

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Windows XP (2600) is shutting down and producing a page fault error at 0x0000008e and 0x00000050. I have changed memory, reseated the proccessor and even changed it. i have also installe dthe hard drive in another system and the problem still comes back. Does anyone have any info that may help fix this problem?

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by rrv

So it is not a clean new hard disk. backup the data from it into another PC. use format or fdisk in bootable dos floppy and do through format. now install. Now when you install XP, it will check harddisk with its virus scanner. It will now tell thatthis virus scanner is 4 months old. If it still found some active virus in boot sector or the same problem occurs again, change your jumper in hard disk to slave and put it in another PC where Norton or McAffee latest is running and scan the hard disk and clean it. Then scandisk it and defragment it if data is there. Then change the jumper back and put in your PC and install. This time it should install if your XP is a genuine purchase. If you still have problem, post your message.
RV
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by vitruvian

Possible bad hard drive? Try installing Windows on a new hard drive on a different machine.

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