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by rmessier

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I have an HP running Windows ME and once in awhile I get the following message. You don't even have to be doing anything and it just comes up. Here is the message:
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Terminating thread due to a stack overflow problem. A VxD, possibly recently installed, has consumed too much stack space. Increase the setting of MinSPs in SYSTEM.INI or remove recently installed VxD's. There are currently 5 SPs allocated.
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Has anyone seen this message, and what did you do to clear it.... Thanks...Rod

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by dklippert

Norton:
Error: "Terminating thread due to a stack overflow problem..."

http://tinyurl.com/8077

or:

Error Message: There Are No Spare Stack Pages 149083

http://tinyurl.com/806v

To edit the System.ini file for Windows Me:

Click Start, click Search, For files or folders.
In the "Search for files or folders named" box type "System.ini" (without the quotation marks) and make sure that the "Look in" drop-down box lists "Local Hard Drive (C:). Click on the Search Now button.When the search results appear in the pane on the right side, be sure to double-click on the System.ini file that is listed "In Folder" C:\Windows. This should open the System.ini file up inside of Notepad.
In the [386Enh] section, add or edit thefollowing line as applicable:
"MinSPs=4" (without the quotation marks)

On the File menu, click Save, then click the File menu again and click Exit.
Restart your computer.

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