Guest krbaffle Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 I get a message with Initialize command C000003a as a blue screen at start up. What is this? How do I fix it?
Guest Malke Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 Re: Initialize command C000003a krbaffle wrote: > I get a message with Initialize command C000003a as a blue screen at start > up. What is this? How do I fix it? Googling for this error indicates it may be connected with your audio drivers. Did you recently install new drivers? If yes, roll them back to the ones that worked. If no, reinstall them. See below for general drivers information. ***** The First Law of Driver Updates is "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". Normally if everything is working you want to leave things as they are. The exception is that heavy-duty gamers will usually want to update their video and sound drivers to squeeze every last bit of performance out of the hardware to get the fastest frame rates. If you're not one of those people, you don't need to update your drivers if there are no problems you are trying to solve. Never get drivers from Windows Update. Get them from: 1. The device mftr.'s website; OR 2. The motherboard mftr.'s website if hardware is onboard; OR 3. The OEM's website for your specific machine if you have an OEM computer (HP, Dell, Sony, etc.). Read the installation instructions on the website where you get the drivers. To find out what hardware is in your computer: 1. Read any documentation you got when you bought the computer. 2. If the computer is OEM, go to the OEM's website for your specific model machine and look at the specs (you'll be there to get the drivers anyway) 3. Download, install and run a free system inventory program like Belarc Advisor or System Information for Windows. http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html - Belarc Advisor http://www.gtopala.com/ - System Information for Windows If you have installed drivers from Windows Update, you can roll them back: How to Roll Back a Device Driver in Windows XP - http://tinyurl.com/86yb6 ***** If the above doesn't help and/or isn't applicable, please post back with more details about your computer. See these links for what you should include: http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 - How to Ask a Question Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
Guest windmap Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 Re: Initialize command C000003a See if you can get into safe mode.If you got into safe mode perform system restore to the nearest good working point. Then update all your hardware drivers. "krbaffle" <krbaffle@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:54890730-359B-4045-8665-217FBAB31C83@microsoft.com... >I get a message with Initialize command C000003a as a blue screen at start > up. What is this? How do I fix it?
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