BSOD Error Screen DRIVER IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL

[Guest rusty7010]

I am using Windows XP Home Edition, Dell 4600, IE7. This screen comes up just

when I am "surfing" on traffic exchanges. It states that it is a Windows

error and must shut down before damage is done. The following is listed on

the screen:

(The message about the DRIVER IRQL, as listed above in the subject line)

 

In the instructions it says to "Disable BIOS Memory Options".

 

I couldn't copy the wording on the blue screen, so I can't state exactly

what it said, but it also had this: (0x0000000, 0x00000002, 0x00000000,

0x00000000)

 

This blue screen has come up about five times in the last three weeks. It

just seems to happen when I am doing the surfing. I shut the computer off and

the reboot and everything goes back to normal. I am just worried that my hard

drive is going bad. I don't know alot about this, so sorry for any info I may

have left out. Thanks

[Guest philo]

Re: BSOD Error Screen DRIVER IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL

 

 

"rusty7010" <rusty7010@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:78F74DF1-A207-410A-AA76-4F82D0F333B6@microsoft.com...

> I am using Windows XP Home Edition, Dell 4600, IE7. This screen comes up

just

> when I am "surfing" on traffic exchanges. It states that it is a Windows

> error and must shut down before damage is done. The following is listed on

> the screen:

> (The message about the DRIVER IRQL, as listed above in the subject line)

>

> In the instructions it says to "Disable BIOS Memory Options".

>

> I couldn't copy the wording on the blue screen, so I can't state exactly

> what it said, but it also had this: (0x0000000, 0x00000002, 0x00000000,

> 0x00000000)

>

> This blue screen has come up about five times in the last three weeks. It

> just seems to happen when I am doing the surfing. I shut the computer off

and

> the reboot and everything goes back to normal. I am just worried that my

hard

> drive is going bad. I don't know alot about this, so sorry for any info I

may

> have left out. Thanks

 

 

 

Start out by running a RAM test

 

http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

 

 

also, go the website of your HD's mfg

then get and run their diagnostic