XP PRO after 2 months=......!

[Big Booger]

I got that on a laptop recently. I tell you how I fixed it. I did the sfc /scanonce instead of scannow it does it on reboot. I did a chkdsk. I did a system restore. I got rid of all the programs I had recenlty installed. Meaning I used regcleaner and manually removed the registry entries of a few programs, after I deleted them using add/remove from the control panel. I then booted into the BIOS and made sure PNP OS was disabled..
Now it boots without that stupid IRQ_IS_ BULLSHIT
blue screen of death.

That is how I fixed it.
Fastgame, have you tried repairing your installation from the XP pro cd? SImply put the disk in, restart, boot from the disk, and follow the steps as if you were going to reinstall. Then when it asks, choose to repair your current installation. It will take a while but I think that might help...
Keep us updated.

About the DMA mode with your DVD drive, first read this page try the advice offered

http://support.microsoft.com/search/...310751&GSSNB=1

If this does not cure the problem, set PIO only mode on both controllers & reboot,
then right click on the Prim IDE Channel then select Scan for hardware changes, repeat
on the Sec IDE Channel reboot, then check if the "DMA if available" option is there
select it and again reboot

This problem can recur if Windows XP detects more than a few DMA errors in a period
it will force the controllers back to the PIO mode

If this happens check with your Motherboard maker for updated Chipset drivers

I hope this helps

One other thing, make sure you are logged in as the administrator, so you can see the changes and make them.
Make sure your drivers for your MOBO chipset are up to date. if you have a VIA chipset, get the latest 4in1 drivers, etc...
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