More Win Me Questions

[TCH-Thomas]

Out of security view, is it bad that kernel32 makes errors all the time? Or can i just keep on working as usual and it will not turn off norton or something without me noticing that?

I need to ask since kernel does this 10 times a day and my upgrade to xp is taking some time due to delays from the internetstore i bought it from.

[hindixp]

Hi,

there may be other reasons for your Os to crash, Bad RAM, HDD probs, softwares, especially RAM EATER kinda low end softwares may use your enough resources, resulting to errors. U may also need to check your system for viruses to get the exact reason.

Try Tweaking your system for things you have on startup. by running MSCONFIG

and uncheck the non-important entries from startup.

 

Does it crash upon loading some specific programs?

 

See ya,

manu

[TCH-Thomas]

Does it crash upon loading some specific programs?

I havent thought of it, but it feels like it happens no matter what programs i run. But i will keep an eye on it.

[DarqFlare]

... In my opinion, when you are finally able to get yourself into WinXP... Do a fresh install. Only then can you be sure that the software installation is 100% clean and fresh, and that any problems after a fresh install are likely hardware-related.

[TCH-Bruce]

I agree with TCH-Robert. A fresh install is the only way to insure you don't bring your software problems with you when you upgrade.

 

If you cannot backup your data, throw a new hard drive into the machine and install to that. Put your current drive in as a slave drive and once you have XP loaded you can easily move files off the old drive to the new one.

[TCH-Thomas]

Ah, thanks guys. :-)

 

Backup wont be a problem. I have 2 harddrives. 1 for programs and one for documents. I´ll have one more question now when i think of it, but i start a new thread for that one since its a specific program question.

[Madmanmcp]

Thomas, a "clean" install of XP is what I would suggest. If you are having problems now these might be carried forward. You may also want to look into installing into a new partition and setting up a dual-boot system. IF you have enough diskspace.

 

With a dual-boot you can be sure all your programs and hardware will work. If something doesn't work over on XP you can reboot into ME and it will still work there.

[TCH-Thomas]

IF you have enough diskspace

Is 30 gb enough?

Seriously, how much disc space do you recommend this new partition should have?

[Madmanmcp]

How much....that depends on...

 

Basically I would say half and half. You will be running 2 systems and will have duplicate installations of all your software. Oh, did I not mention this . Once you install a clean version of XP you will need to reinstall all your programs into XP. You end up with all the MS Office files in two locations for instance.

 

Now if you have another drive you could install to that and boot from one drive to another.

[TCH-Thomas]

Now if you have another drive you could install to that and boot from one drive to another

Nope, unfortunately not. I have one for all programs (40 gb) and one for the documents and so on (120 gb).

I guess it will be the 40 gb split in to 2 partitions since i dont wanna mess too much with the harddrive i have all saved work on.

[Madmanmcp]

Ok, the 40GB is your choice. Now to get the drive split into 2 partitions. I recommend Partition Magic.

[TCH-Thomas]

Ok, I have that one.

Thanks Madmancp :-) (I still like that avatar )

[Head Guru]

(Bill gets out his A+ cert)

 

Ok Kernel32 is actually a Dynamic Link Library. Kernel32's main job is a Memory Handler. It true job is piping input/output functions. When you boot up windows Kernel32 loads into a "Protected Mode" area of RAM.

 

A major issue with the 9x kernel was that any program could make a call to that protected mode area of memory.

 

The actual reason your getting a IPF (Invalid Page Fault) could be one of many.

In my many years of IT field service, the most common cause for Kernel32 BSOD's were:

 

Damaged Swap File

Corrupt Registry

BAD VIDEO DRIVERS

Password list is damaged

 

Follow the diagnostic route for KERNEL32.DLL errors by following the MS-MVP Richard G. Harper checklist:

 

BAD MEMORY MODULES. Try inserting the command DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS /TESTMEM:ON into your CONFIG.SYS file with the System Editing utility and watch your computer for a message “HIMEM has detected unreliable memory at address xxxxxxxxx” which will certainly indicate that there is a memory problem. It may take several reboots over a period of days for this to show up. You can also download diagnostic software from AMI, or DocMemory from SIMMTester.com, to test your system’s memory.

 

 

BAD VIDEO DRIVERS. Check with your video card manufacturer for an updated set of drivers. If they don’t have an update, check one of the driver sites here.

 

 

CPU, BUS SPEED OR MULTIPLIER OVER CLOCKING. DON’T!

 

 

FAULTY OR DIRTY COOLING FANS ON YOUR CPU OR POWER SUPPLY. The CPU fan can be cleaned with a small paintbrush and some compressed air. The power supply fan should be cleaned only by someone who is comfortable working around high voltage capacitor components. (If you are not sure if this is you — then trust me — it isn’t you.)

 

 

GRAPHIC ACCELERATION IS SET TOO HIGH. Right-click My Computer, select Properties, then the Performance tab, then the Graphics button. Turn down graphics acceleration a notch, reboot, try again. Repeat as necessary.

 

 

ANIMATED MOUSE CURSORS, MOUSE TRAILS, AND ACTIVE DESKTOP can also rarely cause these kinds of problems. Try disabling them all and re-adding one at a time until you find the culprit.

[DarqFlare]

Wow, Bill actually knows something! j/k