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I recently built a new gaming computer. Popped in my XP boot disk (included SP2), and everything loaded up fine. Then, right when it starts up Windows, it crashes. It's a standard BSOD. The line at the bottom reads:

STOP: 0x0000007F (0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)

Googled that code and nothing explanatory came up. If anyone can interpret it, I'd like to know what steps I can take to solve the problem.

EDIT: Here are my new specs if they are helpful:

Intel Dual Core 2 Quad Q6600
GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-UD3R Motherboard
8GB GSkill DDR2 SDRAM
MSI nVidia GTX260 OC video card
Western Digital SATA 3.0GB/s 1TB HDD
Corsair 750W PSU
Samsung CD-R optical drive
 
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#3 ·
The error does not include (UNEXPECTED_KERNEL_MODE_TRAP).

Also, I was looking for something a little more definitive than "hardware or software problems", which seems a bit redundant (my problem is caused by... a problem?).
 
#4 ·
Hello Figgis,

Hello

What version of Win Xp are you installing?

Is it 32-bit or 64-bit as the maximum amount of RAM that a 32-bit

version will support is 4GB.


Not sure if this is causing your problem but try booting the system with different memory

modules. Could be faulty RAM.
 
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#8 ·
Have you eliminated the common causes of this error discussed in that MS link I posted earlier? Have you run a diagnostic on your memory? Have you tried booting after removing all non-essential parts from the computer such as optical drives?
 
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