XP Nightmare plz help

[Bronzeman]

Hi all plz help if you can.

My specs.

mobo - Asus cusl2-c Intel 815 EP chipset
cpu - Intel P3 1 Ghz
ram - 2 x 128mb Kingmax
video - 32mb Geforce 2 mx
h/d - Quantum fireball 13 Gig
cdrw - sony 32x8x4
sound - s/blaster live value

I was running win98se with no probs.
Went to upgrade to XP Pro with error:

Stop - 0x0000007e (0xC0000005, 0x80845B83, 0xF9E853D8, 0xF9E850D8)

Happens in same spot all the time.

fdisked and reformatted to go back to win98se but new error comes up as : MSGSRV32 caused invalid page fault at kernel32.dll etc etc etc. (detecting h/ware and s/ware 18 minutes to go.)

Funny thing is I can install win98 1st edition no probs.

I've tried swapping h/drives vid cards and ram around with no luck. i saw a previous post with similar probs.

I suspect my mobo but can ne1 confirm my worst nightmare.

many thx in advance.

 

[xsivforce]

Just making sure...do you happen to use Logitech iTouch software?

 

[Bronzeman]

thx for reply

no itouch software

 

[xsivforce]

Instead of doing an upgrade install of XP, try a fresh install. Sometimes an upgrade to XP doesn't turn out the way you would like. Someone else may have some ideas here.

 

[Bronzeman]

thx again but tried all that. have bad feeling in tummy with the mobo. It's an Asus board too !!

Wonder why win98 1st edition works though ???

 

[Hipster Doofus]

Try a google search for 'Stop - 0x0000007e'. Have a look through the results.

 

[Lonman]

Found this.

 

[Infinite]

Try taking all cards out of your system except video and do a clean XP install. Once that is done, update your drivers for mobo, video card, etc. Once that is done, try adding in other cards and see if problems arise.

Infinite

 

[Bronzeman]

thx infinite done that - no luck

could it be some silly setting in the bios although i have reset to default?

tummy really churning now.

 

[xsivforce]

Make sure you check Lonman's link above.

 

[Bronzeman]

what does the cancer link and org team do?

forgive my ignorance

 

[Hipster Doofus]

Click on the word.......this.

 

[Lonman]

Found this: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q321637

You might try installing your win98 and then upgrading right over the top of it. I think i'd first try an installation with the soundblaster sitting on the desk.

 

[Bronzeman]

thx hipster but i've seen that.

I don't have the s/blaster in the system at the moment but still having the same prob.

As I type I'm installing XP pro (upgrade) from win98 1st edition to see what happens.

keep u all posted.

once again thx for replies

 

[Lonman]

lol, you might try a dual boot setup too. Make a tiny 1-2 gig primary partition for Win98, and then install XP on the next partition.

 

[Bronzeman]

it's working

it's installing so far much further then before. my gosh it might just work !!!

What I did was slow the FSB and sdram ratio from

133:133:33

to 100:100:33

and now it's working yippee.

There must be an issue with the 133 FSB speed

ne1 know of any similar issues.

Gee I haven't got any h/ware out of the ordinary have I ??

 

[Hipster Doofus]

The google search came up with bad ram.