What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)?
What third-party firewall (if any)?
Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the
computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought
it)?
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To see the STOP error, you'll need to change the way Windows reacts to a
BSOD.
Right-click on My Computer (on your desktop) | Properties | Advanced |
Startup and recovery | Settings | System Failure | Make sure the first 2
options here are checked but that "Automatically restart" is NOT checked |
OK your way out and reboot.
Alternately, look for the STOP error in Start | Settings | Control Panel |
Administrative Tools | Event Viewer | System.
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<QP>
0x00000050: PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
Requested data was not in memory. An invalid system memory address was
referenced. Defective memory (including main memory, L2 RAM cache, video
RAM) or incompatible software (including remote control and antivirus
software) might cause this Stop message, as may other hardware problems
(e.g., incorrect SCSI termination or a flawed PCI card).
</QP>
Source:
http://aumha.org/a/stop.htm
<QP>
The following actions might prevent an error like this from happening again:
1. Download and install updates...for your computer from Windows Update.
2. Scan your computer for computer viruses.
3. Check your hard disk for errors.
</QP>
Source:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff559023(VS.85).aspx
Barobi wrote:
> hi folks,
>
> i have an acer laptop with xp home; suddenly, it keeps re-booting with the
> BSOD that says at the top "page fault in non paged area". it disappears
> too
> fast to read the rest - which lists a loong string of 0x00000050 .... etc.
>
> it boots into safe mode ok, but i don't have a clue what to do in safe
> mode.
> SP3 is up to date etc.
>
> thanks for any pointers.
>
> BC