I am having the same issued on a Dell Optiplex 170L running XP Pro (required due to compatability issued with software for our company).

Recently the computer's performance halted to a slow trickle, so after cleaning out the temp files, removing countless games downloaded from the internet & a series of other "tune-up" tasks, I upgraded the memory.

Once the memory was installed, I turned on the computer at my desk and it worked fine. I got online, completed a few other minor tweeks, and powered off to return the computer to the receptonist desk.

Now when I turn it on, the RAM is recognized in BIOS, it will load into the windows XP welcome screen (I've even gotten as far as the log-in page) and then it will show the BSOD.

A couple different errors:

DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
0X00000001
0X0A890492
0X804EB949
0XF75168DC stop 0X0000008E

It also states that it is performing a "page dump" and that it's completed...
I put the old memory back it, and it's displaying the same BSOD.
HELP!!

Moxie
You need to start your own topic.

Hi,

nvstor.sys is a Video Driver from Nvidia.

Think Video drivers mainly though it can be others. See the driver section in my generic bluescreen
troubleshooting methods below. BIOS, low level chipset drivers and antivirus/antispyway/security
programs can also cause this. Check the troubleshooter and when you get to the driver section refer
to the generic methods in next message and then return to the troubleshooter if needed.

Look in the Event Viewer to see if anything is reported about.

Windows Vista Event Viewer

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My generic bluescreen troubleshootter, when you get to the driver section skip to the next message and then
come back to this one.

Here are some methods to possibly fix the blue screen issue. If you could give the Blue Screen info that would
help. Such as the BCC and the other 4 entries on the lower left. And any other error information such as STOP
codes and info such as IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL or PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA and similar messages.

As examples :

BCCode: 116
BCP1: 87BC9510
BCP2: 8C013D80
BCP3: 00000000
BCP4: 00000002

or in this format :

Stop: 0x00000000 (oxoooooooo oxoooooooo oxooooooooo oxoooooooo)
tcpip.sys - Address 0x00000000 base at 0x000000000 DateStamp 0x000000000


This is an excellent tool for posting Blue Screen Error Information

BlueScreenView scans all your minidump files created during 'blue screen of death' crashes, and displays the
information about all crashes in one table - Free
Blue screen of death (STOP error) information in dump files.


Many BlueScreens are caused by old or corrupted drivers, especially video drivers however there are other causes.

You can do these in Safe Mode if needed or from Command Prompt from Vista DVD or Recovery Options if your
system has that installed by the maker.

This tells you how to access the System Recovery Options and/or from a Vista DVD
What happened to the Recovery Console?

You can try a System Restore back to a point before the problem started if there is one.

How to Do a System Restore in Vista
System Restore - How to - Vista Forums