My PC has been working quite stable for a long time but recently it started to act erratically. The weird point is that more than one thing seems to be crazy.

1. Every time the PC goes into hibernation I got the sad blue screen with message "KERNEL-STACK-INPAGE-ERROR" when I turn back on the PC. After a memory dump that last a couple of minutes it just shutdown and reboot by itself. Then there is a black screen with two options : 1 - to disregard some stored data about the error
2 - to start normally (I don't remember both text exactly)
Option 2 will lead again to the blue screen with same message, memory dump and re-boot. Option 1 brings it back to life. If I log on with Adm privileges a pop up window come to say the system has recovered from a serious error.

2. My mobo allows multiple boot from multiple HDs just by pressing F8 before Windows takes charge. So I have "2 systems" within one PC being HD1 for daily usage (kids, wife, Internet, etc.) and HD2 reserved only for private usage (like video editing). The other 2 HDs are connected as RAID 0 and only used for video editing.
I've recently noticed some changes had been made to the BIOS (like changes on the HD boot priority) that wasn't done by myself (happened twice). Also, 2 days ago I noticed system time on XP had been changed to a different day and time (not by myself, of course). Very bizarre.
Certainly I have scanned the full system with Ad-Aware, SpyBot S&D and Norton Internet Security 2005 with no results. Nothing found. All softwares are up to date.

3. Shut down time is getting very long. After clicking Start/Shutdown the Desktop just get frost and nothing happens for 2 or 3 minutes. If I try anything it come up with a message saying the application failed to start because the workstation is shutting down. Then it moves to the blue screen with XP logo and message "Logging off..." for another 2 minutes before changing to "Windows is shutting down..." for a couple of minutes. Worth to say sometimes (very rare) it shut down very quickly. Any guess about what can be causing this long shutdown time?

I'm sorry for the veeeery lonnnng text. Just tried to provide the readers with a picture as close as the real thing is. If you can help with any of the 3 points above I'll be greatly thankful.

My system :
- ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe
- P4 3.2C
- 1 MB RAM
- 1 x MAXTOR 60GB IDE
- 1 x SEAGATE 120GB SATA
- 2 x SEAGATE 160GB SATA
- ATI Radeon 9600XT
- 2 optical drives

How old is the motherboard? Thinking battery for clock and settings. Boot viruses are very rare.

As to shutdown browse this page:
http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.php

As to your main errors:

Also: look in your Event viewer: rt. click My Computer then click Manage then Event Viewer.
Or: Administrative Tools/Event Viewer or Start/Run/ eventvwr
Open the system as well as the application tabs & look for X errors. Click error line for details.
Post back the source & event id & Description especially of errors that seem to coincide with this issue.
Also check the Information lines that might coincide with this issue.

How to view and manage event logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP

Also view your Error Log via:
[1] Start Menu
[2] Help and Support
[3] Pick a Task
[4] Tools
[5] Advanced System Information
[6] View the Error Log

If you want to try and analyze the XP errors:

Go to start | search (type in) .dmp
Note the location of your .dmp files.

Then:

1) Download and install the
Debugging Tools from Microsoft
2) Download and install this
debugwiz
3) Open the Wiz & Browse to, or paste in the path to, your .dmp file.
4) After the Wiz creates a Text document attach it back to this thread.

How to read the small memory dump files that Windows creates for debugging
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315263/EN-US/

I take it that you have three different hard drives? Make sure that the boot order is in default to the normal setting when you installed/purchased them. As for the clock, I'm gonna go with jephree as to saying that maybe the system clock has died and needs a new battery.

Originally Posted by jakeyeager

I take it that you have three different hard drives? Make sure that the boot order is in default to the normal setting when you installed/purchased them. As for the clock, I'm gonna go with jephree as to saying that maybe the system clock has died and needs a new battery.

Yes, I do have three different HDs. But the two Seagate 160GB are only storage. The boot order use the Maxtor as the default disk. It only boot from the Seagate 120GB if I press F8 before XP gets control (is it POST ?). This scheme has always worked fine. Booting from the Maxtor makes XP to see the Seagate 120GB as storage disk. The reverse applies if I boot from the Seagate 120GB, that is Maxtor becomes storage disk.
Actually, the Maxtor was a system disk in an old system (another mobo & CPU) and I've migrated it to the actual system. Do you think this disk scenario can cause any trouble?
(Just to let you know, even when I disconnect the 2nd system disk - the Seagate 120GB - the system boot from the Maxtor normally, without any complains).

The clock is fine now that I have adjusted it to the right time / date. Actually it doesn't seems to be a battery problem as the clock is OK since the time/date change I mentioned. The motherboard is only 2 years old. I don't understand how the system clock could be updated without any action from myself. A virus? A invader?

I'll follow Jephree's instructions and will post back the results soon.