Blue Screen

[CrazyKZ]

I got a Blue Screen in XP Pro SP2 that won't go away. Very occasionally I've gotten them, but a simple cold reboot would fix it.

"A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down.... *** Stop: 0x0000007E (etc." There are NO drivers or anything listed after the codes.

I did a quick RAM test. Everything checked out OK.

I'm running XP Pro with all updates with SP2. many anti-spam programs runn, AV, and ZoneAlarm.

I can dual boot into Windows 2000, so that rules out a hardware issue.

Windows will get to the point right before it displays the login and blue screens.

I first got a BSoD in Safe mode, then get in with Safe Mode.

I tied choosing "last good" and still blue screen.

What can I do next?

P.S. I'm also getting the following when booting: "BIOS update data incorrect. (CPUID=00000673). Update not loaded."

--KZ

[Kov-Ice]

Welcome to PCMech. Are you getting that BIOS message any time you turn the computer on (before selecting the dual boot choice)? Had you recently tried flashing your BIOS?

[CrazyKZ]

I do see it each time I boot up.
I have not done a reflash of the BIOS.

--KZ

[glc]

Motherboard model, please.

[CrazyKZ]

Grrr, it's a no name, generic.
PIII 575 mhz, that's all I know.

I have not pulled it apart yet.

Would the BIOS message be that it hasn't saved for some reason? I had to go into the BIOS to change the boot order so that it would boot from the floppy to run a RAM test.

At this point, I can still log into W2000, but not even Safe Mode Command prompt mode. It either BSoD or hangs on loading drivers.

--KZ

[glc]

Not looking too good. The bios is probably getting corrupted, and we gotta figure out the board so it can be flashed.

[CrazyKZ]

Hmmm, why would the BIOS get corrupted like that?

I may just bring it in to my local computer place and have them look at it.
It's just strange that W2k loads, but nothing with XP OS.

--KZ