Should I do that on Win2k or WinXP? The reboots happen on both...

Either...what ever is easier for you to see if it fixes the problem

Ok, but you have to answer something for me...

How the heck do you know all this? I'm know my way around a PC, but damn...you're like the Britannica's Encyclopedia...it's almost scary.

All other worldly knowledge has been expunged from my brain....so I have room for all this computer shit..

You don''t want the book Hus its the Devils work.
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I'm about to crash Gary, I'll try it tomorrow and let you know how it goes. Thanks for the help though, if I can repay the favors somehow, just say the word.

Just remember...if it blows up....China did it

Nite......

All other worldly knowledge has been expunged from my brain....so I have room for all this computer shit..

Gary, tried what you said, everything went smooth. When I booted into safe mode, NFR didn't find anything, so I installed the display drivers, boot back into Win2k, it was fine. I tried to load Winamp, and blackness. So, it reboots, I go back to Win2k...this time, it crashes before the login dialog even shows. Tried twice more...same thing. So, now I booted back into XP, and everything is ok...I can use my browser, thats all I need really. Are you sure it's not a bad HD? I had a feeling this was gonna happen, been wanting to get a new HD for a while now...just been too lazy to format, figure just buy new.

Oh, and China...I'll be expecting my new Alienware soon. I want it Black with a 20" LCD. I mean, it's the least you can do seeing as you killed my Windows 2000. You OS murderer!!!

Oh, and China...I'll be expecting my new Alienware soon. I want it Black with a 20" LCD. I mean, it's the least you can do seeing as you killed my Windows 2000. You OS murderer!!!

It could be (although it wouldn't be the most likely source of the problem) a bad sector on the HD that when you try to access it, it crashes the system. My guess is, it just doesn't happen when you load Winamp, but happens with any number of programs. Go to Control Panel/Advanced/Startup and Recovery/System Failure. Check only 'Write an event to System Log'. Force a crash and then look in Control Panel/Administrative Tools/Event Viewer' and tell me what it says.

Well, you''re right about it crashing with any number of programs, it''s not partial to Winamp. So, I tried what you said, but I can''t load the event viewer, tells me that the event log is corrupt. (That feature was already checked, so I just loaded the Event viewer...)
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Sorry, Hus....got way-laid by the 'EX'.

A corrupt 'Event Log'....uh-oh....maybe you did break XP Is this a new install of XP?

Yrag, serious question, how can you break XP ??
Ande following everything closely compiling his own book.

I don't know....Hus said in his first or second post that he had broken XP. Maybe he'll share his insight into how one does that so we can all do it...