windows protection error

[shane_001]

i have a problem and it goes like this

when i start the computer up i get an error message that say's
(and its just after the window's 98se logo)

WINDOW PROTECTION ERROR
PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE

AN INTERNAL STOCK OVERFLOW HAS CAUSED THE SESSION TO BE HALTED
CHANGE THE STOCK SETTINGS IN YOUR CONFIG.SYS FILE, AND THEN try AGAIN

anybody who could help me ?

i have a p4 2.4 gig 512 mg ram 80 gig hard drive and a gforce4 ti4200 with 128 meg of ram

[tommy]

How long have you had this problem? Can you remember when it began? Was it soon after adding or removing a program/s?

[Murray P]

Does windows start normally after hitting enter or does it reboot.

Could be anything from hardware to drivers. Have a look in Control Panel > System > Device Manager for yellow exclamation markes or red slashes next to devices. Use safe mode to get there if the computer is rebooting (hit F8 when windows is loading.

No heating problems? Power suppy?

Are you all patched up for windows, antivirus, etc?

Cheers Murray P

[shane_001]

just started today,safe mode still works though but it just wont get in
to windows

[Susan B]

Try restoring the registry back to a previous working point, eg yesterday or day before. Instructions can be found in the forum's Registry FAQ. Link to FAQs top right of this page or you can use this link.

[Pheonix]

If all the above fail, then look at hardware. Specifically a failure within a RAM module. You can either run a program called memtest86 ,or, if you have 2 modules/sticks, then try with only 1 , then change over and test again.

[Graham L]

I'd be inclined to suspect a memory fault, too.

[shane_001]

thanks but this doesnt help

[tweak\'e]

have a look here.

[shane_001]

Hey thanks for the help guys ! my problem's fixed