Greetings Frank--
----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank R. Brown" <[log in to unmask]>



> Still having problems...  still looking for help...
>
> I exchanged the 256 MB dimm for the same kind from PNY.
>
> I have exactly the same problem.  The old 128 MB works,
> the 256 MB dimm works neither alone nor in combination
> with the 128 MB dimm.
>
> The failure is always the same.  POST succeeds; w2k blue-screens
> immediately after the screen switches from character-cell to
> graphics mode.
>
> A little more information:
>
> The machine has a creative nvidia geforce 2 video card.
> Why does it always fail right when the video card goes to
> graphics mode?  I'm pretty sure I tried disabling video
> bios shadowing.  Maybe the video card causes a voltage
> dip when it kicks in.
>

Have you tried booting the computer in VGA mode.  The courseware
I am taking in pursuit of the W2K MCSE suggests that as the next
troubleshooting step, particularly in the situation described in your
paragraph about the video card.  (And video drivers have been
notorious sources of Windows problems.)  The recommendation is
to startup in VGA mode, log on as Administrator (so you CAN install
drivers, hardware, etc.), and install the latest (hopefully certified for
W2K) video drivers for your hardware.  Shut down, then try restarting
the computer using the new video drivers.

HTH,

Paul A. Shippert                     Library/Media Specialist
       Margaret Brent Middle School
Phone: 301-884-4635                     FAX: 301-884-8937
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