To Mike, read this article from Microsoft http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q174/0/18.asp sounds like an issue related to plug and play devices. Good luck, Ken Cornell [log in to unmask] > When I start my machine I get the following error: > > While initializing device configmg: Windows Protection error. You need to > restart your computer. > > Can someone put light on this error. > > Thank you, > > Michael J. Murray > > [log in to unmask] > > PCBUILD mailing list is brought to you by: > The NOSPIN Group > http://nospin.com - http://nospin.org PCBUILD maintains hundreds of useful files for download visit our download web page at: http://nospin.com/pc/files.html