I continue to receive blue screens, not at startup but when I am in the middle of something. Here are a couple of the errors I jot down: Fatal exception OE has occurred @0028:F000FF57 Fatal "" "" @ 0028:C0249DDE in VxD VWIN32(05)+ 00002062 Fatal "" "" @0028:C0005338 in VxDVMM (01) + 00004338 When I go to reboot it ALWAYS tells me there was a windows protection error ALT+CNT+DEL to restart. When I do that it either gives me the same message or it gives me black screen. Nothing. It appears to have reboot and is fine but nothing on the monitor. I have to let it sit for 1/2 to an hour before I can go back in and work some more. Any help will be greatly appreciated!!!

Try using the forum search feature........ http://www.computing.net/cgi-bin/AT-search.cgi?mode=concept&search=0028%3AF000FF57&forum=Windows9x&sp=sp&x=26&y=3 http://www.computing.net/cgi-bin/AT-search.cgi?mode=concept&search=0028%3AC0249DDE+&forum=Windows9x&sp=sp&x=33&y=5

"I have to let it sit for 1/2 to an hour" It could be an overheating problems. Enter the Bios and check the temperatures.

I've used scanreg /restore (Choose a backup to restore.) with good success. Hopefully my advice will help you...Please post back with your results....thanks

If you test many downloaded (free)programs on the comp. how they work and such, it will eventually mess-up the operating system just like it happened in my case and i got the same blue screen action although i don't check the error#s,but after reinstalling the operating sys. and not screwing around with new freewares everything is fine.If you don't have a million extra programs and games on your system that's what i suggest you do and see what hapens.Best. Elek

Back up that data now. A format and reinstall is looming in your future. What incident(s) preceded this problem? You can avoid many of these Windows problems with Linux. Linspire eases the transition for new users