Recently I've been getting a bunch of quirks out of my install I get seemingly random BSODs latest one had no name to it but gave the code: 0x0000008E (0xC0000005,0x0534DE3, ...) Then I have also gotten irregular crashes from Mozilla Firebird and Outlook 2k3 The only thing that I can consistently reproduce is that when I attempt to delete a file that is in use, explorer.exe crashes and restarts i really need to just format but id like to put it off until i get my new hardware in a month or two thanks

Right-click My Computer, then properties, then advanced, then on Startup and Recovery settings. Make sure "Write an event to the system log" is checked, apply and exit. This will force Xp to write an error statement in your Event Viewer, which you can then use to gain more information about the problem. If this option was ALREADY enabled, you can goto Control Panel, Admin Tools, then Event Viewer. Try to remember the last time this happened, then scroll down to entries around that date/time, you will find an error message which will give you more detail. You can then either post the info back here, or take it to the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

You also may want to check your hardware. Downlaod the memory tester DocMemory from www.simmtester.com, and download the hard drive diagnostic utility from the hard drive's manufacturer's website.

in event viewer i see a bunch of errors from the crashes here they are each seperated by a line break Fault bucket 50747389. Fault bucket 84676946. Fault bucket 84616281. Fault bucket 84528249. Faulting application explorer.exe, version 6.0.2800.1221, faulting module kernel32.dll, version 5.1.2600.1106, fault address 0x00013887. Faulting application mozillafirebird.exe, version 0.7.0.0, faulting module js3250.dll, version 4.0.0.0, fault address 0x00034322. Faulting application outlook.exe, version 11.0.5510.0, stamp 3f1380f0, faulting module outllib.dll, version 11.0.5608.0, stamp 3f35d24e, debug? 0, fault address 0x00272497. and several more of the same nature ive tested my memory already with memtest86 and no errors were found but ill check hd now also

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