Ok,
I just upgraded a windows 2000 Pro installation to Windows XP. The problem is, whenever the computer detects a network card, it blue screens, with the error message "IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL" and reporting NDIS.sys. I've tried 3 different cards now (2 Realtek 8139-based cards and a 3COM etherlink PCI), all with the same results. All 3 cards worked fine with windows 2000 pro. I've tried playing with PnP in bios (pnp os yes/no, reset config. data, auto/manual resource control) to no avail. I've also played with all the different memory shadowing and caching options, still nothing.
Any help you could offer would be greatly appreciated.

It may not be an ethernet card problem. Theres a conflict somewhere else, try removing extra cards ie. sound, modem and see if you get the same problems. Might be a mobo problem too, that would suck... May have to stick with 2k until you find a patch or new driver.

--Chris

yeah, i thought it could be mobo also, but XP seems to go fine if i dont use NDIS.sys (ie, dont have a network card) I was wondering is there any way to force a restore of this file or others from the CD? the datestamp on ndis.sys makes me think it may not have been replaced from 2000pro.

I get the same problem sometimes. It only happens rarely and I have 2 network cards in my computer (1 for ADSL and one for ICS). I usually get different driver names with the blue screen but I have seen NDIS.SYS several times. Its really fustrating and I've been looking for someway to prevent it.

Like I said it dosen't happen all the time, about 5 times a week though. It is ALWAYS when I am downloading so I am really thinking that it has something to do with the network card(s). I also run XP.

If you find anything please email me and let me know. Thanks!

Scott

I have the same problem...happens about 5 times a day though.

KT7-Raid MainBoard

I'm working on a solution now.

ONLY 5 Times a day!? If I were ONLY so lucky! It seems to always come out when i'm browsing/downloading at full speed. It seems my computer tends to hang for about a second at times too a lil' bit before i get the blue screen....maybe it has to do with the same thing. If only Microsoft would do something about it..

I also have The K7T 266Pro-R (Raid)
and i get BSOD 1-2 times a day, also stating IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

Maybe its the mobo? I tried updating the chipset driver and the onboard sound driver - ONLY 2 pci used are grapichs and one network card.

XP worked just fine for over a month or so, then suddenly started to go down with blues....?

I also have the MSI K7T 266Pro-R, same problem. I have tried updating chipset drivers, onboard sounddrivers, no improvement.

I have only one pci slot in use: network card, originally another brand, but showed up (and has worked in XP) as "Realtek RTL8139". It has IRQ 10 as resource.

My XP worked great for a month or so, then just started with these BSODs... argh!

"IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL" i get the same blue screen of death from 10mins to 5hrs with xp running and sometimes at startup as well, i have a pritty old computer

jetway 663as pro mobo which i think is causing the problems.

I have tried disabling nearly everything in bios, from onboard sound, modem etc, i am running a usb cable modem, which i thought that might have been the problem but it aint, i am a student and dont really have the £ or $ to spend on a new mobo chip and RAM :-(, at present am dual booting either win 98 and xp,

If any 1 has any suggestions could you plz email me

Im running Windows 2000 pro
amd 1 ghz
Abit kt7-raid
linksys NIC

I never had this problem now it happens every 20 minutes.. it only happens when I am running Xolox.... do you guys have it too.. its a gnutella search engine, like Morpheus etc...

anyway its pissing me off!

I think this involves, downloading, maybe too much information.... god knows maybe someone should try to let Abit or Microsoft know..

I get the same error, but I only started getting it after I installed Pcanywhere v10.5 in my computer. It only blue screens when I'm connecting to a remote computer. I'm changing the video card out to see if it helps. I've also noticed that ALL my pnp devices (actually everything) is usuing IRQ9. I think that might have something to do with it.

Here is my error
Stop 0x00000001 (0x00000044, 0x00000002, 0x00000000)
IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL NDIS.sys
Address at BFEBFC2B base BFEB600, date stamp 3a68bea9-Ndis.sys

i get this error only when using winamp playing my mp3 files...

chipset: SiS735

i get the same message EVERY TIME when i tried to turn my computer off or restart it. it is really upsetting. i have a brandnew IBM thinkpad T23, 1.13ghz with 48gb hard disk. the blue screen only appears about two seconds and the computer restarts itself automatically. i have to use the power button to shut it down...

I have been getting this problem also, but mine only happens when I am downloading at high speed on my cable modem and only in Windows 2000 Pro. I have a dual boot setup with Windows 98 and I don't get this problem when running in 98. BTW, I have an ABIT BP6 motherboard.

I have been getting the IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL BSODs as well. I tend to get the error after my machine has been standing for a while. I noticed that it occurs when I un-lock the machine and proceed to launch Mozilla 0.9.6 and AOL AIM 4.7.2480. It does seem like a network problem.

I was searching for info on that and came across a Driver_IRQL.... for the NVIDIA Graphics cards. Do you guys/girls have NVIDIA chips in your computers?

Here's the Specs of my machine:
1GHz Athlon (TB)
512MB Generic Ram
Abit KTA7-RAID
2x IBM 75GXP 45GB HDD in RAID-0
ASUS 7700 Deluxe (NVIDIA GeForce 2 GTS)
Plextor Plexwriter 12/10/32A
Pioneer DVD-115
SB Live! Platnium 5.1
Realtek RTL8139
Generic FireWire Card

... I think that's it...

Any help would be appreciated.

I was glad to see I was not alone with this error message. Other web forums I have read point to the AGP driver of a VIA motherboard conflicting with Windows XP. I have downloaded the latest motherboard and AGP drivers from VIA, and I still get this error message and the blue screen of death. My problem only occurs when I play Everquest online, which is now using DirectX 8.1 and is a grapically intense workout for my GEForce3 video card. I have read that people do not have this problem when using Win98 or ME. I may have to re-install WinME (or at least dual boot ME and XP) so that I can play my favorite game, at least until this problem is fixed.

Have a HP Pavilion N5350 Laptop and have just instaled XP Pro with same result.
When using my Hi speed Scientific Atlanta cable modem DPX210 I have the blue screen and a fatal crash but when using my card Bus Adapter SMC 8035TX I do not have this problem.
It seems related to this DPX modem.
I have also noticed that this took place after a failed install of Roxio Adaptec Viewer for my CD writer... bad problem has it takes away the benefits of XP as I had no problems before with Me

I had these blue screens with any sort of firewall while using my cable modem on XP. I got rid of BlackICE and Zone Alarm and now I just use the NAT firewall in my Linksys router and no more blue screens.