Hi, They never actually start. From what users have told me, I think it happens once when someone is using it, then never restarts again. We rolled out .NET Framework 1.1 at roughly the same time (a couple of weeks before). Neil. > -----Original Message----- > From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Daniel Ensor > Sent: 01 December 2004 12:03 > To: 'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' > Subject: [windows2000] Re: XP REGISTRY_ERROR > > Hi Neil > > When do they crash? i.e. they never start or is it when users > are using a > certain piece of software etc. > Did you roll out anything else at the same time as the SP? > > Cheers > Dan > > -----Original Message----- > From: Neil Bullock [mailto:n.bullock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: 01 December 2004 11:44 > To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [windows2000] XP REGISTRY_ERROR > > > Hi, > > This is an odd one. I mentioned it a while ago in another > thread about > whether installing XPSP2 was a good idea or not. That is, after we > installed XPSP2, certain machines randomly started crashing > with 0x00000051 > REGISTRY_ERROR stop errors, requiring a re-image. > > We have four rooms of computers, all different makes and > models, which do > this. It's not every computer in every room - just a > handfull which keep > doing it repeatedly, even after re-imaging (they work for a > while, then die > again). We have a fifth room which does not do this, which is running > FAT32. All the other rooms are NTFS. > > We decided we'd try and blame SP2, and so took a machine out > of one of the > problem rooms and formatted it with NTFS, then installed all > the software. > We left SP2 out of the image, and then put the image on in > the problem room, > hoping we might have fixed the problem. > > It turns out that we haven't. It still happens. It never > happened before > we put SP2 on, and we've now no idea what the problem might > be. We can't > spend our lives reimaging machines like this :) > > I am starting to think there may just be some dodgy hard > disks in some of > the rooms. I really don't want to put all the machines to > FAT32. Does > anyone have any suggestions? Weird ones or hunches based on wild > speculation welcome. > > Neil. > > ******************************************************** > This Weeks Sponsor StressedPuppy.com Games > Feeling stressed out? Check out our games to > relieve your stress. > http://www.StressedPuppy.com > ******************************************************** > To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation > mode or view archives use the below link. > > http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm > Visit the new FDL web - site designed to serve you better- > http://www.fdl.co.uk This message has been sent from Fuerst > Day Lawson Ltd > and confirms that the email has been scanned and to the best of our > knowledge is free from virus infection. The unauthorised use, > disclosure, > forwarding or copying of this message and any attachments is strictly > prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please email > moderator@xxxxxxxxx This message and any attachments, which > are confidential > and may be privileged, are for the use of the addressee(s) > only. The views > and opinions expressed in this email message are the author's > own and may > not reflect the views and opinions of Fuerst Day Lawson Ltd. > ******************************************************** > This Weeks Sponsor StressedPuppy.com Games > Feeling stressed out? Check out our games to > relieve your stress. > http://www.StressedPuppy.com > ******************************************************** > To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation > mode or view archives use the below link. > > http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm > ******************************************************** This Weeks Sponsor StressedPuppy.com Games Feeling stressed out? Check out our games to relieve your stress. http://www.StressedPuppy.com ******************************************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm