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  1. malkie

    Illegal instruction running FPD2.6

    I had a similar problem, in the end it was the processor.Below is the url for the tips I was given to solve the problem, it may be of help to you. thread779-482677
  2. malkie

    Easy CD Creator 5 will not detect my CD Burner

    I use both Easy Cd & Nero with no problems at all. You must install Easy CD and the update patch without restarting your PC in between these actions. If you install Easy Cd, shut down your PC then install the patch, you may well have problems.
  3. malkie

    Shutdown during POST

    Many thanks for your help, Ive just plugged the old fan back in and hey presto! the PC booted up fine.
  4. malkie

    Shutdown during POST

    Yes it was the CPU fan I replaced, it has a 3 wire plug, the replacement fan is very similar the only difference being the size of the heat sink.
  5. malkie

    Shutdown during POST

    I have taken all the cards and memory out and reseated them all, still the same problem.
  6. malkie

    Shutdown during POST

    I attempted to boot my PC after I had changed a noisy CPU fan,the fan did stop for about 2 seconds, there was one long beep during the post after which the PC shut down, nothing is visible on the monitor.The BIOS is Award. Is my CPU fried ?
  7. malkie

    Mobile processor

    Does anybody know if you can put an AMD 4 1.2GHZ Mobile processor in a desktop PC? The processor is Socket A
  8. malkie

    NTVDM CPU Illegal Instruction

    Linney, FYI I finally got to the bottom of this, The error "16 bit DOS subsystem NTVDM CPU illegal instruction" was being generated by a faulty CPU. This has been replaced, now the PC works perfectly. Thanks for your input in helping me solve this problem.
  9. malkie

    NTVDM CPU Illegal Instruction

    Linney, Ive finally got to the bottom of this !! I replaced the CPU now everything is working fine, no NTVDM error message, all the software loads & runs fine. Many thanks for your input into this problem.
  10. malkie

    NTVDM CPU Illegal Instruction

    Guys, Ive tried using MEMTEST86, I expanded the files & tried to send them to the floppy as instructed in the read me, I received the following error " 16 bit windows subsystem, c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal instruction close or ignore, this appears twice...
  11. malkie

    NTVDM CPU Illegal Instruction

    Linney, If I copy the cds setup programme to the hard drive I get the same results. Johnodq, The processor is an Athlon T'bird 1200 200 fsb socket A, this processor is second hand. An IBM friend suggests a Bios upgrade & if that fails change the CPU, he is convinced its hardware. I will let...
  12. malkie

    NTVDM CPU Illegal Instruction

    Linney, This was a brand new raw HDD I installed today,nothing on it at all, brand new out of the bag, I deliberately did'nt install any drivers so as I could rule them out, the old HDD did have 98 on it, it worked fine for sometime, I have tried both XP home & Pro with the same results. I cant...
  13. malkie

    NTVDM CPU Illegal Instruction

    Linney, Thanx for your help. in a nutshell I got no where, so to cut a long story short I put in a new HDD, installed XP but no drivers for Sound or Graphics cards, put in an Encarta CD guess what !!! up came the very same error. Do you think this now points to to CPU ?
  14. malkie

    Boot floppy

    yes, the floppy is readable in windows, I have tried other boots discs, the PCD then hangs at the "reading DMI table" during boot up
  15. malkie

    Activation number invalid on second time installation.

    Use the telephone option to re register XP, they will give you a new activation code to use, this works, Ive recently done it.
  16. malkie

    Boot floppy

    When attempting to boot to a floppy I receive the following error message " error reading partition table drive 01 sector 0 Interrupt divide by zero stack etc ...." does this indicate a HDD fault ?
  17. malkie

    NTVDM CPU Illegal Instruction

    I have recently installed XP Pro, now when I attempt to install various software via either of my CD Roms I am greeted with the error " NTVDM CPU illegal instruction, close or ignore. Choosing ignore does nothing, if I use " my computer " to get to the softwares setup icon I get...

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