Blue screen and continuous restart - tried everything!

[pcfreak65]

I have a 166 mhz toshiba laptop with 4gb hard disk using NTFS, and 96 meg RAM. I don't have a 3d card.
I've looked at everything related on these forums, eg checked bios, my processor is not overclocked. I've also tried everything on the knowledge base.

Whenever I turn on my computer, I get a blue screen that disappears instantly and then restarts, even though I have told windows not to in system properties, and in the registry, as in the knowledge base. I know it's not any of my startup programs.

I can turn it on in safe mode, but not safe mode with network support. I am using IIS 5, with perl installed. I can't find anything anywhere, and symantec personal firewall. I had the problem before I installed the firewall, so I don't think it's that.

Also, I use Nero 5, and other people have had problems with Easy CD Creator.

Thanks,

pcfreak.

 

[Guest_imported]

Try removing the network card and associated drivers.

 

[DEDMOD]

pcfreak,

I'm not sure it has anything to do with your present problem but are you sure you have enough memory? I thought generally WIN 2000 needs 128 Meg to run decently.

Dave Dardinger

 

[Jackdaw]

Its easy CD creator. I installed it on a desktop machine running 2000 and as soon as i rebooted the machine after installing easy CD I got the blue screen of death. I tried uninstalling but then although 2000 would boot it wouldnt detect my external cd writer. In the end had to reformat the machine and start again.

 

[DEDMOD]

So did you give up on the Easy CD creator or did it install ok the second time? I've got Easy CD Creator 4 on my Dell, but it came preinstalled. And this system has 256meg of RAM.

Dave Dardinger

 

[Guest_imported]

If you install all the updates for Version 4 you will be ok.
Just do not reboot between updates. You can also install Platinum Version 5 thats works ok too. But make sure if your using version 4 that you install all Updates prior to reboot

 

[pcfreak65]

thankz, sorry, didn't say it right.

I use nero, never used easy cd on that computer, just said it in case it could help. sorry.

I tried installing SP2, and it worked fine.

Thanks anyway.