PFN_LIST_CORRUPT error

[sunil5]

Hey all,

I have a laptop that has the PFN_LIST_CORRUPT blue screen error message coming up (WinXP Home). It doesn't let me get as far selecting the boot options(i.e. F8, safe mode, etc), it's in a continous loop of restarting.

I understand that it could have been a corrupted driver that caused this. But, i have re-formatted the boot partition and the message still appears.

Is is a RAM chip fault?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[kippy13]

Try some of the tips in these links.

http://groups.google.ie/groups?hl=e...-8&selm=3765245f%40news.desupernet.net&rnum=1

http://groups.google.ie/groups?hl=e...=7bf3nh%24a2j%241%40nnrp1.dejanews.com&rnum=2

http://groups.google.ie/groups?hl=e...399%40newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net&rnum=5

It looks like u have a dodgy DIMM but check through the steps and try testing the memory as in the final post there.
let me know how u get on.

"Sometimes I do not know but I try hard"- R.F. Haughty 1923

 

[sunil5]

Thanks for the response. I think it is the memory module too.

Ive been to

http://www.memtest86.com/

and as the laptop has no floppy drive, i tried using the CD ROM ISO but for some reason i can't get it to boot from CD (BIOS options are correct).

Any help on how to burn ISO images using Nero 5.5? I have done it before with Linux ISO and all worked fine.

 

[kippy13]

Probably an advanced option, I havent used Nero for ISO burning and dont have it in front of me here.
Do u have any spare memory knosking around that u can replace just for a while?

"Sometimes I do not know but I try hard"- R.F. Haughty 1923

 

[sunil5]

It's a laptop- been having trouble getting hold of a mem module just to check it.

 

[kippy13]

I'd say ur going to have to replace the module anyway, it may be worth getting a module in and save urself of messing with CDROM drives and burning stuff etc.
Did u try some of the other things in the google posts.

"Sometimes I do not know but I try hard"- R.F. Haughty 1923

 

[sunil5]

Yeah the other posts refer to NT4 and service packs; i have all the latest SP installed.

Like i mentioned in original post, even formatting the laptop didn't work. This leads me to believe it must be hardware fault (more than likely RAM i guess).

 

[sunil5]

I ve tried things like check disk, etc, too

 

[kippy13]

Ah yeah,
Its defo the memory.
Let me know how u get on.

"Sometimes I do not know but I try hard"- R.F. Haughty 1923

 

[sunil5]

Yeah will do- thanks again for the advice