Replies to post #955 on Computer Learning (HELP)

[spokeshave]

bbgold: You did not say what OS you were using.

But, if it was 9x, it sounds like you just ran out of resources. 6 windows open at one time, including chat, which uses a lot or resources, is a lot.

If your motherboard uses the Via KT133A chipset, you might also want to download the latest 4-in-1 drivers at http://www.viahardware.com/download/index.shtm#4in1

That might help with the stability. However, if you really want to do that kind of multitasking I suggest Win2K.

I would also suggest that you run ScanDisk from within Windows. Then shut down normally, and restart.

[tc]

bbgold

That is not an uncommon error but we do need to know what operating system you are running. Different systems require different settings.

tc

[PMS Witch]

Stacks...

The STACKS entry in CONFIG.SYS allocates memory for hardware to use. Windows doesn't use this memory, and most modern systems omit the STACKS entry.

You can put a STACKS entry into your CONFIG.SYS file and see if it helps.

I'd suggest STACKS=9,256 would be reasonable. If it doesn't help, try STACKS=18,512. Also, try STACKS=0,0 to disable stacks altogether and see if that helps.

One of these choices, a little, a lot, or none, could do the trick.

Cheers, PW.

P.S. An error may have scrambled your system to the point it displayed the wrong error message -- a comforting thought.

[lostcowboy]

Hi BBgold, here is some more info on stacks errors.
http://support.microsoft.com/search/preview.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q145799 , http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q82318

could be this? http://support.microsoft.com/search/preview.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q263891


Here is a error message that may be related.
http://support.microsoft.com/search/preview.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q149083