Blue Screen of Death!!!!!!

[JPRoy392]

I need help!!!!

I just got a new PC (refurbished) and I have
been getting Microsoft's Fatal Error Screen.
(Message - 0E has occured at 0167:BFF9DFFF)
I only get this when I attempt to link a
textbox or any other object in VB to a
field in my database. (In the Properties Box
with DataField Property).

I have completely reformatted the computer
with the disks HP gave me. I then reinstalled
MS Office (for Access DB) and Visual Basic.
That didn't help. I went into MSConfig and
removed all the extra programs at start-up
(per HP Help Desk). That didn't help.

I have 128 MB of RAM (which I thought
was plenty).

Thank You For Any Help.

[parksie]

My advice - use a proper Windows CD and install from there, rather than one of the contrived things that come with your computer.

[PJB]

i agree, any software from HP usually involves lots of crashes

I however don't agree with buying refurbished computers(only cause the person i work for builds new computers)
problem being there was a reason why it was refurbished and they may not have solved the entire problem by refurbishing it

[Cromas]

I often get the 0167: error too, I believe it is caused by your hardware and not your software. If you know how, try ripping out all of your PCI/ISA cards, then installing them one by one, testing the code each time.

Or I could be wrong and it's not caused by hardware. lol.

Not sure about this, but in DOS:

Type this:

cd windows
cd options
cd cabs
setup

If all else fails, open the Window, throw it out.
If all else fails #2, get a hammer.
If all else fail for the last time, take it to the computer store and get it fixed. Or return it for a new computer.

Bad suggestions, but they might make you feel better .

[Paul282]

Don't link to a database field!!

Data-aware componants suck, do your data access yourself, use recordset objects, UDT arrays or whatever but skip the aware componants, you lose control of what you're doing and it's a nightmare to change later.

I may have the same problem with my computer, but I wouldn't know because I don't bind controls

[Dim]

You should post the way you are linking the db to the textbox. Maybe the problem sits in the code and not the software/hardware. However...knowing microsoft, it could be a hardware problem so try to remove all your cards and put them in one by one...in an extreme case remove some of your ram and replace them one by one (remove them all ONLY if you have onboard ram).


Gl,
D!m

[Paul282]

...or post us the code and we'll tell you if it happens on our systems.

It's a start

If it doesn't and you've reformatted you've got a problem. My first choice would be to trash the hp os or bug hp support which you ought to get for free

[JPRoy392]

Wow! Thanks for the responses. One of my co-workers had
a copy of Windows 98 (2nd ed.) laying around and I
re-installed it. It appears to have done the trick.
My System Resources operate at a much higher percentage
and I haven't crashed yet. (Thanks Parksie)

Wasn't there a time when you purchased a PC you got a
copy of the OS on CD? I have a Compaq at home and I also
only got a copy of the recovery/restore software and not
Windows 98 (Incedently, I will never buy another Compaq,
but that's another story).

What got to me is that the "help" desk people at HP weren't
helpful at all. They kept telling me that it was a problem with the software I was running and that the recovery/restore would do the trick. I almost returned this PC and I'm sure its replacement would have had similiar problems. Once again, thank you for the suggestions.

P.S. I am using ADO for access to my database. I am doing
this for the first time as opposed to using DAO. So far,
I think I like it.

[Paul282]

Compaqs and HP's make great servers for large networks, the hardware RAID etc is above par but as home systems I prefer to buy the bits and put them together myself, I hate having a proprietry system that I can swap new bits in and out of.

all that, gotta get compaq RAM or HP drivers etc 5HITS me

[Cromas]

In an effort to 'crack-down' on software piracy, many PC vendors no longer include an OS CD, but instead, include it on a protected partition in the computer. The installer is serialized and will only work on that computer. It's quite a crack-up actually, horrible way to endear yourself to your customers.

Anyway, most companies will send you an OS CD if you call and ask for one. You might try that.

And good idea about not buying Compaq. Go for Dell or Micron, HP if you have to. Just not Compaq.

[PRIVATE1]

I worked For Hewllet Packard . The OS they use is a propriatory version of windows . It might not be capable of doing what your asking . You can try a real windows cd , but chances are it won't have the Propriatory drivers you need for all your hardware . If you call them techsupport again make sure you get the office in "Chandler ,AZ" . They do a muchj better job then the guys @ "STREAM" in Texas . Get your call escallated to a suporvisor and insist they send you "Calling Cards" to pay for the phone bill . If the call is escallated you have a better chance of talking to someone more educated . Not that the Floor techs are bad , I'm not saying that , but the "Soups" have access to diffrent resources than the others . Goodluck.