Win32K.sys File Failure

[Zerohero2]

How do you fix a win32K.sys file from giving you a blue screen after three hours of using the computer. I recently installed a Western Digital 30GB 7200RPM Hard drive and a 256 stick of PC2100 Kingston memory ( I previously had 512MB stick of PNY Optima 400Mhz DDRam all by itself) and I just can't get the dang thing stablized. I'm Running on Windows XP Home Edition SP2. Please help.

 

[howard_hopkinso]

Hello and welcome to Techspot.

win32k.sys error can be caused by a lot of different things.

Does your system become stable if you take out the new stick of ram?

See HERE for instructions for testing your ram.

Regards Howard :wave: :wave:

 

[Zerohero2]

Thanks, I'll have to try that out. but do you suppose it is my hard drive or Ram?

 

[howard_hopkinso]

Lets test your ram first.

I would be inclined to think it`s probably a ram problem.

If that checks out ok, then attach 5 or 6 minidumps here.

You can find instructions for this in the thread that I linked.

Regards Howard