Windows XP Rebooting Randomly - Now Can't Re-install

Welllll

I Tried something different.
I found the latest bios flash from SiS and flashed it. Not easy to do considering I didn't have an a: on it.

Anyways, the windowsxp install went through flawlessley after having stopped the last 8 times.

Running good now on one Ram stick, testing it with memtest now.
The other would not allow the computer to even boot to bios screen.

Tested HD checked good.

Here are the memdumpbs FINALLY.

I may have been mis-diagnosing the problem.

While the memory test was at 129% coverage. Both monitors on my EVGA dual monitor card went black but power and fan was still on . Got "no signal" display on monitors

So I am trying to see if it's the dual vid card.

Running on MB video jack now.

Wondering if older tube monitor could be causing problem .

Your first minidump reported error 0xC5: DRIVER_CORRUPTED_EXPOOL

An attempt occurred to touch invalid memory at a process IRQL that is too high. This is almost always caused by drivers that have corrupted the system pool. If you’ve recently installed any new software, check to see if it’s properly installed; and check for updated drivers on the manufacturer’s web site.


Your second dump was 0x50 and if you remember these errors can be caused by incompatible software such as an antivirus. The driver cited is aswSP.sys which belongs to Avast!

Try uninstalling or updating Avast and see if that brings stability.

Interesting thanks for that.
Well one ram stick is definately bad as it wont post even.

Yea got avast, tried turning it off a bunch of times too while trouble shooting.

Wondering why my video is cutting out with dual card too

It works fine on MB vga.

One program I did install a day or 2 before all this started happening was some driver update tool I found somewhere. Not sure if it was part of problem.

If you have bad drivers it could be affecting many things. Whatever that software you installed was I would uninstall and see what the outcome is.

Hey

Thanks for all the help

What's the best way to get drivers updated?

I checked out a tool called driver detective but tested to see if it was accurate by updating one of the drivers it said was out of date. After running it again. It said the same driver was out of date!! Still.

UPDATE.

Computer is running fine now, no random reboots, no video loss running on MB vga and one old tube monitor and known good ram stick.
Corsair is processing an RMA for the warranty on their RAM, they seem to be an upstanding company.

Really wondering what went bad first, RAM, DRIVER, STORM POWER OUTAGE CAUSING OTHERS?
I am on surge protector.

Need to further check ou my EVGA vid card find out why it is cutting out