I just recently installed Windows XP SP2, and got all the drivers I needed after a complete reinstallation.
Now, I'm getting Unexpected Error messages on startup on a lot of programs and I cant seem to figure out why.

Specs:
nForce4 Mobo (Not sure exactly which tbh)
AMD 3500+
Gforce9800GTX
1gbDDR

In case its a driver I'm missing
I installed:
Video Drivers
Mobo Drivers
Directx (Most games refuse to work)
Updated Windows (ie, latest Netframework etc)

Sooo, yeah. Help would be great : D

Please run Memtest on your Ram

Please run a Drive Diagnostics on your HardDrive

Well the first is to check RAM correct?
But I run one of my games (Lineage 2) fine, so I dunno about the ram. I'll run the other check now though.

I'm leaning towards Ram

A clean install should not have files missing, unless hardware fault I feel
You could also try re-installing clean again

Harddrive test came back clean.
So i guess Im screwed then? Ram could be the only other reason?


Edit: If one of the games runs fine, shouldn't ram be out of the question? :3

Rams fine. Just to double check I switched out the ram for a different stick and im having the same problem.


Read in a past thread that using eventviewer in commandprompt and putting the error number here would help so.

"Faulting application sins of a solar empire.exe, version 1.0.0.1, faulting module sins of a solar empire.exe, version 1.0.0.1, fault address 0x00036760."

Well that error has been discussed HERE and HERE

The solution they give is to play with the spell slider at low. But this is happening with tons of my games.