txt3rob;915226 Wrote:
> got a laptop that keeps switching off when ever it fancys no bsod o
> warnings just goes off and then when i power on again i get the
> c000021a error and it reboots and then work
>
> Things I've tryed belo
>
> 1) its any copy of vista the one that was preinstalled and one that
> been slipstreamed with latest updates
>
> Happens with 32bit or 64bit version
>
> Happens during final set ups of vist
>
> no BSOD untill i turn it back on and get c000021a (safe mode or las
> known
>
> 2) happens during vista set up or when in vista
>
> *3) Doesnt happen on XP AT ALL* (it use to be dual boot
>
> 4) replaced the ram still the sam
>
> 5) my spec - Medion Akoya laptop MD9663
>
> > > >
- Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core
> processor T233
> (1.6 GHz, 1MB L2 Cache, FSB 533 MHz
- 3 GB working memor
> NVidia® GeForce® 9300M
- * - *160 GB SATA hard driv
> > >
> 6) no bios updates for my lapto
>
> 7) turns off during mem test or memtest86
>
> Im at a tottal lost as im no n00b but carnt find anything that wil
> resolve the fault
>
> any suggestions or solutions are more than welcome
Google on 0xC000021A brings up this KB articl
'How to troubleshoot a "STOP 0xC000021A" error
(
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/156669
You say it used to be dual boot. One of the causes listed in th
article is mixed system files. Maybe that's what happened
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MilesAhea
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