Whats "STOP: 0x0000000A (0xc0398480,0x00000002,0x00000000,0x8081CDCB" mean

i've been trying to install windows xp since last night everytime i try it gets to nearly complete copying files and then i get a error saying something about "a problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer" any ideas?
technical information "STOP: 0x0000000A (0xc0398480,0x00000002,0x00000000,0x8081CDCB"
thanks

 

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q314063

 

Do you know of anyone who can read your Minidumps? A Minidump will contain more specific information on what caused your crash. Error 0x0A can be due to many things.

If you don't know anyone then I suggest joining the TechSpot forums and posting them over there for someone to read them for you. To find your Minidump(s) go to C Drive> Windows Folder > search for Minidump Folder and click it on. Inside are your Minidumps. This is what is needed. I usually create a sperate folder on my desktop screen and send them there because they are much easier to access.

When you post you attach as you would a Word document to an email. If you have several it would be wise to Zip them together. Hope this helps.

 

for everything os related try here

http://forums.afterdawn.com/forum_view.cfm/165

 

i cant go to c:\windows because this is a first time installation i just built this computer

 

I ain't no pro, but ususally when i get stuck on installations i check the hard drive.

A couple of times the physical hard disk platter was damaged and so windows kept shutting down when copying files for installation.

If you have another harddrive try it out even if its smaller, just to check.

Otherwise i try to figure out the range in which the error lies on the disk and then create a partition around that space.

Hope that helps

 

do you think trying vista may fix the problem

 

probably not as could cause other problems

 

it could b a ram issue if u have 2 sticks of ram try them separately

 

I had this exact same prob during the week and it messed my head up lol.

Basically I bought a second hand pc and was told by the seller that the os that was on it was corrupt as hell and when I asked can you get into the bios he said yep fine........

So I put in a xp home edition, it loads the windows files and it says "windows is starting up" and then all of a sudden that error msg keeps popping up!

Mine is a dell e520 and it turns out after leaving it into a pc shop and the guy couldn't sort it out was a setting needed to be corrected in the bios.

I just stumbled across this as I'm no pc expert at all...I had to change the settings to "auto detect sata" in the bios and that was it.

I even connected my other hd to the new pc and was still getting this msg so that was def my prob anyway.

It was the same error you got so have a look.

Not saying this is your answer buy hopefully

Sandisk

 

here is my computer 2X2gb dual channel ram
a 512 magabyte video card

a 3.4dual core processor
a 500gb sata drive

any suggestions on what i should do

 

sry dude but i dont believe u have that pc u just said y? cause only gamers/geeks have a pc like that and some1 like that would say their specs with more detail and u didnt even mention a brand

 

i built it myself

 

i still dnt believe it and im sure other will agree with me

 

ok do you have any input on what i can do to get windows to install

 

u could take ure "2 sticks of 2gb of ram" and remove them 1 by 1 and try and c if one is damaged

 

ok i'll try that and that is the computer i built too

 

if u say so