im trying to fix a mates pc and there is nothing on the microsoft site about it. it goes through the whole startupthing, then when it gets to the welcome screen, it'll either stay there, or i get the dreaded blue screen with the message PFN_LIST_CORRUPT then all the usual 'windows has suffered a critical error.....' and the whole heap of numbers that no one understands. But in case you do, at the end it sais: ***STOP: 0x0000004E (0x0000008F, 0c00020650, 0x00020050,0x00000000) he's running xp home with service pack 1
i got this from http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=291806 How to Troubleshoot a "STOP 0x0000004E PFN_LIST_CORRUPT" Error Message View products that this article applies to. Article ID : 291806 Last Review : December 19, 2003 Revision : 3.0 This article was previously published under Q291806 SYMPTOMS When you use a Windows 2000-based computer, you may receive the following error message on a blue screen: STOP 0x0000004E PFN_LIST_CORRUPT (Parameter1, Parameter2, Parameter3, Parameter4 1 - value 1 2 - ListHead value which was corrupt 3 - number of pages available 4 - 0 1 - value 2 2 - entry in list being removed 3 - highest physical page number 4 - reference count of entry being removed CAUSE This behavior occurs because a driver or other problem damaged the input/output (I/O) driver structures. MORE INFORMATION To troubleshoot this behavior: 1. Run hardware diagnostic tools that are provided by your computer manufacturer. 2. Disable all file system filter drivers, such as backup utilities, virus scanners, or firewall software. 3. View the following Microsoft Web site to verify that the hardware and the drivers for the hardware are compatible with Windows 2000: http://www.microsoft.com/hcl/default.asp (http://www.microsoft.com/hcl/default.asp) For information about the hardware on your computer, contact the manufacturer. 4. If you receive this error message randomly, or when you try to start a program, remove extra memory or have the random access memory (RAM) in your computer tested. This behavior may occur if you have bad RAM. i know its for win2000 but it may help
