win98se protection error

[blade64]

ok jus today i got numerous BSOD's outta nowhere. i shutdown restarted did that stuff... nuttin worked. so i tried re-installin windows.. no help there also. finally i read about a post on the forums sayin to disable the vcd settins in my msconfig, well i cant find any vxd related things in msconfig. so i was wonderin since its lookin like im gonna havta reinstall my hdd, which i jus got workin a week ago, i gotta do this.

 

[buckmasterson]

Processor too hot? Modem fried? Sometimes bad hardware does this. I haven't had hard drives do this though...

 

[bacillus]

Have you tested your memory?

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: bacillus
Have you tested your memory?

Memtest86 if you're needing a tool, btw.

But yeah, I concur. I smell hardware failure. Make sure your CPU and PSU fans are running first. If either of those is dead, replace it and pray you didn't BBQ the electronics it was cooling.

- M4H