Windows XP overclocking errors

[GFORCE100]

Has any of you had problems booting Windows XP when you've overclocked your system?

I seem to get a blue screen saying Windows has stopped loading to prevent damage to your hardware....

However Windows Me. 2000, 2000 Advanced Server loads fine on the overclock system with the SAME settings.

So is this a problem relating to my exact hardware or is Windows XP being a smart ass and preventing anyone overclocking their system?

Thanks,
Adam

 

[cbuchach]

Overclocking with XP is not any different than with any other operating system. If you are having errors then your processor is overclocked too far and is performing faulty calculations. This will occur in any operating environment.

It may be the case that for some reason all those calculation errors affect XP on booting more than you had noticed in other situations.

What I recommend is that you get a hold of Prime95 and use that program to make sure your overclocked processor is performing correct calculations (Prime95 is the best prog have found for this as it performs and then CHECKS several billion calculations). It will also heat up the processor and check for thermal stability.

 

[GFORCE100]

Right I've used Prime95 before and it works fine in Windows 2000 with the overclocked CPU's.

The only thing I hadn't mentioned yet is this is happening on a dual processor system which is overclocked, and which also doesn't have a VIA chipset either.

Somehow the thought of Intel and Microsoft drawing up some kind of plan to halt overclockers springs to mind. It would be good for Intel to now allow its CPU to boot a widely used OS as then people would have to buy faster CPU's instead of overclocking and thus pay more $$$.