Error 0x0000008e

rickyguzmanrickyguzman
edited January 2009 in Science & Tech
Would anyone knows why I am getting error 0x0000008e? The complete error is:
0x0000008e (0xc0000005, 0xee38421d, 0xeb4db7e8, 0x00000000)
The error occurs after windows boots up and parhaps 30 sec pass by.It does not refrence any hardware.
I have a DELL Inspiron 1501 running xp
Thanks

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  • blondebrat4everblondebrat4ever
    edited January 2009
    I am having a very similar problem. Mine started with a serious virus that I was only able to get rid of by running Windows Defender in SAFEMODE. Now, I can only boot up for a minute before I get a blue screen talking about bios memory and shutting down to protect computer or something like that. But mine is an error 0x0000008e too. my other () numbers change each time tho! I'm running Windows XP sp2. Any ideas to fix?
  • RichDRichD Essex, UK
    edited January 2009
    Welcome to Icrontic.

    I assume that when you get these errors you are gettign the infamous Blue Screen Of Death or BSOD?

    These can be caused by many things. It basically happens when windows encounters an error which causes the system to become unstable. Windows will often take a dump of the memory and save it to disk. The only way to really tell is to analyse these dump files however you need an apropriate debugger to do so.

    There are some comon causes and some things to check first. They can be caused by hardware faults such as an unstable power suply, bad memory, or a corrupt sectors on a hard disk. They can also be caused by driver and software conflicts. Some malware can also have this affect.

    So, firstly has anything on your system changed recently? Have you installed any new hardware or software? If not you can test your memory by downloading and running memtest86. Click here and download the zip file. Burn the iso file to CD using your chosen application (nero etc). Put the cd in your PC and reboot. When the PC restarts Memtest should inspect your RAM and tell you if you have any problems.

    Im guessing your PC is a laptop. Unfortunatley I don't know much about Laptop power suplies. You can try booting into safemode and run chkdsk to scan your hard disk for errors. It has been a while sinse I used XP but I believe it can be found under system tools on the start menu. Alternatively you could download either seatools or DFT. They are bootable CDs like Memtest86.

    Have a go with these and let us know how you get on. If you still have problems we can go through a few more things
  • RichDRichD Essex, UK
    edited January 2009
    blondebrat4ever wrote:
    I am having a very similar problem. Mine started with a serious virus that I was only able to get rid of by running Windows Defender in SAFEMODE. Now, I can only boot up for a minute before I get a blue screen talking about bios memory and shutting down to protect computer or something like that. But mine is an error 0x0000008e too. my other () numbers change each time tho! I'm running Windows XP sp2. Any ideas to fix?

    As I said these can be caused by spyware. I am not qualified to advise on malware as the cleaning process is unique to each PC using inapropriate tools can cause ireprable damage. My advice is this...

    If you can get in to normal mode for long enough, Download and install HijackThis from here. This MUST be run in normal mode not safe mode. Scan your system and create a logfile. Put a post in our antivirus forum here. If windows does not remain stable for long enough to do this then please post there and explain the situation. In either case give as much info as you can and explain what the problems are that you have had and what you have already done. If your logs are clean then start a new thread to ask for advice.

    //edit: If you believe your problem to be malware related you may like to read this thread. Look at Trolls first post and also Trogan's post. in particular.
  • thug345thug345
    edited January 2009
    I had this exact same problem recently and here is my recommendation to fix. As RichD recommends, look at Troll's post. The change I made to stop my computer from crashing was to go into Safe Mode, go to Start>Run and type msconfig. Go to the startup tab and disable everything, then restart. As I said, in my case, this stopped the 0x0000008e errors and allowed me to install and run some programs. All of the anti-spyware/anti-malware programs listed in Troll's post are good ones to run, but they may not fix your computer. I ended up eventually running the Rootkit Revealer and discovered the Seneka rootkit.

    I googled instructions on removing the rootkit and came up with this thread: http://community.norton.com/norton/board/message?board.id=nis_feedback&thread.id=23740&view=by_date_ascending&page=1. I first looked for the Seneka drivers as the thread OP instructed, but didn't find them. I then read further and someone indicated that they downloaded and ran Malwarebytes and this removed the Seneka rootkit. That is what I did and I'm happy to report my computer is up and running again. Hopefully this helps someone.
  • rickyguzmanrickyguzman
    edited January 2009
    I want to thank everyone that reply to my original message. I follow <CITE>thug345 </CITE><CITE>advice. I started my laptop in safe mode, went </CITE>to Start > Run and type msconfig. Went to the startup tab and disable everything, then restart. However, I only ran Malwarebytes and it removed 933 malware. Once I did that, the Laptop is no longer giving me the error and running great.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>
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  • trolltroll Windsor, Nova Scotia Icrontian
    edited January 2009
    Good To hear your fixed up rickyguzman!

    The programs listed in my post as thug345 says are old... (Original post is over 2 years old :) )

    Good to see you found Malwarebytes Anti-Malware it does a really great job.

    Another one you might want to run is SuperAntiSpyware it wil clean up anything missed. :)
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