Stop error messages., 'The blue screen of death.' Options

[*CrackedRearView*]

Okay, here's the scoop. I'm getting several 'STOP ERROR:0x00000A' type messages that prompt me to a blue screen after sudden crashes. Here are some of the things I've seen...

- PAGE_FAULT_IN_NON_PAGED_AREA
- DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
- (No message at all, just a reboot)

I have exactly no clue what to do about all of this. I haven't installed any new hardware or drivers, and it's a really sudden problem.

And it's pissing me off . Any of you techies here have a reasonable solution to this? Or a method of troubleshooting?

[*kryogenix*]

I've been getting the PAGE_FAULT BSOD at least five times a month for the past few years. I've accepted this as either

a. Faulty Hardware on the part of Dell
b. Poor Coding on the part of MS
c. Executing Software not intended to run on Win XP SP2 on the part of me

In a year I'll be off the windows teat, so I can manage.

[*Azarel*]

I've been getting the PAGE_FAULT BSOD at least five times a month for the past few years. I've accepted this as either
a. Faulty Hardware on the part of Dell
b. Poor Coding on the part of MS
c. Executing Software not intended to run on Win XP SP2 on the part of me
In a year I'll be off the windows teat, so I can manage.

Since Justin's not here at the moment, I'll just step in to clarify that he's been getting these errors starting just two nights ago (I think), and last night, every time he rebooted his computer, it continually kept crashing with error screens. So yeah, it's not just once every couple days or anything.