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More info?)
If you have a retail edition of Windows XP, you could try a Repair
Installation....
Which graphics card do you have?
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Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging
"Marty" <mdmarty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:578F3E8D-2FB1-4521-9B1C-228F112FF8FD@microsoft.com...
> Cari -
>
> Thanks much for the ideas, but they didn't work. I went to Drivers.com,
> scanned my system for new drivers, and found new ones for video, audio,
> and
> others. I installed DirectX9.0C, installed the new Audio driver, but was
> unable to install either of 2 video drivers from the manufacturers'
> websites
> (Windows refused to recognize the INF files, I don't know why) so I
> swapped
> out the video card and the monitor. The new card was recognized by
> Windows
> so it was installed OK, even with higher resolutions. I tried to install
> MP10 and once again, it crashed into a blue screen.
>
> Any other ideas?
>
> Marty
>
>
> "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> Aha....an 8E
>>
>>
http://aumha.org/win5/kbestop.php#0x8e
>>
>> Try updating your graphics cards drivers, then the soundcard drivers then
>> DirectX (www.microsoft.com/directx) and see if there is any change.
>> --
>> Cari (MS-MVP)
>> Printing & Imaging
>>
>>
>>
>> "Marty" <mdmarty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:3103FFE0-8D11-46F1-998D-D260B20EA542@microsoft.com...
>> > Toward the end of the second pass for "Updating the Registry," the
>> > technical
>> > data are
>> >
>> > Stop: 0x0000008E (0x00000005, 0x8056E2A2, 0xF58E1BA4, 0x00000000)
>> >
>> > I sure hope this means something to you, 'cause it means just about
>> > nothing
>> > to me.
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> > Marty
>> >
>> > "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>> >
>> >> What is the exact text on the blue screen?
>> >> --
>> >> Cari (MS-MVP)
>> >> Printing & Imaging
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Marty" <mdmarty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:4D498F6F-1973-4E1B-9993-7FCC8108A439@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I tried to install MP10 on my WinXP computer, and got a blue screen
>> >> >as
>> >> >it
>> >> >was
>> >> > updating the registry. I "removed" it using the Control Panel by
>> >> > unclicking
>> >> > on the Windows Component. Now, when I try to install version 9, the
>> >> > install
>> >> > package displays a message that a later version is already
>> >> > installed,
>> >> > and
>> >> > exits. Every time I have tried to install version 10, I get a blue
>> >> > screen.
>> >> > And Windows no longer acknowledges that it is even installed among
>> >> > the
>> >> > Windows Components, so I can't even uninstall it.
>> >> >
>> >> > Any suggestions?
>> >> > TIA,
>> >> > Marty
>> >> >
>> >>
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