Windows Protection Error
 

Need some help,

Recently when I have been shutting down my system I am faced with a blue screen informing me of a "Windows Protection Error", and asking me to restart my computer.
When i repeat the process, I am faced with the same scenario.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

BB

I get that every time I shut down too, are you using Windows ME?

[This message has been edited by Pengineer (edited 15 May 2001).]

Yes

Either that or it gets halfway through the shut down procedure and then stops( :rolleyes: or :mad: depending on how i feel at the time!)!

I find that closing down all my applications including the background ones such as firewalls and antivirus etc, before I start the Shut Down process seems to stop it happening(well at least less regularly :)!!).

Try it an see if it helps.

OzPax1 http://www.pprune.org/ubb/NonCGI/cool.gif



[This message has been edited by OzPax1 (edited 15 May 2001).]

You might try uninstalling one or two of the most recent "old favourites" that you loaded up. Often they put their own *.dll files in place of the system files and they don't get on with the Operating System. Also, Windows ME is pretty well a genuine 32 bit OS and doesn't take kindly to some 16 bit (eg Windows 95) Applications.

Interestingly, ME boasts 100 or so *.vxd files - virtual device drivers - whereas Windows 2000 has only three. It's wrong to think of the Operating Systems as being like one another. You can't take liberties.