The problem seems to have started after loading sp3
 HP Pavilion zd8000 Pentium 4 3.2 G Htz. Windows xp pro was sp2 now sp3
  80 G HARDDRIVE 40G free
Typical error :-     Runtime error
                           Do you wish to debug
                           Line : 7 ( and other various numbers )
                           Error : in loading DLL
Clicking the "yes" key 2 or3 times clears the box, sometimes desktop icons GO to white and gradually come on to colour again, this also happens sometimes when closing a folder.

When restarting desktop goes to 640x480 (or similar) before going to my selected Resolution 1280x768

AVG 8 free running updated daily. windows firewall on, automatic update on When exactly does runtime error pop up? Whiloe using specific program?
As for video problem....did you try to reinstall video drivers?Occurs on different programs, some Video eg wmv, mpg etc. Also eg Photoshop elements 5
Yes i have tried a NEW driver in the radeon x600 from Driver Detective, but the whole system seemed unstable, all sorts of wierd blue screen stuff and a memory dump so I ran the original HP driver recovery disc again.

Also had a previous Blue Screen:-
   KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR

I think this and a few more came even before loading sp3

can't seem to get the smileys to work, but sad is the moodcan you rememberany of the blue screen messages, and if you see any more, try and write them downGo Start>Run, type in:
sfc /scannow
Click OK.
Have Windows XP CD handy.You guys are great The scannow fixed The runtime errors, many thanks.
But a problem which may have been related>>>   When formatting a cd for InCd the blue screen again :-    Technical info  ATIPTAXX corrupt file   C:\ $Secure corrupt
oxoooooo77 (oxoooooooE, oxoooooooo, oxo2A5Dooo)
Beginning dump of physical memory
Dumping to Disc  :  Numbers counting from 1 upwards to  about 70
Then shut down.  Since then I have restored most things but there is no CD/DVD drive
showing in My Computer and cannot read any cd/dvd rom at all, even in the BIOS its not there

perhaps the drive is past it's use by date I'm glad, ithelped

The drive may be dead. You may try it in another computer.

Give this a shot:
1. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060
or...
2. http://aumha.org/downloads/cdgone.zip
or...
3. Go to Device Manager, click a "+" sign next to IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers.
You'll see two items:
- ATA Channel0 (or Primary Channel)
- ATA Channel1 (or Secondary Channel)
Right click on each of them, and click Uninstal. Confirm.
Restart Windows. They'll be automatically reinstalled.Terrific CD/DVD drive back again
But woe is me, there seems to be a software problem, caused by the Microsoft updates. Office 2002 is only partly working, Word & Power Point, the others have a blank icon.
Can't uninstall or reinstall, "Windows installer patch package could not be opened" I have installed windowsInstaller KB893803-V2-x86.exe , no joy You tried uninstalling with the Office CD, right

Alan <><  Yes I had tried to install Office using the CD, however I must have been clicking on the wrong file.
I have found the file to click on now in the CD contents:  STD.MSI and it installed, it now seems to work ok

Thanks again ............. it's great to have the help you provide, hope this has helped others too.

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