Hello, Have you tried performing a non-destructive test of the hard disk drive using the hard disk drive manufacturer's diagnostic utiiity? That should tell you whether or not the hard disk drive has begun to fail. In the event that it has, it would probably be a good idea to replace it, as damage tends to increase over time, sometimes quite rapidly.
Regards, Aryeh Goretsky At 10:00 AM 10/30/2009, you wrote:
Message: 4 Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:53:15 -0400 From: "Jeffrey Race" <[email protected]> Subject: [Thinkpad] 600X making progress To: "Thinkpad Users Group" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" "The driver attempted to access memory beyond the end of its allocation." This is looking like a failing hard drive which has damaged some part of W2K or a loading program, or possibly just file corruption of some part of OS or programs. It now constantly BSODs during the boot process a few seconds after the desktop begins to paint. I am thinking to reinstall W2K but wonder if I can get any advice on 1-What files/directories to wipe before beginning reinstall 2-What to keep or whether it is possible to keep anything. I am guessing all programs impinging on the registry must be reinstalled If this doesn't work I'll just get a new HDD but maybe the above is worth a try. I am assuming something is smart enough not to install over bad sectors. I plan to employ the 600X for backup and off-premise use, keeping the T43 at home. Its keyboard is way inferior to the 600Xs. Tks for all help. Jeffrey Race
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