Re: "Buffer Overrun? Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library"?!?

BNILSSON@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Hi Paul.

Again, thanks for all that good info.!
That will keep me going.

I got the WinXP pro. with Sp2


I only have one HDD installed, with just one single cable, it's a 40gb.
*WD, that I had Win98se on, it is jumpered as Master and always was, and
right now, after being up all night putting it together, it is working
ok at this point. (knock on wood!)

The spare, a 40GB Maxtor- is what I first installed WinXP on and it was
working good at first- it did *not have any jumpers installed.
The next morning is when it would not boot and I got the "Overrun
Buffer" warning on.- I tried that one again with jumpers in the Master
location and with out any, but nothing did bring it back to life, that I
have tried. and the warning is still there and not booting to windows
and I could not get the WinXP to format it again and reinstall- I'll try
again today.

The new HDD I purchased from NewEgg, is a 160GB. and that one did not
do much- it would not even boot thru the BIOS, it stopped after the BIOS
drive info.- that one I sent back to NewEgg on a RMA.
Maybe there is something wrong with the BIOS?!- I don't know!

Paul, I know that this could be a very simple thing or it could be a big
thing, like you say, maybe some sneaky malware got in there,but I have
Avast and Super Anti Spyware installed and did run.
I also have Norton 2003 utility CD that I had run on that HDD, from the
CD- (I did not want to download it, because it is a "big one")
I feel sure that the 2x1GB RAM sticks are working ok, they are
recognized and they checked out ok in the Memtest?

I just hope that this last setup will stay ok and that I get a good
160GB HDD back from NewEgg and that will work ok for a new WinXP setup.

I know that there are several tests to try, but you have to know what
you are doing or it is just adding more frustrations on to the problem,
but when I have the time and mind set, I will check and try to learn
more about this stuff.

Paul, thanks again for sharing all your knowledge and PC know how with
me and the rest of the people here, that need some guidance and help.

I will be plugging at it and if it gets to be too much, I hope I can
call on you for more of your help, again.
BN


Try the 40GB disk by itself on the cable. Use the end connector.
Jumper as master. Try your install again. (If you have two cables,
the CDROM can be on the other cable.)

If you have two drives on the same cable, one is Master and the
other one is Slave. They can't both be master.

Paul
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