There is an update from microsoft that fixes this problem. You need to boot
with 2gb and then install the vista update. After install, you can then put
back the extra ram.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929777/en-us
Hope that helps
"Peter Haumer" wrote:
> Hi.
> I have a Dell XPS 710 that ran WinXP (32bit) so far with 4GB installed with
> no problems four 5 months. Have GForce 8, XFi SB, one SATA and one PATA
> drive.
>
> Got myself a second SATA hard disk drive to install Vista x64 that I want to
> use via dual boot. When booting from DVD I immediately got a "STOP:
> 0x0000007E" (plus four parameters, no additional lines below) blue screen.
> I removed 2GB and the install worked fine. Installed all Windows Updates
> and latest 64bit drivers that I could find for my configuration. Rebooted
> several times without any problems during that process. Then I placed the
> other 2GB memory back into my machine and the same blue screen came back
> when now booting my Vista 64 drive. The XP drive still works fine. Got
> myself a whole new set of 4 1GB dimms: same blue screen; each and every time
> I try to boot. When I remove 2GB it works fine. I also tested two 2GB in
> the different dimm slots (i.e. 1 and 3 populated and 2 and 4 populated):
> worked great. Just not with 4GB. Dell said they do not support Vista 64
> (after being 3 x 90 min with them on the phone about this already :-).
>
> Any help or hints on how to get Vista 64 to work with 4GB in my system would
> be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
>
> Best regards,
> Peter Haumer.
>
> P.S.: I am an MSDN subscriber and just registered this alias for MSDN
> benefits Managed News Groups support. I hope it worked.
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