Hello Jonathan.
Thanks for the reply. I have seen this KB article, but my issue seems to be
something else. Installing the patch did not help. I also get a different
STOP message.
Best regards,
Peter.
"Jonathan" <Jonathan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>>