https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-microsoft/windows-xp-installation/m-p/2838085#M2100 Hi,<BR />"paged area" is the disk, so "non paged area" is the memory (RAM).<BR /><BR />However this error is very general...<BR /><BR />If it is the<BR />STOP 0x00000050 message (Page_fault_in_nonpaged_area)<BR /><BR />It might be a number of things besides memory, like drivers that are not signed (verified) to work with WinXP (video drivers, disk-drivers, printer drivers, anti-virus drivers or any 'real-time' or hardware drivers).<BR /><BR />So it could be either RAM or some driver (usually) or even application (but ruled out in this case as it is during installation of WinXP).<BR /><BR />Dump-file analysis is generally needed to find out exactly which driver is responsibel (if this is the cause) but is outside the scope of this forum I believe...<BR /><BR />You might want to have a look at:<BR /><A href="http://www.microsoft.com/ddk/debugging/" target="_blank">http://www.microsoft.com/ddk/debugging/</A><BR />and<BR /><A href="http://www.win2000mag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=16425" target="_blank">http://www.win2000mag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=16425</A> (although win2k specific it is probably relevant)<BR /><BR /><BR />Cheers,<BR />Rune Mon, 04 Nov 2002 06:50:25 GMT Rune J. Winje 2002-11-04T06:50:25Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-microsoft/windows-xp-installation/m-p/2838084#M2099 Hi, I am pretty new to the forums. So I dont know what information to supply...<BR /><BR />Anyway, I have just built my own computer and get some strange errors while trying to install windows XP<BR /><BR />The system dumps and gives me the following one liner:<BR /><BR />PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA<BR /><BR />I dont know if this is software or hardware related. Anyone that can give me a hint?<BR /><BR />Some Specs:<BR /><BR />Intel P4 2,4GHz<BR />256MB DDR<BR />Maxtor 60GB HDD<BR />Daytona GeForce4 64MB<BR />Intel D845GERG2 MotherBoard<BR /><BR />Any Help will be most appreciated. <BR />Thanks in advance Sun, 03 Nov 2002 14:10:43 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-microsoft/windows-xp-installation/m-p/2838084#M2099 Johan Carlsson_1 2002-11-03T14:10:43Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-microsoft/windows-xp-installation/m-p/2838085#M2100 Hi,<BR />"paged area" is the disk, so "non paged area" is the memory (RAM).<BR /><BR />However this error is very general...<BR /><BR />If it is the<BR />STOP 0x00000050 message (Page_fault_in_nonpaged_area)<BR /><BR />It might be a number of things besides memory, like drivers that are not signed (verified) to work with WinXP (video drivers, disk-drivers, printer drivers, anti-virus drivers or any 'real-time' or hardware drivers).<BR /><BR />So it could be either RAM or some driver (usually) or even application (but ruled out in this case as it is during installation of WinXP).<BR /><BR />Dump-file analysis is generally needed to find out exactly which driver is responsibel (if this is the cause) but is outside the scope of this forum I believe...<BR /><BR />You might want to have a look at:<BR /><A href="http://www.microsoft.com/ddk/debugging/" target="_blank">http://www.microsoft.com/ddk/debugging/</A><BR />and<BR /><A href="http://www.win2000mag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=16425" target="_blank">http://www.win2000mag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=16425</A> (although win2k specific it is probably relevant)<BR /><BR /><BR />Cheers,<BR />Rune Mon, 04 Nov 2002 06:50:25 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-microsoft/windows-xp-installation/m-p/2838085#M2100 Rune J. Winje 2002-11-04T06:50:25Z