Driver IRQL not less or equal???

SnowWhiterThanWhite

Browntoa wrote: »

if you can boot from the other XP cd then you should be able to do a repair install , worse case you have to ring the microsoft 0800 number to re auhtenticate ( tell them the truth , corrupt XP did a repair with available CD, never known them NOT to do it)

Thanks Browntoa
Is this quite easy to do? Can you point me in the right direction of how to create a boot XP cd from other desktop PC?

Cheers

davb

This looks like a device driver problem, and could be hard to sort out.
Just try something simple though, if you have a USB mouse, try unplugging it and starting in safe mode - see if it will start.

SnowWhiterThanWhite

davb wrote: »

This looks like a device driver problem, and could be hard to sort out.
Just try something simple though, if you have a USB mouse, try unplugging it and starting in safe mode - see if it will start.

Hi, I don't have anything plugged into the USB, I only ever use the built-in mouse?

SnowWhiterThanWhite

Browntoa wrote: »

if you can boot from the other XP cd then you should be able to do a repair install , worse case you have to ring the microsoft 0800 number to re auhtenticate ( tell them the truth , corrupt XP did a repair with available CD, never known them NOT to do it)

Hi, I've searched through my DS' PC paperwork/receipts & have found his (e-machines) XP operating system disc.
How do I now get this loaded onto my laptop?

tomstickland

SnowWhiterThanWhite wrote: »

Hi, How do I find out what the IRQ numbers are?

Look in control panel-system-hardware-device manager
find the device
properties-resources
lists the IRQ number

My first google of "DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL"
http://forums.techarena.in/vista-help/702507.htm

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