Annoying BSOD During Windows XP Setup

Hello, when i try to do a clean install of windows xp on my machine when it gets to "copying files to the installation folder" after the format of the hard drive i get this Blue Screen of Death:

A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.

The problem seems to be caused by the following file: ntfs.sys

PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA

If this is the first time you've seen this stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again follow these steps:

Check to make sure any new hardware or software is properly installed.
If this is a new installation, ask your hardware or software manufacturer for any Windows updates you might need.

If problems continue, disable or remove any newly installed hardware or software. Disable BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing.
If you need to use Safe Mode to remove or disable components, restart your computer, press F8 to select Advanced Startup Options, and then select Safe Mode.

Technical information:

*** STOP: 0x00000050 (0xF000ED8E, 0x00000001, 0xF7D0E666, 0x00000000)

*** ntfs.sys - Address F7D0E666 base at F7CEE000, DateStamp 42797de8

I keep getting this blue screen during windows xp setup and i've tested my RAM with memtest86 which gave 0 errors! What else could be wrong to cause this? How do i fix it? How do i disable caching or shadowing? I've tried looking in the BIOS settings but can't seem to find it anywhere! I've also updated the BIOS but it doesn't help.

My PC specifications are:

AMD Duron 2.0GHZ
ASRock K7VM4 Motherboard
Generic 512MB (DDR333 166Mhz) RAM
MAXTOR 80GB HARD DISK DRIVE
GIGABYTE DVD ROM/CD WRITER COMBO DRIVE
64 MB ONBOARD GRAPHICS CARD

Here are the motherboard specifications:

1.2 Specifications

Platform: Micro ATX form factor (9.6" x 8.6", 24.4 x 21.8 cm)

CPU: Supports Socket A (462 pins) for AMD AthlonTM / AthlonTM XP/ DuronTM processor

Chipsets: North Bridge: VIA KM400, FSB@333/266/200 MHz, AGP 8X/4X

South Bridge: VIA VT8235CE, supports USB 2.0, ATA 133

VGA: VIA UniChrome Graphics, Max. 64MB VRAM

Memory: 2 DDR DIMM slots: DDR1 and DDR2
PC2700 (DDR333) / PC2100 (DDR266) / PC1600 (DDR200),
Max. 2GB (see CAUTION 1)

IDE: IDE1: ATA 133 / Ultra DMA Mode 6;

IDE2: ATA 133 / Ultra DMA Mode 6;
Can connect up to 4 IDE devices

Floppy Port: Supports 2 floppy disk drives

Audio: 5.1 channels AC’97 Audio

LAN: Speed: 802.3u (10/100 Ethernet), supports Wake-On-LAN

Hardware Monitor: CPU temperature sensing;
Chassis temperature sensing;
CPU overheat shutdown to protect CPU life
(ASRock U-COP)(see CAUTION 2);
Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3V, Vcore;
CPU fan tachometer; Chassis fan tachometer

PCI slots: 3 slots with PCI Specification 2.2

AGP slot: 1 AGP slot, supports 1.5V, 8X/4X AGP card (see CAUTION 3)

AMR slot: 1 slot, supports ASRock MR card (optional)

USB 2.0: 4 default USB 2.0 ports and 1 extra set of header for two
additional USB 2.0 ports upgrade (see CAUTION 4)

ASRock I/OTM: PS/2: 1 keyboard port / 1 mouse port;
1 RJ 45 port; 4 rear default USB 2.0 ports;
1 VGA port; 1 parallel port: ECP/EPP support;

Audio Jack: Line Out / Line In / Microphone + Game port

BIOS: AMI legal BIOS; Supports “Plug and Play”;
ACPI 1.1 compliance wake up events;
SMBIOS 2.3.1 support;
CPU frequency stepless control
(only for advanced users’ reference, see CAUTION 5)

OS: Microsoft® Windows® 98 SE / ME / 2000 / XP compliant

If anyone can help me with this thanks in advance!!

 

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/reskit/c28621675.mspx#EWDAG

You might want to try booting from your XP CD into the Recovery Console and running chkdsk /r /p as you may have a corrupted NTFS volume.

 

yep i tried that it doesnt help, anymore ideas?

 

nope no virus protection as far as i know..

 

did that, didnt help

 

done that on 2 different pc's with the ram and with several other memory testing programs..all passes, am guessing you didnt read my description above?

 

ye i know what u mean, that error is within windows xp tho..i cnt get spyware with a formatted hard drive can i? i've also tried this 512mb ram stick in a different machine and i had it on for 3/4 hours and it worked perfectly, and also tested it again and it had 5 passes, i played ram intensive games aswel, not once did it freeze or get a blue screen..

 

with the steps u gave me, can i do that when the hard drive is formatted? i've used maxtor's powermax aswel and it passed all tests..

 

legit copy? erm lol i've used this copy on a different pc yes so i know it works, it was a full format.

 

sorry to say..but your not the only one to run out of ideas

 

ye i looked at this..can the ram still be faulty if its passed several memory testing programs in 2 pc's? i cnt disable the L2 cache on this motherboard theres no option in bios! i've tried changing video adapters, i used a AGP graphics card instead of the onboard one and it didnt help, apart from that theres only 1 ram chip in the pc..what else can i do?

 

wish i had a DDR333 ram stick spare..lol my pc has DDR400, my sis's pc has SDRAM, everyone i know has DDR400 which i cant use because DDR333 is the maximum on this mobo lol, should i buy a new 1? this one isnt giving any errors!

 

if i put DDR400 ram stick in a DDR333 max mobo will it still work but turn it down? or will the mobo blow?

 

Caution 1: PC1600 (DDR200) is supported ONLY when using FSB200 (Duron) processor.

I've spent money on this pc already be replacing a few things i hate to spend more

 

http://www.asrock.com/manual/K7VM4.pdf

 

so should i try a ddr400 then? i've got 2 in my pc..i could use one of them..

 

ye lol as long as it doesnt damage the ram am cool with it. its corsair ram!

 

i've decided to upgrade the pc anyway and i've purchased a new motherboard and CPU for it, it should fix all problems!

 

problem fixed, topic can be closed!