I have now switched to x64 XP and am going thru the OS tune up guide and have came across a problem I didnt see in the 32 bit. After I set the page file size to none and rebooted I went to verify the page file was gone and I got a BSOD. I then rebooted and after a min another BSOD. I then rebooted again and very quickly was able to set it to 3072 as per instructions and then all was fine. So, I now have 2 questions.

1) Why did I BSOD untill I set a new page file size (3072)
2) Why only 3072 for the size?

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/w2000Msgs/60...


I have never seen a BSOD in result to turning off the page file when a system has enough physical memory unless there is some type of software or driver installed that may be trying to access the page in a error that has occurred


In theory with the amount of memory you run you only need a page file for program boot allocation as it will NEVER be used for anything else unless you exceed the system memory of the system, or, a crash occurs and the system needs space to write the error log

that is why I specify 3072-3072.. its just there in case you ever exceed PM and/or crash and need the space for a memory dump.. otherwise it will not in any way, shape or form effect performance or be used by the system AT ALL

http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1231202636/5#5

I did a search about disk.sys and found alot of people saying it was a DVD drive error. I disconected the drive and no crash yet.  

So... when the DVD drive is disconneced no BSOD. Why would my DVD drive work on my 32 bit OS but not on my 64 bit OS?

Should I buy a new drive or is there anything else I can try? The drive is a OEM samsung DVD.

Do you think if I reinstall the OS with the DVD NOT being the first boot drive it would help?

Sorry for all the questions but I am a little confused as to what to do next.

Thanks, Jim

Spoke too soon. Still no luck! This x64 switch is not going good at all. All I know for sure is that with the DVD unplugged there is no BSOD. I think I will reinstall the OS and see if it goes away, if not then I will try a new DVD drive.

On my way home from work I stoped and picked up another drive even bought a different brand and it does the same thing. The orig drive is also a new one bought for this build. So based on that test I have decided it is not the drive. I also dont think it is the MOBO as it will only BSOD when in windows. Right now I am doing a format on the HD and when done will do a fresh install. Everything is disconnected except for the mouse and keyboard and monitor. When I loaded x64 from x32 I only did a quick format so this time I am doing the long format just to make sure the HD is clean. I did rum Memtest lastnight for 2 passes and all was good with the memory. So long story short I hope a fresh install will fix it.

Nick, I dont want to jinks anything but I think I found the problem finally. This has been racking my brain and I think I have read everything there is to read about my problem. My main problem is that this problem is not very specific to one thing and could be caused by many things.

My MOBO has 6 SATA ports on it, 4 facing the back and 2 onto of the MOBO. I HAD both my HD's and the DVD in 3 of the 4 on the back. When the DVD was connected that way if I looked at the SATA connection in the BIOS the DVD was on I had a option to pick what kind of drive it was as well as 2 other options (cant remember what they are now). Well I had it set to AUTO for the type in the BIOS, the OS saw the drive but I would get the crash when the DVD/CD service was being stopped (according to the event viewer). So ... for some reason I decided to try a different SATA port to connect to. I unplugged the DVD from the back section of SATA ports where the HD's are connected to and plugged the DVD/CD into the SATA port ontop of the MOBO (there are 2 there). I then went into the BIOS and then noticed that the option to pick what type of device it was was not there as it was before. I left the other two options at auto and booted up. Normally the computer would crash after about 2 or three min. , I then noticed ... no crash! Looked around on the internet for a while,... no crash!  I then watched the event viewer and the service was being stopped and started (I forced it by using the drive) with no crash!  I did not think it mattered where I plugged the DVD drive but for some reason on my MOBO it does.  Also, I did not see any of this on the 32bit os nor did I start to have the issues untill I did the OS updates.  Its been over a hour now with still no crash so I feel good that it is resolved. Now back to the computer store to take back the other DVD I bought as my other one is working fine.