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STOP 0x00000050
Error message: STOP 0x00000050.
To resolve this problem, start your computer in Safe mode, remove the
display adapter, rename the .inf files that are associated with the
display adapter drivers, restart your computer in Normal mode, and then
update your display adapter drivers. The following steps describe this
procedure in more detail:
- Start Windows in Safe mode. To do so:
- Restart the computer, and then press F8 while the
computer starts.
- On the Windows Advanced Options Menu that appears,
use the ARROW keys to select Safe Mode, and then press
ENTER.
- Use the ARROW keys to select the operating system
to start, and then press ENTER to start Windows XP in Safe mode.
- In the message that states that Windows is running in Safe mode,
click Yes.
- Click Start, click Run, type
msinfo32 in the Open box, and
then click OK.
- Under System Summary, expand Components, and then
click Display.
- In the right pane, note the information that corresponds to the
INF File item, for example, Nv4.inf, Oem0.inf, or Atim128.inf.
- Quit the System Information utility.
- Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then
click Properties.
- Click the Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager.
- Expand Display adapters,
right-click the display adapter, and then click Uninstall.
- Click OK.
- Click Start, click Run, type
cmd, and then click OK.
- In the Command Prompt window, type the following commands, and
then press ENTER after each line:
ren %systemroot%\inf\INF file name
from Step 5.inf *inf.old
ren %systemroot%\inf\INF file name
from Step 5.pnf *pnf.old
- Close all open windows, and then restart the computer in the
typical manner.
- Log on to Windows by using an account that has administrative
privileges, and then wait for Windows to detect new hardware.
- When the Found New Hardware Wizard starts, click Cancel.
If you receive a stop error after you remove the updated display
drivers, restart the computer and use the Last Known Good
Configuration option. To do this, restart the computer, and then
press the F8 key while the computer starts. On the Windows
Advanced Options Menu that appears, use the ARROW keys to select
Last Known Good Configuration, and then press ENTER.
If you receive a "System Has Recovered from a Serious Error" message
when Windows starts, restart the computer again. This error message
does not recur.
- Obtain and install the latest drivers for your display adapter.
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