Error Message: “STOP: 0x0000000A irql_not_less_or_equal.”
This error message is triggered when you are upgrading your system from Windows 98/Me to WinXP.
Translation:
Hmmm . . . This one is not very descriptive at all. IRQs (interrupt request lines) are the communication channels via which your hardware devices communicate with your computer’s CPU. When a device needs the CPU’s attention, it uses an interrupt request to let the CPU know that it has data that requires handling. So it’s reasonable to suspect this error message indicates a problem with a hardware device or a device driver.
Solution: According to Microsoft, the root cause of this problem is an incompatible hardware
device or device driver. To resolve the problem, restart your computer; if the Setup program gives you the option to revert to your previous OS, take it. When your old OS (whether it’s Win98 or WinMe) restarts, uninstall any antivirus and boot manager software and “clean boot” your computer. A clean boot is a simplified boot sequence that prevents device drivers, startup programs, and other settings from loading at boot time.
To clean boot in WinMe, click Start and Run and type msconfig in the Open textbox. Click
the General tab and then click the Selective Startup checkbox. Under Selective Startup,
click the checkbox to the left of each item to deselect the item. Then, click the Startup tab, find the *StateMgr entry in the list, and click its checkbox to select it. Click OK to accept your changes and click Yes when prompted to restart your computer.
To clean boot in Win98, the steps are fairly similar. To launch the System Configuration
Utility in Win98, click Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and System Information. Click Tools and then click System Configuration Utility to launch the application. Click the General tab and deselect every item under Selective Startup by clicking each checkbox. Click OK to accept your changes and then click Yes when you are prompted to restart your system.
After the computer clean boots, attempt the WinXP installation again. If the error still occurs, see the steps below. If the WinXP Setup program did not give you the option to revert to your previous OS, Microsoft advises that you remove every unnecessary piece of hardware from your system.
This includes any hardware device that you absolutely don’t need to run the computer, from
USB (Universal Serial Bus) devices to network and sound cards. If the WinXP setup is still
unsuccessful, try flashing your BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) to a new version.
Consult with your computer’s manufacturer to figure out how to do this.,
This error message is triggered when you are upgrading your system from Windows 98/Me to WinXP.
Translation:
Hmmm . . . This one is not very descriptive at all. IRQs (interrupt request lines) are the communication channels via which your hardware devices communicate with your computer’s CPU. When a device needs the CPU’s attention, it uses an interrupt request to let the CPU know that it has data that requires handling. So it’s reasonable to suspect this error message indicates a problem with a hardware device or a device driver.
Solution: According to Microsoft, the root cause of this problem is an incompatible hardware
device or device driver. To resolve the problem, restart your computer; if the Setup program gives you the option to revert to your previous OS, take it. When your old OS (whether it’s Win98 or WinMe) restarts, uninstall any antivirus and boot manager software and “clean boot” your computer. A clean boot is a simplified boot sequence that prevents device drivers, startup programs, and other settings from loading at boot time.
To clean boot in WinMe, click Start and Run and type msconfig in the Open textbox. Click
the General tab and then click the Selective Startup checkbox. Under Selective Startup,
click the checkbox to the left of each item to deselect the item. Then, click the Startup tab, find the *StateMgr entry in the list, and click its checkbox to select it. Click OK to accept your changes and click Yes when prompted to restart your computer.
To clean boot in Win98, the steps are fairly similar. To launch the System Configuration
Utility in Win98, click Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and System Information. Click Tools and then click System Configuration Utility to launch the application. Click the General tab and deselect every item under Selective Startup by clicking each checkbox. Click OK to accept your changes and then click Yes when you are prompted to restart your system.
After the computer clean boots, attempt the WinXP installation again. If the error still occurs, see the steps below. If the WinXP Setup program did not give you the option to revert to your previous OS, Microsoft advises that you remove every unnecessary piece of hardware from your system.
This includes any hardware device that you absolutely don’t need to run the computer, from
USB (Universal Serial Bus) devices to network and sound cards. If the WinXP setup is still
unsuccessful, try flashing your BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) to a new version.
Consult with your computer’s manufacturer to figure out how to do this.,
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