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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: 22dave22 on September 26, 2009, 02:22:55 AM

Title: PFN_LIST_CORRUPT
Post by: 22dave22 on September 26, 2009, 02:22:55 AM

hi all still trying to rebuild an old computer installing new xp pro hard drive has been formatted it goes thru to the install screen to install on new partition and wont go any further getting error

PFN_LIST_CORRUPT

STOP 0x0000004e(0x0000008F,0x0000AB56,0x0000AB4F,)x00000000

Have reformatted still no good have tried different disk still the same result

Thanks

Title: Re: PFN_LIST_CORRUPT
Post by: patio on September 26, 2009, 07:39:43 AM

From MSDN:

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This indicates that the memory management Page File Number list is corrupted. Can be caused by corrupt physical RAM, or by drivers passing bad memory descriptor lists.

Try with only 1 stick of RAM....
Is this new or used RAM or have you recently added some ? ?