Stop:: 0x0000008e

Solutions to Stop: 0x0000008E Error (Blue Screen Of Death, BSOD)

When Stop: 0x0000008E Occurs

The Stop: 0x0000008E error message with BSOD (Blue Screen Of Death) appears when Windows encounters such a serious error that it has to terminate.

• You can get “Stop: 0x0000008E” and the Blue Screen during shutdown or restart.
• Stop: 0x0000008E and BSOD may appear randomly: you get the blue screen from time to time without an apparent reason. Eventually the 0x0000008E code appears more and more often until Windows won’t start at all.
• The Stop: 0x0000008E and BSOD may respond to certain actions performed on your computer: viewing contents of a CD/DVD, starting a game or gaming.
• Sometimes 0x0000008E starts nagging you after RAM of graphic card upgrade, of updating driver for your devices.
• There are cases of Stop: 0x0000008E and BSOD appearance after installation of Windows service packs.

Most Typical Causes of Stop: 0x0000008E

Registry problems, faulty RAM, hardware failure, driver incompatibility, viruses.

Below we review some cases of Stop: 0x0000008E error, BSOD and possible fixes.

However, if you are not a computer expert we recommend to ask for professional help.

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Rustock rootkit 

Another site was talking about posting minidumps for them to look at, so I looked into one of the minidumps and found:
Rustock rootkit v 1.2
Z:\NewProjects\spambot\new\driver\objfre\i386\driver.pdb
A little more Google revealed that this Rootkit, once installed is undetectable by anything, quite the amazing little piece of code...
Symantec's info on the Rustock Rootkit

This was it the B version... I followed the directions on Symantec's site to remove it by booting into recovery console from an XP CD. (You cannot detect it in Safe Mode)
Once there I used "Disable pe386" to shut off the rootkit... I looked while in safe mode for this service and it WAS NOT there... Since it loads with kernel / driver data, it hides everything about itself...
Symantec's Cleanup Instructions...
Rebooted in Normal mode and no more BSOD, reinstalled NAV and started it scanning when I left the shop... I will run ADSSpy again and see if it finds the alternate data stream now...
I realize that this is not the only cause of 0x8e errors but this was my problem, and since there were two machines in the shop with the same problem, I can see more of these coming in for repair...
Hope this helps those who have just recently developed STOP: 0x0000008E errors.
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Use of dump files

Source

To configure startup and recovery options to use the small memory dump file, follow these steps.
1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click System.
3. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Settings under Startup and Recovery.
4. In the Write debugging information list, click Small memory dump (64k).

The file created should appear in the root of the drive where Windows is installed. As for being "easy to read and understand", it may be, but it might just look like gibberish unless you know what you're looking for. You can attach a copy of the dump file here and we'll have a look.

You could also try right-clicking My Computer, then go to Properties>>Advanced>>Startup and Recovery Settings, then uncheck Automatically Restart.
It will produce a BSOD with an error code. Let us know what it is and we'll try and help.

Stop Errors

Windows XP Stop Errors

Stop errors can be caused by just about anything, including poor quality audio drivers, incompatible video drivers, bad or corrupt hard disks, and faulty hardware such as bad RAM, dying motherboards, failing power supplies, etc. Stop errors may be triggered by an event such as plugging in a USB device, or they may appear to occur at regular intervals, or in association with some other event. Sometimes a stop error might appear to be completely random. If a stop error identifies a driver, the fault may not lie with the driver that was reported. Worse still, some errors can mask other critical errors, which means you fix one stop error and get another in return. In short, a stop error may be a symptom of some other problem. The real problem is to find the root cause.

http://www.aumha.org/win5/kbestop.htm
http://www.mvps.org/msauer/

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10 Beautiful and free must have Serif Fonts
by Antonio Lupetti If you are looking for new interesting fonts, here is a collection of ten beautiful, free and must have serif typefaces for the web and print. This collection includes Medio, Jura, Fontin, Sling, Calluna, Lido STF, Salernomi, Novello Pro, Steinem, TeX Gyre Schola.


1. Medio (download)
Medio is one of my favourite fonts designed by dotcolon (the same authors of Vegur, Tenderness and Ferrum)



2. Jura (download)
Jura is a distinctive yet readable serif typeface, suitable for headings and body content alike. It features 96 of the most commonly used glyphs (characters).



3. Fontin (download)
The Fontin is designed to be used at small sizes. The color is darkish, the spacing loose and the x-height tall. Don't forget to check Fontin Sans!



4. Sling (download)
Sling is a versatile typeface available in bold, normal and light version.



5. Calluna Regular (download)
Calluna regular is a popular typeface designed by Jos Buivenga author the best seller font Museo on myfonts.com.



6. Lido STF (download)
Lido STF is a font designed by František Štorm for the periodical Lidové noviny (People’s Newspaper). This font is a modification of the original Times New Romans font.



7. Salernomi (download)
Salernomi is an elegant typeface designed by Julius B. Thyssen. You can use it with a perfect result for the web and print.



8. Novello Pro (download)
Novello Pro is a moderate Roman typeface with round serifs and modern details designed by Ingo Zimmermann.



9. Steinem (download)



10. TeX Gyre Schola (download)
TeX Gyre Schola is another great serif font especially useful for the print.

HTML lists

What's new in HTML 5?
There is a big and justified interest from the web community about
the changes introduced in HTML 5 and in the last weeks I'm frequently
receiving a lot of questions and requests about this topic. In this
post I want to illustrate a quick roundup of some point of interest
about the use of lists in HTML 5.
How you know HTML has three types of lists:
- <ul>, unordered list
- <ol>, ordered list
- <dl>, definition list
The HTML <li> tag defines a list item and is used in both <ul> and <ol> lists. <dt> and <dd>
tags define a definition term and the related description in a
definition list. These tags are all supported in HTML 5 version but
there are some little changes in their attributes, in particular:

<ul> and <ol>
the attribute compact and type are not longer supported in HTML 5 (you have to use CSS instead).
<li>
the attribute type, which specifies the type of the list, is not longer supported in HTML 5 (you have to use CSS instead).
The attribute value, which defines the value of the first item of the list, is not longer deprecated and can be only used with the <ol> tag.

Unordered list for navigation bar
Another lists-related question is about the structure of the navigation bar of a website with the introduction of the new <nav>
tag in HTML 5. How you know, unordered lists are commonly used to
implement the navigation bar of a website. The typical structure of a
navigation bar is a <div> tag that contains an unordered list with some items:

Here is the HTML code to implement the basic structure of a navigation bar<div id="nav">

<ul>

<li><a href="...">link 1</a></li>
<li><a href="...">link 2</a></li>
<li><a href="...">link 3</a></li>
<li><a href="...">link 4</a></li>

<ul>
</div>

In
HTML 5, the structure of a navigation bar is the same illustrated in
the previous code. The only thing that changes is the the external
"container" of the unordered list. You have to use the new <nav> instead a generic <div> tag<nav>

<ul>

<li><a href="...">link 1</a></li>
<li><a href="...">link 2</a></li>
<li><a href="...">link 3</a></li>
<li><a href="...">link 4</a></li>

<ul>
</nav>

Definition list and the <dialog> tag
Definition
lists are not frequently used in web design end a lot of people even
ignore their existence! In general their use is mainly suggested when
you have to represent a list of items with a related description for
each item of the list. Here is the code that describes a generic
definition list:<dl>

<dt>Google</dt>
<dd>Search engine</dd>
<dt>Facebook</dt>
<dd>Social network</dd>

</dl>

Here is the output in a web browser:

Google

Search engine

Facebook

Social network

HTML 5 introduces the new <dialog> tag that uses <dt> and <dl>
tags (these tag are used to define a term and its description in a
definition list) to describe a conversation. Here is an example of
dialog structure<dialog>

<dt>Anna</dt>
<dd>What time is it?</dd>
<dt>Mark</dt>
<dd>Three o'clock</dd>
<dt>Anna</dt>
<dd>Thanks!</dd>

</dialog>

And here is the output in a web browser:Anna

What time is it?

Mark

Three o'clock

Anna

Thanks!

*NOTE: the <dialog> tag has been dropped in HTML revision 3859 (2009-09-15). Thanks to Dylan for the suggestion. The new <figure> and <details> tags now use <dt> and <dl> instead of <legend>.

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