What the hell is this on pc

"Win32 Kernel core component attempted to use a null data pointer variable."

eh?


I get this message then one of the programs im using closes!

its a windows code word for:-


RUN AWAY ITS GOING TO BLOW!!


no its some random thign that doesn't make any sense, usual windows gates style

Kernal is used to controls your OS resources, like the Processor and Memory etc.

Some programs are also helped along with the aid of hte Kernal. What happened is when you closed that program that was using Kernal, Kernal was told to go look into an empty space for something that wasn't there that might have been or was meant to be and was confused so it felt the need to tell you.

Maybe there was something on the RAM that gets cleared before Kernal gets there. Dodgy software, as long as it don't happen for all applications I would worry to much.

Just a legit copy of internet explorer, word, adobe photodeluxe.

worrying really

i used to get this with win 98 cant remember how i fixed it though, try www.cybertechhelp.com

Put whole phrase into Google - comes up with a few hits, tends to be based on the 98 architecture - you running 98 ME, right?

Just says Windows ME Millenium Edition.

No mention of 98 anywhere

It will be Windows 98 ME i.e. now unsupported

ME Millenium Edition is re skined 98

Its better than 98 and I find it easier to use than XP.

Maybe coz we still use NT at work

ME is very very VERY buggy though, I would make the swap to XP and put the "Classic Theme" on so it looks like 98/ME

thats how i have mine

Its what we have at work, and I run at home. IME win ME is very unstable. If you don't want to fork out for XP get win 2000 professional instead. Very stable, still supported and none of the annoying 'newbie friendly' features of XP.

I run the same as hellcat, it has been running happily for 24/7 for about 4 years (aside from the odd reboot) until it needed some recent tlc due to me messing it up . I tried ME once, my PC was dead within a week

Ah but I'm installing and un-installing software all the time.. Plus comps on a domain so I can re-format it whenever I fancy it n not lose anything