Can someone help me with Windows 2003 Server (a VMWare server) that had a Stop Failure: 0x0000008e (0x0000005, 0xbfa0398d, 0xb871c7c8, 0x00000000) I've tried to find something on this, but nothing showed up on the web.... can you help??? David Elkins

Here is the error that occurred, # for hex 0x8e / decimal 142 : KERNEL_MODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED bugcodes.h Are there any files in C:\Windows\Minidump? If so, you can upload them to skydrive ( http://cid-8f63f3f375a57b50.office.live.com/self.aspx/.Public/PublicFile.txt ) and someone can give them a once-over with the Debugging Tools for Windows. If you want to do it yourself, you can install the tools and configure debugging symbols, http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315263 and then use WinDbg to open the dump file (either from \Windows\Memory.dmp, default for a kernel memory dump or \Windows\Minidump, default for a small memory dump depending on how you are configured, http://support.microsoft.com/kb/254649 ). -- Mike Burr

Hi, Is the SP2 installed on the server? The following hotfix may help: 907966 A Windows Server 2003-based computer crashes and then generates the following error message: "STOP: 0x0000008E" http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;907966This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Hi, How's everything going? Is there any update on the issue? Please do not hesitate to respond back, if you need further assistance. Thanks.This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.