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I have a windows xp machine that is getting a blue screen with the error number: Stop 7F, 0x00000008 (double-fault) . Everything I can find says this is a single bit error in the ESP register. What, if anything, can be done to repair this short of a re-install?
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I have a windows xp machine that is getting a blue screen with the error number: Stop 7F, 0x00000008 (double-fault) . Everything I can find says this is a single bit error in the ESP register. What, if anything, can be done to repair this short of a re-install?

Blue Screen error: Stop 7F, 0x00000008 (double-fault)

The Microsoft Legacy Operating System topic includes legacy versions of Microsoft operating systems prior to Windows 2000: All versions of MS-DOS and other versions developed for specific manufacturers and Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions, and Windows Mobile.

Microsoft Legacy OS

Microsoft Windows XP is the sixth release of the NT series of operating systems, and was the first to be marketed in a variety of editions: XP Home and XP Professional, designed for business and power users. The advanced features in XP Professional are generally disabled in Home Edition, but are there and can be activated. There were two 64-bit editions, an embedded edition and a tablet edition.