This all sounds very very familiar to me!! I have exactly the same problem, and I really don't know what to do either, Please people, Help us!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE NEED HELP!!!!!!!!!!! I also have often an VCache Error in ME, it's getting really annoying, and since I've installed ME, my computer loves Crashing, Must be something wrong, and I'm not even running with software nor drivers which are not made for Windows ME. So please we could get some help here!! Thanks "jj" <jj@jj.jj> wrote in message news:Yf9S5.3140$l02.6612@news1.sunsh1.vic.optushome.com.au... > I keep getting this message straight after I shut down my pc on a blue > screen background > > "Windows protection error. > You need to restart your computer. > System Halt." > > its really annoying and I'd like to know what the real problem is and how I > can prevent it. > thanks for any help > I've got a windows ME, 128MB RAM, 12.6gig (only 2.4gig has been use) and > 1.2gig (I use this for personal documents and other stuffs like mp3, used > 272MB), cd-rom, cd burner, PIII 550e, msi motherboard... .or is this a > conflict between my softwares? > I really don't know where the problem relies. > and sometimes when I turn the pc on, it doesn't turn on. I have to press it > at least three times to get it going. > once again any help will be appreciated > > >