BSOD on Bootup

For awhile now I have been getting a BSOD almost everytime I bootup but I have just been restarting the comp and it would then work. I just had to restart 3 times to get it working, so now I would rather fix the problem for good.
The hard drive is only a couple months old, and I have scan disked twice.
The BSOD always has the same message, the typical BSOD wording, and it ends in
Error: OE :018F: BFF7B018

Windows ME.

 

How many ram chips do you have? If more than one, pull them and test each one separately.

Also, could you write down the complete error message?

 

1 Stick of RAM, I will reboot and see if I can get the whole error message.

 

I rebooted and didnt get the error.
Is 018F: BFF7B018 memory related? I can run a memory tester just in case.

 

Next time you get it, write down the complete message......

A lot of google hits come up suggesting a recent Windows update?

Any new hardware or driver updates lately?

 

DocMem wouldnt run on Windows ME, during disk creation it says Windows No Longer Supports Format /S, to create a boot disk, go to the control panel.....

Heres the error

WINDOWS
AN ERROR HAS OCCURED. TO CONTINUE:
PRESS ENTER TO RETURN TO WINDOWS OR PRESS
CTRL+ALT+DEL TO RESTART YOUR COMPUTER.
IF YOU DO THIS, YOU WILL LOSE ANY UNSAVED INFO IN ALL OPEN APPLICATIONS.
Error: OE :018F: BFF7B018

PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE

 

Oops didnt see yor last post.
No critical updates available. No new hardware/drivers except this hard drive.

 

The intermittant nature of the error suggests a timing conflict between startups.

It could also be caused by too much dead wood in the registry. Try going to Start>Run and entering:

scanreg /fix

then follow that with:

scanreg /opt

And if you haven't defragged recently, it might be worthwhile as well.

 

No, I meant, suggesting that a recent windows update was/could be the problem.....that is when some people realized the problem had started.....

Here's one site I've been looking at:

http://www.nocrash.com/ncbbs/ncbbs.shtml

 

I did the 2 registry things, not sure if it is fixed.
Aca, I can't seem to find which thread at that page has the info.

Thanks both of you

I will reboot a few times and see if it works.

 

Do a search on the page for BFF7...........

 

I have no conflicts in device manager, and haven't installed Nero. I have onboard video so some of the stuff in there doesnt apply.
I noticed that person also had a gateway, but Gateway doesnt seem to have released a fix.

 

Bump Bump Bump couldnt resist

 

Have you tried updating your video card drivers?

 

Another thing, if you choose to start step by step, does it load without any error?

See this thread:

http://forums.techguy.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=63788&highlight=BFF7B018