Laptops have lots of proprietary power
management stuff in them that often requires
manufacturer-specific hardware and software
support.

If Compaq does not say specifically that XP is
supported on this machine, and does not offer
an upgrade path, probably your only option is to go
back to W2K.


"Alex-SG" <Alex-SG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C806826D-85DE-455D-864C-632DD739DAC7@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I just installed Win XP Pro for my Laptop running in Mobile Pentium III
> processor 800 MHz previously was running at Windows 2000 Pro. everything
is
> working fine except that my laptop auto powers down suddenly. when i check
my
> event viiewer i see this
> " ACPI BIOS is attempting to create an illegal memory OpRegion, starting
at
> address 0x1000000, with a length of 0x1000000. THis region lies in the
> operating system's protected memory address range (0x1000000-0xfff0000).
This
> could lead to systm instability. Please contact your system vendor for
> technical assistance."
>
> I checked with my computer manufacturer (Compaq) there is no Bios update
for
> me.
>
> I am using Compaq Presario 1700 Model: 17XL562
>
> Bios Provider: Phoniex Technologies
>
> can any one help me??
>
>