I've installed SP3 on my XP Pro system. Since then, whenever I connect
my USB connected external HD or my USB connected DVD drive, the
following blue screen error message appears:

*** Hardware Malfunction
· Call your hardware vendor for support
· NMI: Parity Check/Memory Parity Error
*** The system has halted. ***

My memory cards were both checked and replaced, but the problem stayed
unsolved.

What is it in SP3 that is so harmful to my system? How can I solve my
USB problems?

(Just two minor additions:
1. I got exactly the same blue screen breakdown when I tried to connect
an external HD, stored in an external enclosure and connected via USB.
This same HD is installed now as an intenral HD with no problems at
all.
2. Not all my USB connected hardware are out of order. When I
synchronize my Nokia phone, using USB, the action runs flawlessly).


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