page_fault_in_nonpaged_area

So I come by to visit the family, and moms laptop has a problem.

The laptop reboots right after POST, where the WinXP (WinXp Home) loading screen is, I see a blue screen but it reboots immediately so I can't tell what it says.

I couldn't find the original disc so had to download winxp iso and use the recovery. Boot it up from disc, gets to the main menu, press R for recovery, and I get the blue screen that says "page_fault_in_nonpaged_area," going by what google says it sounds pretty bad, as far as the laptop dying, bad ram, or something else.

Anyone have suggestions?

Currently running a memtest, and I'll check back on the laptop in a few hours. It's really weird because I was using it last night and it was working perfectly. Only thing I gathered was that the laptop fell a few months ago about a foot high from the coffee table but it was still running and working perfectly fine.

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Haven't thought of it being the PSU. Do laptops really have a PSU? If not going to guess it's the batteries? Tried it with and without the battery. Didn't try to reformat to check the HDD, cause she has some very important pictures of my brother's recent graduation, of course there being no backups.

But thanks