"Stop error code 0x0000003F (NO_MORE_SYSTEM_PTES)" or "Stop error code 0x000000D8 (DRIVER_USED_EXCESSIVE_PTES)" occurs on Windows Server 2003 computer with Veritas Backup installed

Source: Microsoft Support

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On a Windows Server 2003-based computer with Veritas backup installed, you may receive one of the following error messages on a blue screen:

Message 1
STOP: 0x0000003F (0, 0, 0, 0)
NO_MORE_SYSTEM_PTES

Message 2
STOP: 0x000000D8
DRIVER_USED_EXCESSIVE_PTES

This may occur due to the following Symantec Volume Snapshot Provider Driver VSP.SYS.

%SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\VSP.SYS
File version: 1.8:16.0
File date: Nov 08 2005

Here %SystemRoot% means the folder where Windows is installed, normally C:\Windows.

Contact the manufacturer to upgrade the driver file.

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index.jsp



For more information about the error, please refer to the following article:

How to troubleshoot "STOP 0x0000003F" and "STOP 0x000000D8" error messages in Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;256004

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