Having a major problem in windows...maybe someone can help?

I normally wouldn't ask a windows question here, but I don't know where to turn for this one.
My Macbook is less than a month old, base model. I'm running Windows XP home. I keep getting a windows stop error, and can't for the life of me figure out why. I'm getting stop error 000000ea, which is "THREADSTUCK_IN_DEVICEDRIVER". I've tried all the standard stuff, reinstalling programs, operating systems, drivers...you name it. I've tried the latest drivers...older drivers...you name it. This is my second Macbook, and while my first one had some major issues, it wasn't doing this, and I'm not doing anything different. It hasn't acted funny in Leopard, but the fact that it's frequently doing it in Windows...which I kind of need to run...is quite worrysome. I'm told it's either a hardware problem, or a driver problem. Specifically this happens when I'm playing games, but I'm not running anything that would really push the system's limits. It's done it while not running games, though, so I'm not ready to blame that. I upgraded the RAM to 2gb of Corsair RAM, and have since ran a good number of RAM tests to make sure there isn't a problem with one of the sticks. That's grasping at straws, though, just assuming that since video ram is shared that maybe it could be connected. This is a brand new machine, and I'm barely past my 2 week exhange period...I really hope this isn't a hardware problem.

Hi,
That Windows stop code indicates that video hardware is being initialized, but never achieves a state of readiness, thus the thread executing the driver code never returns to the calling process.
I looked on www.techbible.com, and they suggest a problem with the hardware is a probable cause. Of course, it could be due to an incorrect driver too. See if you can start Windows in safe mode or VGA mode. The older MacBooks have GMA-950 video, while newer MacBooks have X3100 video. Be sure you're installing the right driver. Be sure the MacBook EFI and SMC code is up to date too.
I'm running Vista on a GMA-950 MacBook, and Vista pretty much detected all the Mac hardware, except for the iSight camera. Since XP is older, it definitely needs the Boot Camp driver disc for many hardware drivers.
Bill
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