After all the problems I was getting, I decidee to do a reinstall of Windows 7. I installed a work copy of Windows 7 Pro instead of Ultimate because I figured it would cause less problems.
All was well but then I got a random BSOD. I figured that this should go in a new thread because it is unrelated to the other BSODs as far as I can see.
I tried changing the pagefile to a slightly lower amount (4093mb max instead of 4094mb) because I read that would sovle the problem. The computer will not boot now unless in safe mode, even after I reverted back to the old pagefile settings.
I get BSODs when I try to boot into non-safe mode saying something about a driver mismanaging PTES. I have 4gb of 1333mhz DDR3 RAM. What kind of pagefile should I set? Or should I let the system set its own?
New dump files, etc are attached.
Is it possible that increasing the pagefile to 6gb could sovle this problem? Or is it some sort of memory leak equivalent?
No one has posted yet, but I have an update. I system restored to before I installed my audio drivers and everything is fine. The strange thing is these audio drivers never gave me a problem before on previous installs, nor have they been harmful to another identical computer in the house. What could be the issue?
Drivers are strange, in that they can work on one system, but not on another.
The dumps did not point to the audio drivers, strangely. Could it be possible that the system restore fixed a different problem?
If the problem returns, remove Daemon Tools Lite. Then remove SPTD with this tool: http://www.duplexsecure.com/download...t-v172-x64.exe
...Summary of the Dumps:Code:Built by: 7600.16617.amd64fre.win7_gdr.100618-1621 Debug session time: Tue Aug 31 10:53:22.754 2010 (UTC - 4:00) System Uptime: 0 days 0:00:27.440 BugCheck DA, {504, fffff6fc40062e48, 30, c5c9} Probably caused by : rdyboost.sys ( rdyboost!SmFpAllocate+4f ) BUGCHECK_STR: 0xDA PROCESS_NAME: System จจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจ Built by: 7600.16617.amd64fre.win7_gdr.100618-1621 Debug session time: Tue Aug 31 10:48:26.126 2010 (UTC - 4:00) System Uptime: 0 days 0:00:29.811 BugCheck A, {fffff6fc40062e48, 2, 0, fffff80002af2061} Probably caused by : rdyboost.sys ( rdyboost!SmFpAllocate+4f ) BUGCHECK_STR: 0xA PROCESS_NAME: System จจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจ จจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจ
Thanks Jonathan. After system restore, I tried installing the drivers again and the same problem arose. This suggested that the drivers were the issue. Perhaps its a conflict between daemon tools and the audio drivers. I will try removing daemon and then installing the drivers and report back.
Daemon Tools, as well as several other programs like it, use the driver SPTD.sys. This driver is terrible about causing BSODs on Vista and Windows 7. Even the updated April 2010 driver causes them.
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