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Win7 64-bit BSODs...please help
I returned from a business trip last week and upon powering on my PC noticed a strange looking screen...my computer had booted into its D: drive and found my old XP build to run from. I went into the BIOS and the boot sequence order had changed (weird). I changed it back, did a little research, and determined my CMOS battery might need swapped out. I made a note to pick up a battery later in the week. Soon after getting the computer to boot into the correct HDD, I installed the new IE9 RC and began getting BSODs. I wound up uninstalling IE9 RC, rolling back to IE8, and all was well until this past evening.
Last evening I swapped out the CMOS battery and restarted my rig. All was well. I then decided to give IE9 RC another shot so I redownloaded and installed. Yep, BSOD soon thereafter. Unfortunately, this time, upon uninstalling and reverting back to IE8, the BSODs continue. Of note is the fact that after one of the BSODs last night the "boot into the D: drive" phenomenon occurred once again. So...ruling out the CMOS battery...perhaps my motherboard is on the fritz? Could the HDD be a culprit? Video drivers which have gone nutty?
I am attaching the Minidumps from last night as well as from a week ago and would appreciate your review and subsequent counsel/direction. Perhaps the whole IE9 RC correlation is oddly coincidental and I have some hardware item going bad...but before I commence that level of troubleshooting I thought there would be benefit in understanding what the Minidumps reveal.
Unfortunately as is often the case with the Windows System Restore function, mine is flaky and never completes a restore when attempted...so I can not simply roll back to an earlier time.
Thanks in advance for your help,