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BSOD after opening IE9 - Win7 x64 - BUGCODE_USB_DRIVER
I performed a full clean install of my OS yesterday, and everything was going fine up till I upgraded to IE9 using Windows Update, rebooted the system and opened IE9 just to check it out (by the way, I am more of a Google Chrome user).
In under 10 seconds of opening IE9, the system had a BSOD indicating that the error was BUGCODE_USB_DRIVER, after which it rebooted. At the reboot, I opted to boot into Windows normally (instead of Safe Mode).
I have got WhoCrashed HOME Edition 3.02 installed. Running it and analysing the crash, it reported that the modules which caused the crash were:
- usbport.sys (USBPORT!USBPORT_RegisterUSBPortDriver+0x4EDE)
- nvlddmkm.sys (nvlddmkm+0xC1C53)
I suspect that the root cause could nvlddmkm.sys, which is the NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver. I have the GeForce/ION Driver v270.61 (WHQL certified) from the NVIDIA website. I understand that there is a newer version (280.26) available which is WHQL tested. I have refrained from using the 280.26 driver because I have been told that the newer driver versions released by NVIDIA have been causing lots of grief to many users.
Questions
- I would like to understand why running IE9 (not tried it with IE8) resulted in my system to hit the BSOD, when Chrome has not faced this. I have read in another post previously that IE and some ActiveX controls could cause BSODs (sorry, this is just a question out of ignorance - so please forgive me if it is a stupid question)
- Would there be any other app or s/w besides IE9, which could hit the same BSOD problem I have faced given my current driver levels?
- Besides upgrading my graphics driver (and possibly never using IE ever again to avoid the BSOD problem), is there anything else that I could do to resolve this issue?
NoteSystem Specs
OS : Windows 7 Home Premium x64 (clean installed, full retail version)
Age of system : 3 weeks
Age of OS installation : 2 days (did a clean install)
Processor : Intel Core i7-2600K (not over-clocked)
Installed RAM : 8 GB (2 x 4 GB Corsair PC1333)
MOBO : Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3
Graphics card : Gigabyte GV-N450OC-1GI (nVidia GeForce GTS 450) - not over-clocked