| Windows 7: Using Driver Verifier to identify issues with Drivers |
26 Apr 2011
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#11 | | Windows 7 Professional x64 Rednecksville |
You may try a startup repair: Startup Repair
While you're in the recovery environment, open up a command prompt and enter: | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom OS Windows 7 Professional x64 CPU Intel i7 2600K OC'd @ 4620 MHz Motherboard Asus P8Z68-V Pro Memory 16GB GSkill Sniper 2133 Mhz (4x4GB) Graphics Card EVGA GeForce GTX 480 SuperClocked+ Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio Monitor(s) Displays 2x Acer S273HLbmii 27" Screen Resolution 2 x 1920x1080 Keyboard Logitech MK320 (wireless) Mouse Logitech MK320 (wireless) PSU Corsair HW Series 750w (modular) Case Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition Cooling CM Hyper 212+ CPU cooler, 3x 230mm + 1x 140mm case fans Hard Drives 64GB Crucial M4 SSD
Storage: Hitachi 1TB 5400RPM, Samsung 1.5TB 5400RPM Internet Speed 30 Mb/s : 2 Mb/s |
18 Jul 2011
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#12 | | Windows 7 Home Premium x64 |
What next? Ok, I followed the instructions, got the BSOD and restored my machine. Now what? How do I tell which driver is the culprit? | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64 |
18 Jul 2011
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#13 | | Windows 7 Professional x64 Rednecksville |

Quote: Originally Posted by pdxuser Ok, I followed the instructions, got the BSOD and restored my machine. Now what? How do I tell which driver is the culprit? Hello,
You might create a jcgriff2 report and upload it for one of us to debug: http://www.sevenforums.com/crashes-d...tructions.html | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom OS Windows 7 Professional x64 CPU Intel i7 2600K OC'd @ 4620 MHz Motherboard Asus P8Z68-V Pro Memory 16GB GSkill Sniper 2133 Mhz (4x4GB) Graphics Card EVGA GeForce GTX 480 SuperClocked+ Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio Monitor(s) Displays 2x Acer S273HLbmii 27" Screen Resolution 2 x 1920x1080 Keyboard Logitech MK320 (wireless) Mouse Logitech MK320 (wireless) PSU Corsair HW Series 750w (modular) Case Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition Cooling CM Hyper 212+ CPU cooler, 3x 230mm + 1x 140mm case fans Hard Drives 64GB Crucial M4 SSD
Storage: Hitachi 1TB 5400RPM, Samsung 1.5TB 5400RPM Internet Speed 30 Mb/s : 2 Mb/s |
03 Aug 2011
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#14 | | Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate: x64 (SP1) Denmark |
Very nice,
Just wondering - What could cause a driver to suddenly go corrupt?
Best Regards,
FredeGail | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Brewed OS Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate: x64 (SP1) CPU Intel® Core™ i5-2500K Processor Motherboard ASUS P8Z68-V PRO Memory Kingston DDR3 HyperX 1600MHz 8GB Graphics Card ASUS GTX 560 TI DirectCU II 900MHz Sound Card Realtek® ALC892 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC Monitor(s) Displays ACER LCD P246HBD 1920x1080 (24") - Dell 1280x800 Screen Resolution ACER LCD P246HBD ~ [1920X1080] - DELL ~ [1280x800] Keyboard Logitech G15 Mouse Coolermaster Sentinel Advanced PSU Corsair 750W Power Supply Case Coolermaster CM Scout Cooling Zalman FS-C77 Fatal1ty CPU Cooler Hard Drives 500 GB WD Caviar SE116 7200rpm SATA2 Internet Speed [↓ 10 MB/s DL] [↑ 1 MB/s UL] Other Info - ROCCAT™ Kave – Solid 5.1 Surround Sound Gaming Headset
- Not overclocking |
03 Aug 2011
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#15 | | Windows 7 Professional x64 Rednecksville |
A driver itself won't "go corrupt" like that. Usually, it's updates to Windows or programs that cause conflicts or incompatibilities with existing drivers. Every now and then, you'll see someone who just reinstalled the same version of the driver, and the problem was solved. I expect those are caused by other programs changing some setting, such as a registry cleaner. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom OS Windows 7 Professional x64 CPU Intel i7 2600K OC'd @ 4620 MHz Motherboard Asus P8Z68-V Pro Memory 16GB GSkill Sniper 2133 Mhz (4x4GB) Graphics Card EVGA GeForce GTX 480 SuperClocked+ Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio Monitor(s) Displays 2x Acer S273HLbmii 27" Screen Resolution 2 x 1920x1080 Keyboard Logitech MK320 (wireless) Mouse Logitech MK320 (wireless) PSU Corsair HW Series 750w (modular) Case Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition Cooling CM Hyper 212+ CPU cooler, 3x 230mm + 1x 140mm case fans Hard Drives 64GB Crucial M4 SSD
Storage: Hitachi 1TB 5400RPM, Samsung 1.5TB 5400RPM Internet Speed 30 Mb/s : 2 Mb/s |
03 Aug 2011
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#16 | | Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate: x64 (SP1) Denmark |

Quote: Originally Posted by Jonathan_King A driver itself won't "go corrupt" like that. Usually, it's updates to Windows or programs that cause conflicts or incompatibilities with existing drivers. Every now and then, you'll see someone who just reinstalled the same version of the driver, and the problem was solved. I expect those are caused by other programs changing some setting, such as a registry cleaner. I see, thank you.
Best Regards,
FredeGail | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Brewed OS Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate: x64 (SP1) CPU Intel® Core™ i5-2500K Processor Motherboard ASUS P8Z68-V PRO Memory Kingston DDR3 HyperX 1600MHz 8GB Graphics Card ASUS GTX 560 TI DirectCU II 900MHz Sound Card Realtek® ALC892 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC Monitor(s) Displays ACER LCD P246HBD 1920x1080 (24") - Dell 1280x800 Screen Resolution ACER LCD P246HBD ~ [1920X1080] - DELL ~ [1280x800] Keyboard Logitech G15 Mouse Coolermaster Sentinel Advanced PSU Corsair 750W Power Supply Case Coolermaster CM Scout Cooling Zalman FS-C77 Fatal1ty CPU Cooler Hard Drives 500 GB WD Caviar SE116 7200rpm SATA2 Internet Speed [↓ 10 MB/s DL] [↑ 1 MB/s UL] Other Info - ROCCAT™ Kave – Solid 5.1 Surround Sound Gaming Headset
- Not overclocking |
03 Aug 2011
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#17 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit Edition |
I'm trying to identify the driver that's causing my system to crash. When I run driver verifier with everything except the microsoft drivers checked, it crashes with a BSOD saying that a driver was caught, but it doesn't tell me the driver. When I try and run with all drivers checked (including microsoft drivers), windows freezes on startup and I have to press the power button to restart it. No BSOD comes up.
What does this mean? Does it mean that one of the microsoft drivers is corrupt and it's not detecting it because it was unchecked when I ran driver verifier when I got the BSOD? Or is it a problem with the non-microsoft drivers?
Would checking 1 driver at a time and waiting for it to crash on each one tell me specifically which driver is causing the problem? Or can it crash with the "driver caught" BSOD without it being checked meaning this process this is a waste of time?
I really want to find the cause of this.
main thread for my issue is here: http://www.sevenforums.com/crashes-d...bccode-1e.html
Last edited by EmperorNortonI; 03 Aug 2011 at 09:40 PM..
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Asus Essentio CG1330 OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit Edition CPU AMD Phenom(TM) II X6 1045T Processor 2.70 GHz Motherboard North Bridge: AMD 760G South Bridge: AMD SB710 Memory 8.00 GB 4 x DIMM Slots Dual Channel DDR3 1333 MHz. Support m Graphics Card NVidia Geforce GTS 250 Sound Card VIA High Definition Audio Monitor(s) Displays Samsung Syncmaster T260 HD and Generic PnP Monitor PSU CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V Case Asus Essentio CG1330 Cooling Processor, Video Card, and Case fans Hard Drives SATA
3.5" 500G ~ 4TB |
03 Aug 2011
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#18 | | Windows 7 Ultimate - 64-bit | Windows 8 Pro - 64-bit |

Quote: Originally Posted by EmperorNortonI I'm trying to identify the driver that's causing my system to crash. When I run driver verifier with everything except the microsoft drivers checked, it crashes with a BSOD saying that a driver was caught, but it doesn't tell me the driver. When I try and run with all drivers checked (including microsoft drivers), windows freezes on startup and I have to press the power button to restart it. No BSOD comes up.
What does this mean? Does it mean that one of the microsoft drivers is corrupt and it's not detecting it because it was unchecked when I ran driver verifier when I got the BSOD? Or is it a problem with the non-microsoft drivers?
Would checking 1 driver at a time and waiting for it to crash on each one tell me specifically which driver is causing the problem? Or can it crash with the "driver caught" BSOD without it being checked meaning this process this is a waste of time?
I really want to find the cause of this.
main thread for my issue is here: http://www.sevenforums.com/crashes-d...bccode-1e.html Posted there..! | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Samsung NP550P5C-S02IN OS Windows 7 Ultimate - 64-bit | Windows 8 Pro - 64-bit CPU Intel® Core™ i7 Processor 3,610QM (2.30Hz, 6MB L3 Cach Memory 8 GB Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 650M 2GB Graphics, Optimus™ techno Sound Card SoundAlive™ JBL 3 Speakers (With sub-Woofer) Monitor(s) Displays 39.62cm (15.6) SuperBright 300nit HD+ LED Display Screen Resolution 1,600 x 900, Anti-Reflective Hard Drives 1TB S-ATA II Hard Drive (5,400RPM) |
15 Aug 2011
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#19 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 L.A. |
Thanks for the tutorial Capt. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Alienware OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 CPU I7 Motherboard GA-X58-USB3 Memory 6 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 24 GB of system Graphics Card GeForce GTX 580 Sound Card Realtek ALC892 codec 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Monitor(s) Displays NEC Display Solutions E321 Black 32" Screen Resolution 1366 x 768 Keyboard Microsoft Mouse Microsoft PSU XFX Black Edition XPS-850W-BES 850W ATX12V Case Antec Cooling Zalman Hard Drives OCZ Colossus LT Series OCZSSD2-1CLSLT1T 3.5" 1TB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive |
15 Aug 2011
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#20 | | Windows 7 Ultimate - 64-bit | Windows 8 Pro - 64-bit |

Quote: Originally Posted by seth500 Thanks for the tutorial Capt.  Your Welcome! | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Samsung NP550P5C-S02IN OS Windows 7 Ultimate - 64-bit | Windows 8 Pro - 64-bit CPU Intel® Core™ i7 Processor 3,610QM (2.30Hz, 6MB L3 Cach Memory 8 GB Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 650M 2GB Graphics, Optimus™ techno Sound Card SoundAlive™ JBL 3 Speakers (With sub-Woofer) Monitor(s) Displays 39.62cm (15.6) SuperBright 300nit HD+ LED Display Screen Resolution 1,600 x 900, Anti-Reflective Hard Drives 1TB S-ATA II Hard Drive (5,400RPM) Using Driver Verifier to identify issues with Drivers problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:02 AM. | |