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NDIS.sys BSOD on Studio XPS 8100 related to network card
I have a year-old (the anniversary of its first boot is Christmas) Dell Studio XPS 8100. I need XP Mode, but when I install pretty much any virtual software besides Virtualbox and maybe VMWare Player, the PC will BSOD on its next boot, or possibly immediately after the modification has taken place. This has happened on several occasions. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the driver - the BSOD happens when the Atheros installer replaces the driver. The BSOD will always be a "driver IRQL not less or equal" error related to "ndis.sys" I can't find a newer driver for my card. The network card is a wifi card - my house is new and does not have any Ethernet jacks that I can find. Even behind my router (which is near my dad's PC) i cant see one - so maybe I just can't see it because the desk is too close the wall? Anyways, I really need help.
Wifi Card - DW1525 (802.11n) WLAN PCIe Card
CPU - Intel core i5 650
Os- Win7 Pro 64 bit genuine
Regards,
GigaG