Crashed twice within 24 hrs.


  1. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #1

    Crashed twice within 24 hrs.


    Not sure what is causing it, I'm wondering if someone can hellp. I left the computer only to find out it's crashed "Windows has recovered from unexpected shutdown" -- twice within the last 24 hrs. This is also incidentally after I did two things: 1) cloned out my hard drive from 640gb->1.5TB hard drive. 2) changed the pagefile settings. Am trying to figure out if there's any way anyone can help me figure out which it is and whether or not I need to go back to my 640GB HD Thanks in advance!!
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  2. Posts : 5,705
    Win7 x64 + x86
       #2

    I suggest starting all troubleshooting with the following diagnostic tests. They'll save you a lot of time and heartache if there is a hardware failure, and you'll have the disks on hand in case you need them in the future:
    H/W Diagnostics:
    Please start by running these bootable hardware diagnostics:
    Memory Diagnostics (read the details at the link)
    HD Diagnostic (read the details at the link)

    Also, please run one of these free, independent online malware scans to ensure that your current protection hasn't been compromised: Malware (read the details at the link)
    If you pass all the diagnostics, please do the following:
    CHKDSK /R /F:
    Run CHKDSK /R /F from an elevated (Run as adminstrator) Command Prompt. Please do this for each hard drive on your system.
    When it tells you it can't do it right now - and asks you if you'd like to do it at the next reboot - answer Y (for Yes) and press Enter. Then reboot and let the test run. It may take a while for it to run, but keep an occasional eye on it to see if it generates any errors. See "CHKDSK LogFile" below in order to check the results of the test.

    Elevated Command Prompt:
    Go to Start and type in "cmd.exe" (without the quotes)
    At the top of the Search Box, right click on Cmd.exe and select "Run as administrator"

    CHKDSK LogFile:
    Go to Start and type in "eventvwr.msc" (without the quotes) and press Enter
    Expand the Windows logs heading, then select the Application log file entry.
    Double click on the Source column header.
    Scroll down the list until you find the Chkdsk entry (wininit for Win7) (winlogon for XP).
    Copy/paste the results into your next post.
    Also, please update your wireless USB device's drivers (your's are from 2008 - before Win7 came out). Make sure to use Windows 7 drivers as these devices have known issues when trying to use Vista drivers. If you can't find Win7 drivers, post back. Also, I recommend that you use an in the case wireless card rather than a USB wireless device - the in the case devices are more robust, more powerful, and more reliable than the USB devices.

    And then run Driver Verifier according to these instructions:
    Using Driver Verifier is an iffy proposition. Most times it'll crash and it'll tell you what the driver is. But sometimes it'll crash and won't tell you the driver. Other times it'll crash before you can log in to Windows. If you can't get to Safe Mode, then you'll have to resort to offline editing of the registry to disable Driver Verifier.

    So, I'd suggest that you first backup your stuff and then make sure you've got access to another computer so you can contact us if problems arise. Then make a System Restore point (so you can restore the system using the Vista/Win7 Startup Repair feature).

    Then, here's the procedure:
    - Go to Start and type in "verifier" (without the quotes) and press Enter
    - Select "Create custom settings (for code developers)" and click "Next"
    - Select "Select individual settings from a full list" and click "Next"
    - Select everything EXCEPT FOR "Low Resource Simulation" and click "Next"
    NOTE: You can use Low Resource Simulation if you'd like. From my limited experimentation it makes the BSOD's come faster.
    - Select "Select driver names from a list" and click "Next"
    Then select all drivers NOT provided by Microsoft and click "Next"
    - Select "Finish" on the next page.

    Reboot the system and wait for it to crash to the Blue Screen. Continue to use your system normally, and if you know what causes the crash, do that repeatedly. The objective here is to get the system to crash because Driver Verifier is stressing the drivers out. If it doesn't crash for you, then let it run for at least 36 hours of continuous operation (an estimate on my part).

    Reboot into Windows (after the crash) and turn off Driver Verifier by going back in and selecting "Delete existing settings" on the first page, then locate and zip up the memory dump file and upload it with your next post.

    If you can't get into Windows because it crashes too soon, try it in Safe Mode.
    If you can't get into Safe Mode, try using System Restore from your installation DVD to set the system back to the previous restore point that you created.

    If that doesn't work, post back and we'll have to see about fixing the registry entry off-line:
    Code:
    Delete these registry keys (works in XP, Vista, Win7):
            HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\VerifyDrivers
            HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\VerifyDriverLevel
    More info on this at this link: Using Driver Verifier to identify issues with Windows drivers for advanced users
    BSOD BUGCHECK SUMMARY
    Code:
    
    Built by: 7600.16617.amd64fre.win7_gdr.100618-1621
    Debug session time: Wed Nov 10 08:21:56.471 2010 (UTC - 5:00)
    System Uptime: 0 days 14:56:28.658
    Probably caused by : Unknown_Image ( ANALYSIS_INCONCLUSIVE )
    BUGCHECK_STR:  0x109
    DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID:  VISTA_DRIVER_FAULT
    PROCESS_NAME:  System
    Bugcheck code 00000109
    Arguments a3a039d8`a08bca37 00000000`00000000 b8bbbe1c`aaffa560 00000000`00000101
    ииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииии``
    Built by: 7600.16617.amd64fre.win7_gdr.100618-1621
    Debug session time: Tue Nov  9 17:23:14.817 2010 (UTC - 5:00)
    System Uptime: 0 days 2:38:57.004
    Probably caused by : Ntfs.sys ( Ntfs!NtfsFindPrefixHashEntry+22c )
    DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID:  VISTA_DRIVER_FAULT
    PROCESS_NAME:  svchost.exe
    BUGCHECK_STR:  0x24
    Bugcheck code 00000024
    Arguments 00000000`001904fb fffff880`0d297718 fffff880`0d296f80 fffff880`016acc55
    ииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииииии``
      
      
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