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BSOD Every launch - can't even boot in Safe Mode
Hi
As of a couple of hours ago, I am getting a blue screen every single time I boot my system. I have tried a system restore, windows startup repair (from the Windows 7 DVD) and runnning Mem Test. Memtest finds no errors, startup repair finds no errors and the system restore completed without issue but did not fix the problem.
When I try and boot into safe mode, I get to the login window, but as soon as I log in I get a blue screen with IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, generally with no other file referenced. If I try and boot in normal mode the same thing happens and on one ocassion I also saw storport.sys mentioned on the blue screen.
Because I am unable to boot into Windows, I am unable to reinstall any drivers or remove any drivers, or do anything else to the OS.
I have been into the system BIOS and have disabled all my poeripherals (onboard audio, serial port etc.). I have physically also unplugged all USB devces apart from my keyboard and mouse, and have disconnected/removed all hard drives and DVD drives, floppy drive, audio card, second graphics card etc. In other words I've stripped the system down to the bare bones. I am still getting the same BSOD's every time I start the system.
Please can anyone help me diagnose the issue or advise on what I should do next. The issue started whilst I was browsing the web and the system crashed. Prior to that it has run perfectly for the last few weeks. No new hardware has been installed.
OS is Windows 7 Ultimate (64bit). System is about 18 months old, and my Win7 install is about 3 months old. Aside from a few Nvidia graphics driver issues which I resolved a few weeks ago, the system has generally been rock solid. CPU is Intel QX9770, 4GB Ram.
Many many thanks in advance for any help or advice.
Jules