Yeah, you could be right... but 100% sure is only if we identify what it is. For example... some people never know they have a problem with their graphics card until the play the one game that really tests the card.
So the diff between ubuntu and w7 is probably that you don't stress it as much in ubuntu..
Again, you are probably right, chances are slim it is hardware...
Actually I don't have driver reviver any more. I am not sure why it showed up in the first place. Also I have uninstalled deskpins as I couldn't find an update for it. Also I have disabled Sony Vaio volume watcher from loading on startup.
And anything else I need to do? By the way, I had been using wubi ubuntu for the past 5 days. Its been working exceptionally well. I had been putting under extreme strain. I did not shut down my laptop for 3 days. Did all sorts of things. But still not a single bsod.
Also I installed my windows 7 dvd through wubi ubuntu using virtualbox. Its been working like a charm without bsods. I think there is some problem with this pre-installed windows 7 that came with the vaio.
Do you reckon I format this preinstalled win 7 home premium OS and then replace it with the Windows 7 dvd that I have? Would it work?
It could. By now you seem to have proven it is probably a driver problem. As you saw in my earlier post...sometimes we think we clean things up if we de-install software... but, regretfully the de-installs don't always do their job well. In your case Driver Reviver is just one example.
The good thing about a clean install is that it is exactly that, clean. You then, in the future, need to make sure you have restore points you can go back to and only install new stuff (including third party driver/version updates ) one at a time so you can test if that new thing works....
Alright. I noted your point. And by the way, a couple of hours back I got another bsod kernel_inpage_data_error even after deinstalling deskpins and doing all the other requisites mentioned. So I guess if I change this OS and replace it with the windows 7 pro dvd that I have, then things might be okay?
Can I go ahead then and install the win 7 pro dvd? And later I am kind of going to install ubuntu live cd as well and try to get to dual boot both the OS to live a peaceful life thereafter, hopefully free from bsods.
Cool I will go ahead change my OS and report back after a few days if my life is smooth.
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