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Blue Screens of Death - BSOD and Application Crashes
I wrote the page below before I read the instructions on what to do for a crash. I will include it as it may provide additional insight.
After I ran the “BSOD Dump & System File Collection app” my system crashed again just in case that makes a difference with the rest of the information gathered.
Here is everything:
Windows 7 64 bit - x86 (32-bit) or x64 ?
Vista - the original installed OS on the system?
Full retail - an OEM or full retail version?
Best Buy - Full Retail = you purchased it from retailer
3/8/08 - What is the age of system (hardware)?
9/21/10 - What is the age of OS installation (have you re-installed the OS?)
Thank you!
JJ
For some reason, I am all of a sudden getting Blue Screens of Death for the past 2 weeks.
What I have done:
1. 2 system restores, 1 going way before I had any trouble.
2. Full scans with MS Security Essentials
3. Ran Memtest86+ for 7 hours for what I believe is 3 passes
4. Tried uninstalling recent programs
5. Checked driver and chipset updates
6. Everything in Device Manager looks fine
7. Pulled the few remain hairs from my head!
Specs on my system:
- Gateway PC model GM5632E – Complete specs - http://support.gateway.com/s/PC/R/1014739R/1014739Rsp2.shtml
- Windows 7 64 bit (upgraded from Vista 32 bit over 1 yr ago)
- 8 GBs Corsair 2 x 4 GB kits(upgraded approximately 2 months ago from 3 GBs)
- Running old Sony TV off of graphics board via S Video to RCA for Windows Media Center
- Running X10 system via USB port as well as installed program on my system
What have I been doing in the 2-4 weeks:
- A lot of “music identification” and organization via programs like Metatogger 4, MPTagThat, FastDuplicateFileFinder, MediaMonkey.
- I noticed that the crashes started after I had tried a program called zbar to give you a task bar on the 2nd monitor but it wasn’t even a installed program. It was just an executable that I erased. As mentioned, I have also done 2 system restores since then.
- Started running IE9
I have noticed:
- Various apps have been crashing such as Outlook 2007 much more than ever before, today Dropbox which has never crashed, IE9, Windows Media Center
- Monitor going black for a second and then a change in the color or transparency of the task bar.
I don’t know how to read mini dumps or full dumps but here is a collection of both plus screen shots of BSOD and Memtest86+:
Mini Dumps:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6350326/BSOD%20%20Windows%207%20100811-26515-01.zip
Full Dumps:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6350326/MEMORY%2010-15-11.zip
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6350326/MEMORY%2010-18-11.zip
Screen shots of BSOD and Memtest86+:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6350326/BSOD%20%26%20Mem86%20results.zip
Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
JJ