Random Freezes & Frequent BSOD


  1. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit
       #1

    Random Freezes & Frequent BSOD


    Up until a week ago none of these problems existed; also restored Windows to a point before the problems with no change. Memtest returned no errors.

    Windows randomly freezes indiscriminantly. It can be during idle, accessing a program, browsing the web, etc. Keyboard is unresponsive and HDD in-use light remains unlit.

    Combined with this there have been several BSOD, average Windows runtime before BSOD ranges between 2-20 minutes. Below is my system information along with dump files.

    Windows 7 32-bit (upgrade from OEM Vista)
    AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual Core 6000+
    3GB RAM

    Only upgrade to the OEM system has been a GTX 9800+ which has been running issue-free for the past year.
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  2. Posts : 28,845
    Win 8 Release candidate 8400
       #2

    Old Drivers needing update.
    Code:
    PS2.sys    12/12/2005 9:26:59 PM        
    inic162x_x86.sys    3/14/2007 2:47:23 AM        
    ElbyCDIO.sys    7/21/2008 8:11:57 AM       
    spldr.sys    5/11/2009 12:13:47 PM        
    nvstor32.sys    6/22/2009 6:19:03 PM
    How To Find Drivers:
    - search Google for the name of the driver
    - compare the Google results with what's installed on your system to figure out which device/program it belongs to
    - visit the web site of the manufacturer of the hardware/program to get the latest drivers (DON'T use Windows Update or the Update driver function of Device Manager).
    - if there are difficulties in locating them, post back with questions and someone will try and help you locate the appropriate program.
    - - The most common drivers are listed on this page: Driver Reference Driver Reference
    - - Driver manufacturer links are on this page: Drivers and Downloads
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  3. JMH
    Posts : 7,952
    Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit. SP1.
       #3

    I note you have Symantec / Norton.
    Symantec is a frequent cause of BSOD's.
    Please remove and replace it with Microsoft Security Essentials AT LEAST TO TEST


    http://us.norton.com/support/kb/web_...080710133834EN

    Microsoft Security Essentials - Free Antivirus for Windows
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