Windows 7 randomly freezing/crashing

Hey Dude, Welcome to SF.

A couple of issues you have in your eventlog.

Firstly, there is a problem with your HDD.

Start by closing all programs you have open.

Can you run "sfc /scannow" in elevated command and post the output.
SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker

Then can you follow this guide to check the drive for errors.
Check a drive for errors

Just to make sure that there is no controller errors. (If it BSODs during this, then it is the most likely cause)

Hey man, thanks for the reply

I went ahead and did as you said

But when I went to check the drive for errors it said it can't check it while the drive is being used which makes sense. So I set it to a scheduled test and restarted my computer as I said it did. It appeared to restart but than crash and restart again. It told me it had an error in start up and I have come across these before so I hit "Start Windows Normally" but now it is on the screen "starting windows" and nothing is happening. Is this windows checking the drive or should I be worried?

Thanks!

(I posted this on my phone FYI)

*Edit* ALSO! This is my first restart since enabling Driver Verifier as I was playing some Metal Gear

Hey Willdude, How far has this progressed now?
Unfortunately I have no experience with Driver Verifier, however from a quick look all it should do is run a check on your drivers and hardware against the MS database?

If it is stuck on starting windows, you could very well have a hard drive problem that was kicked off by the sfc scan.

Are you able to shut it down, then restart into safe mode?

I left it for an hour and still nothing so I tried restarting it normally and my computer blue screened! I tried once more and it blue screened again. So my only option was to launch Windows Startup repair and it is currently attempting to repair. Also the SFC scan worked find it was the other windows scan that started this.

willdude12 said:

I left it for an hour and still nothing so I tried restarting it normally and my computer blue screened! I tried once more and it blur screened again. So my only option was to launch Windows Startup repair and it is currently attempting to repair. Also the SFC scan worked find it was the other windows scan that started this.

Right, if that was the other check, which was a full error check. Then that may show that you have drive sector errors. I would hope that once the repair is complete that you can get back on and back up everything if you haven't!


The other way to check this, do you have a spare USB or CD? You may need to run LiveLinux and do a thorough drive check once your system is backed up.

Do you have a windows recovery disk that you can use to restore to an earlier version?

willdude12 said:

I left it for an hour and still nothing so I tried restarting it normally and my computer blue screened! I tried once more and it blue screened again. So my only option was to launch Windows Startup repair and it is currently attempting to repair. Also the SFC scan worked find it was the other windows scan that started this.

You should have consulted with someone who knows about Driver Verifier before enabling it. There is enough reason that your computer does not restart with DV enabled. The lot of your startup programs, when being verified, may rightly resist the computer to boot back, specially when Daemon tools is present there.

Now try these following two ... one by one.

   Tip

• If you fail to get on the Desktop because of DV, Boot into Advanced Boot Options > Safe mode. Disable DV there.
• If you cannot boot in Safe mode too, do a System Restore to a point you made earlier.

If you can boot into safe mode and disable verifier there, you dont need to read the remaining part of this post. Just make your reply following the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) Posting Instructions .

If you are forced to do a system restore, we will not get a crash dump to analyze. So you have to start afresh with Driver verifier.

First thing ..... Daemon Tools, Alcohol 120% and Power Archiver Pro uses SCSI Pass Through Direct (SPTD), which is a well known BSOD causer. Uninstall Daemon Tools at first. Then download SPTD standalone installer from Disk-Tools.com, and execute the downloaded file as guided below :

• Double click to open it.
• Click this button only:
• 
• If it is grayed out, as in the picture, there is no more SPTD in your system, and you just close the window.

Second thing ... Free up the startup. Windows does not need any other program to auto start with it, but the auto start programs often conflicts and causes various problems including BSODs.

1. Click on the Start button
2. Type “msconfig (without quotes), click the resulting link. It will open the System Configuration window.
3. Select the “Startup” tab.
4. Deselect all items other than the antivirus.
5. Apply > OK
6. Accept then restart.

Now enable Driver Verifier to monitor the drivers.

Driver Verifier - Enable and Disable

Run Driver Verifier for 24 hours or the occurrence of the next crash, whichever is earlier.

   Information

Why Driver Verifier:
It puts a stress on the drivers, ans so it makes the unstable drivers crash. Hopefully the driver that crashes is recorded in the memory dump.

How Can we know that DV is enabled:
It will make the system bit of slow, laggy.

   Warning

Before enabling DV, make it sure that you have earlier System restore points made in your computer. You can check it easily by using CCleaner looking at Tools > System Restore.

If there is no points, make a System Restore Point manually before enabling DV.

   Tip

• If you fail to get on the Desktop because of DV, Boot into Advanced Boot Options > Safe mode. Disable DV there. Now boot normally again, and try following the instruction of enabling DV again.
• If you cannot boot in Safe mode too, do a System Restore to a point you made earlier.

When you are done, click on button below ....

It will download the DM log collector. Right click on the application and run as administrator. It will generate a .zip file on your desktop. Upload the .zip with your reply post.

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