I'm using microsoft security essentials that Johnathan suggested.
Well funnily enough whenever i seem to do a windows update, the BSOD's happen more often than not when they are installing.
I'm gonna be running the memtest tonite when i goto bed.
I'll go look for an update for that mouse as well, funny how they've got a 2008 driver for a mouse that was released in 2009. :\
OK So i enabled the driver verifier and this is what it came back with.
Now where this crashed is just as the Windows 7 logo showed on the screen during bootup.
I am currently running in Safe Mode with Networking option on.
Thus why there is 2 dumps in there because i cannot get back into normal windows while the verifier is running as it just crashes out instantly.
The "IRQ_NOT_EQUAL_LESS" whatever from my knowledge typically represents RAM does it not?
The stop error code on this one was a 0x0A <-- thats new to me.
How do i turn Verifier "OFF" so i can get back into normal windows?
Thanks
Shit i just read the bit about making a system restore point before loading this so u can go back to that after running the verifier!.
Hm wait one was run when i tried to do the update
Did you ever do the memory test? Download a copy of Memtest86 and burn the ISO to a CD using Iso Recorder or another ISO burning program. Boot from the CD, and leave it running for at least 5 or 6 passes.
...Summary of the Dumps:Code:Built by: 7600.16539.amd64fre.win7_gdr.100226-1909 Debug session time: Sun Jul 18 18:53:44.146 2010 (UTC - 4:00) System Uptime: 0 days 0:00:17.300 BugCheck A, {e, 2, 1, fffff8000349f31b} Probably caused by : CI.dll ( CI!CipValidateFileHash+311 ) DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: VERIFIER_ENABLED_VISTA_MINIDUMP BUGCHECK_STR: 0xA PROCESS_NAME: System จจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจ Built by: 7600.16539.amd64fre.win7_gdr.100226-1909 Debug session time: Sun Jul 18 18:50:18.318 2010 (UTC - 4:00) System Uptime: 0 days 0:00:17.472 BugCheck A, {0, 2, 0, fffff800034a0183} Probably caused by : ntkrnlmp.exe ( nt!KiPageFault+260 ) DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: VERIFIER_ENABLED_VISTA_MINIDUMP BUGCHECK_STR: 0xA PROCESS_NAME: System
Well i considered running the Memtest86 but decided to take a whole different approach.
I replaced the ram with a whole new set of ram instead.
Well i've had since then only 1 BSOD and it was after playing around with overclocking in BIOS.
But as a whole in windows in general its been fine.
I did however which was not recorded to a minidump for some reason, get a BSOD after once again doing windows updates, but i can't tell if it BSOD'd during the shutdown phase of the updates or during the install of them as i went away from the computer at the time.
So from this dump if its once again pointing at RAM i would probably submise that it could be the actual motherboard itself having issues with either the "type" of RAM or the fact that this Mobo i have is an ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe (which i think is a 2006/7 model <-- over 3 years old.
Just an update.
So far i have not had any BSOD's since my last report.
Computer has been running fairly well.
I've only had 1 issue which does not relate to a BSOD.
I started up my pc 3 days ago and the machine would not post nor show anything on the screen.
It was making repeating whirring noise and the DVD drive light kept flashing.
I had to turn the machine on and off several times to get it to boot, this has happened a few times to which i am still skeptical about the DVD drive causing an issue as it sometimes when i place a disc in the drive will not close when i press the button and/or spits the disc back out when i close it.
Apart from that, which is not "always" more of a rare occasion, its doing what it should be doing.. Getting old! :)
Thanks for the post!
Glad it's working for you now...that was difficult!
Try removing the DVD drive and see what happens.
SIGH!!!!!!!
Should not of said anything!
Just came out of a game of Starcraft II
Started up some windows up dates and opened a webpage.. then..
Could your Creative Sound Card drivers be the cause?...Summary of the Dumps:Code:ctac32k.sys Wed Jul 02 04:38:22 2008Code:Built by: 7600.16539.amd64fre.win7_gdr.100226-1909 Debug session time: Sat Jul 24 17:36:54.502 2010 (UTC - 4:00) System Uptime: 0 days 0:01:19.515 BugCheck A, {40800000404, 2, 1, fffff800034ec173} Probably caused by : memory_corruption ( nt!MiUnlinkFreeOrZeroedPage+c3 ) BUGCHECK_STR: 0xA PROCESS_NAME: System จจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจจ
Dated 2008?
I honestly don't know how the hell the most current drivers from Creatives website can be dated 2008.
Driver Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi series driver 2.18.0015
Filesize : 46.74 MBDownload
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Release date : 16 Jun 10
This download is a driver providing Microsoftฎ Windowsฎ 7 support for Creative Sound Blasterฎ X-Fi™ series of audio devices. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.
Thats pulled straight from the driver download section on their website.
That's the version i am currently running.
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