Event ID 7026: 'ksop' driver failed to load?  

Hello,

Can someone please help me find out what driver or service 'ksop' is? Or, how to fix it?

I've been troubleshooting my Windows 7 laptop to try and find the cause of random, sudden shutdowns and a bunch of 7026 and 7001 errors. This 'ksop' error pops up every time I reboot.

I tried clean-booting, SFC, CHKDSK, etc, but I can't narrow down a service as the culprit. I tried Googling 'ksop' but I couldn't find anything that explained what it was, or a record of anyone else asking about this issue.

Anyone out there have any idea?

Here's the event info:

Log Name: System
Source: Service Control Manager
Date: 3/22/2015 12:59:37 AM
Event ID: 7026
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: *************
Description:
The following boot-start or system-start driver(s) failed to load:
ksop



System
- Provider
[Name] Service Control Manager"
[Guid] {555908d1-a6d7-4695-8e1e-26931d2012f4}"
[EventSourceName] Service Control Manager
- EventID 7026
Qualifiers 49152
Version 0
Level 2
Task 0
Opcode 0
Keywords 0x8080000000000000
- TimeCreated
[SystemTime] 2015-03-22T07:59:37.826903400Z" />
EventRecordID 220852
Correlation
- Execution
[ProcessID] 548
[ThreadID] 620
Channel System
Computer *********
Security
System
- EventData
param1 ksop

Any assistance would be much appreciated! Thanks!

So far all I've been able to find out is that 'KSop' is a pool tag, and it's associated with something related to Windows 7. I still don't know what driver it's for, how to find out, or how to fix.

If anyone has any ideas, clues, or suggestions, it would be greatly appreciated. Please, I'm at my wit's end!

Did this affect any of your system software?

This problem may occur if a device is not connected to the computer but the driver service of the device is enabled. For example, the following events are logged when the computer does not have a parallel port, a DVD drive, or a CD drive.

On a Windows 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer
Source: Service Control Manager
Event ID: 7026
Description:
The following boot-start or system-start driver(s) failed to load:
cdrom