Beware!! Windows 7 Driver Verifier

[Tews]

Your .dmp file points to HIDCLASS.SYS as the culprit..This is the driver for your USB ... Download the latest version from your motherboards support site and reinstall.. hope this helps...

 

[janmejaya]

thanks a lot tews i will try my best to fix the problem

 

[protoolsuser]

great i just enabled driver verifier....having a nightmare with new computer build

 

[CarlTR6]

Don't worry; Driver Verifier generally works very well. This is an old thread going back to Windows 7 RC and before.

 

[protoolsuser]

ah that makes me feel a little better....not exactly sure how to use it though, followed all the steps on the forum...is there a way to see the drivers and if they are verified or is it a background program? dumb question probably i just built my first computer and am having a lot of problems, it sucks. hah

 

[simmo]

OK i'm slow...wtf is driver verifer?
Is it different to the check for WHQL in DXdiag cos I ran that yesterday twice without issues.

 

[protoolsuser]

im new to this game too simmo, im pretty sure it just makes sure it is a valid driver for a valid program and not spyware or a virus driver that was injected....im just talking out my ass though someone can probably answer much better

 

[CarlTR6]

ah that makes me feel a little better....not exactly sure how to use it though, followed all the steps on the forum...is there a way to see the drivers and if they are verified or is it a background program? dumb question probably i just built my first computer and am having a lot of problems, it sucks. hah

OK i'm slow...wtf is driver verifer?
Is it different to the check for WHQL in DXdiag cos I ran that yesterday twice without issues.

im new to this game too simmo, im pretty sure it just makes sure it is a valid driver for a valid program and not spyware or a virus driver that was injected....im just talking out my ass though someone can probably answer much better

Driver verifier is a built in Windows diagnostic program. Its purpose is to stress drivers and find faulty ones. When it finds a faulty driver, it triggers a BSOD and, hopefully, that BSOD will identify the faulty driver.

Once you enable it, it runs in the background and you use your computer normally until it crashes. Using it requires a knowledge of BSOD analysis to interpret the dump files.

Driver Verifier - Enable and Disable

Hope this helps explain it.

 

[CarlTR6]

Here some links for your reading pleasure.

Driver Verifier: Driver Developer Tools for Detecting Errors

Using Driver Verifier to identify issues with Windows drivers for advanced users

 

[simmo]

Here some links for your reading pleasure.

Driver Verifier: Driver Developer Tools for Detecting Errors

Using Driver Verifier to identify issues with Windows drivers for advanced users

It tells me one thing lol..I'm not about to use it..I have a cure for driver problems if they persist..its called reformat and reinstall...or get really really pissed off and build a new PC

 

[CarlTR6]

It is a useful tool. We frequently have posters use it and upload their dump files in the Crashes and Debugging section. But I agree, it is not a tool for the average user.

 

[thefabe]

It is a useful tool. We frequently have posters use it and upload their dump files in the Crashes and Debugging section. But I agree, it is not a tool for the average user.

+1 on that Carl.
Fabe