BSOD after playing Minecraft

[writhziden]

Let us know if you need any help.

 

[kylendm]

Alright just an update. I'm not getting any blue screens of death anymore and my system isn't just freezing anymore either.

I am having a minor problem though. When I play games or when I'm on the internet there seems to be hang ups and in games the hang ups will last a while. I can bring up task manager and I can use alt+tab but it doesn't really switch to a different program and task manager pretty much just minimizes what I'm doing and doesn't open.

 

[writhziden]

Given the time that has passed, please follow the http://www.sevenforums.com/crashes-debugging/96879-blue-screen-death-bsod-posting-instructions.html to provide us with your system and application logs. Those can help diagnose application hangs and system hangs.

Also, remind me again which antivirus software you are using. I have seen this behavior with two security programs I tested out in the past few months.

 

[kylendm]

Running the program to get all the files together but in the mean time I'm using Microsoft Security Essentials.

 

[writhziden]

Yeah, I would be surprised if MSE was involved. I have yet to see it cause problems on any system unless the system already had problems to begin with.

Let us know when you have all the error log files and can upload them.

 

[kylendm]

Here are the generated files and the report.

 

[writhziden]

Alright, one thing first off: remove the ask toolbar. It is usually installed as a tag along installation when installing other software and not needed. Not to say it is bad, but it is tag along software and not necessary.


Appears that you do have some Microsoft Security Essentials errors. I would recommend uninstalling through Start Menu -> Control Panel -> Uninstall a program. Then download and install the most recent version from Microsoft Security Essentials - Free Antivirus for Windows

Event[11]:
  Log Name: Application
  Source: SideBySide
  Date: 2012-04-29T00:30:23.000
  Event ID: 33
  Task: N/A
  Level: Error
  Opcode: N/A
  Keyword: Classic
  User: N/A
  User Name: N/A
  Computer: Kyle-PC
  Description: 
Activation context generation failed for "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Composite 2012\python\lib\distutils\command\wininst-8_d.exe". Dependent Assembly Microsoft.VC80.DebugCRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50608.0" could not be found. Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis.

The above error relates to the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables. Uninstall each of the following through Start Menu -> Control Panel -> Uninstall a program. Then re-install them from the links given below:

Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable (x86)
Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable (x64)
Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable (x86)
Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable (x64)
Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable (x86)
Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable (x64)​

You need both the 64-bit and 32-bit (x86) versions. Then, you need to install the updates for all of them through Windows Updates.

 

[kylendm]

I keep trying to install Visual C++ 2010 (x86) and It keeps saying "A newer version of Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable has been detected on the machine." Can't seem to find why it wont install because I uninstalled all of them but now it wont install 2010 (x86). I don't think I could install it before either because I didn't have it installed on here.

 

[writhziden]

It may have been included in a game or application you installed, and that is what is being picked up by the installer. Ignore for now and upload your logs again if you have issues again. Best wishes those steps stopped the problem.

 

[kylendm]

Great! Thanks. I'll update if anything is still going on.

 

[kylendm]

Alright It was working for a bit but now it's doing it again. Just a little less frequent. It'll still do it after about 30-45min of gameplay. Mainly Team Fortress 2, Grand Theft Auto 4, and Mount and Blade. All quite different games so I think it's not the games themselves that are crashing as the crashing is all the same type of crashing.

It'll freeze and the sound will stutter for a second or two and then after about 15min it'll freeze and stutter until I turn the PC off or until I bring up task manager but even all that does is minimize the screen and it doesn't come up for like 10 mins.

 

[writhziden]

May be time for a fresh install: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/219487-clean-reinstall-factory-oem-windows-7-a.html#post1839164

If you are against doing so, you could try a http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html instead.

If you need installation media for either, steps 1-3 of the clean reinstall link will provide the media and backup steps. I recommend backing up important data before doing either, as well.

 

[kylendm]

Yeah I've been wanting to do a fresh install but I have a lot of media as this is my computer not only for gaming but for recording too. Tons of files that I wouldn't even know where to start to back up. I may try it in a few days since the crashing is getting to the better of me. Thanks for the help. I'll let you guys know if I'm still having problems after a repair install.

 

[writhziden]

You're welcome. Best of luck with the repair install.

 

[kylendm]

Went through and did a whole repair install and it didn't do a thing..Any more ideas?

 

[writhziden]

If the repair install did not resolve the issue, try uninstalling and re-installing the applications causing problems.

 

[kylendm]

I have done that a few times already sadly..

 

[writhziden]

Have you done so since the repair install? If so, it may come down to when you are able to backup your media and re-install Windows 7. Keep in mind that you could also create a new partition for your data and move your media to that and re-install Windows in the Windows partition. That is how I have my system set up so it is much easier to do a fresh install if necessary.

I keep movies, music, pictures, installation files, etc. on a separate partition. I have not bothered moving my users files and just do not use the users folders for Documents, Music, etc. but that is also an option. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/87555-user-profile-change-default-location.html

I do not recommend changing the default location for users, though. I have seen it cause some strange side effects for some users. I find it much easier just to move the data itself and avoid using my user profiles for storing anything other than application data. Most users on here prefer Partition Wizard for creating new partitions. I have had good success myself with PartedMagic.

 

[James7679]

Hello kylendm. Could you do me a favor and let me know the make and model of your Power Supply Unit?

 

[kylendm]

My power supply is this:
Seasonic S12II-620Bronze(SS-620GB Active PFC)

Also I might try partitioning. The more I wonder the more I think it may be a power issue in this apartment.

Here's what I thought for the past month or two now.

I do a lot of audio recording and such and I have an audio interface called the Focusrite Saffire Pro24. It's a firewire interface and is using power straight from the computer. It has an external power supply too and I've been thinking two things.

1. Insufficient power from the computer is making the interface cut out a lot and that may be conflicting with games and programs from it being cut out. (it never says it's lost the signal to the interface but i'm not sure)

2. The power from the apartment might be bad and might be giving the computer more or less voltage than necessary.

These are just thoughts but I'm willing to try anything you guys are going to give me and I'll give you all the information you need. I did go to schooling for computers and I am studying electrical engineering and am stumped by my own computer haha. Thanks so much so far guys. You helped me get rid of the damn blue screens and now it's just this weird freezing that's been going on since before the blue screens.