Solved BSOD - BUGCODE_USB_DRIVER, USBs not working correctly.

[Sayix]

A few programs could have done so, can you point me in the right location in order to find where these registry changes could be located?

 

[writhziden]

What programs have you used for registry cleaning tasks?

 

[Sayix]

Registry Mechanic (However a scan has never finished)
Advanced Systemcare
and CCleaner.

All of which were used after the usb problem appear though.

I also noticed something, upon removing all USB devices and using the old fashioned keyboard/mouse. I came across no USB errors at all whatsoever. I plugged in my headset, it was found and installed right on the spot, no errors. However, when i plugged in a flash drive, they became non-responsive and gave a BSOD upon shutdown.

I have a feeling this is because of my missing removable devices.

 

[writhziden]

Please fill in your system specs by following http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/180324-system-info-see-your-system-specs.html very carefully. That will give us more information to be able to help you with hardware/driver concerns.

 

[Sayix]

I apologize for the late reply times, but I've updated my system specs.

Edit: I think I might have forgotten to mention this, but removable storage devices appear in my BIOS.

 

[Sayix]

Well, I was messing with the autoplay settings and I noticed something.

My iPod and my phone are listed in autoplay settings, however as shown, the only available option is to take no action.

Upon plugging in my iPod and external hard drive, I noticed a similar effect on both devices.
The computer itself notices the devices, thus putting both into a state to power up, however shortly the communication stops. (The iPod stays as it is because it does not automatically shut down, the external shuts down automatically.)

 

[writhziden]

This may be related to your registry cleaning. I would suggest a http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html at the very least and would even go as far as to recommend you now http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1649-clean-install-windows-7-a.html and not to mess with the registry in the future, even if things are not going well. Registry cleaning often just makes matters worse by further breaking the system down.

Here is my rant on it:

• Many of us on the forums actually do not recommend automated optimization tools for Windows 7. Windows 7 does a much better job of handling its own optimization than its predecessors did. We especially do not recommend registry cleaning as an "optimization" step because automated registry cleaning causes more harm to the registry than it actually repairs.
  
  In the future, if you need help optimizing Windows 7, please post a thread in Performance & Maintenance - Windows 7 Forums or follow the tutorial enclosed in that forum to http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorial...ws-7-a.html?filter[2]=Performance Maintenance.

Backup any important files before doing the repair or clean install.

 

[Sayix]

Assuming the repair install earlier didn't do a thing, the only problem I had with clean installing was i needed to access my external hard drive then back everything up THEN clean install, which wouldn't work at all.

I'm off to look for another solution on Google, Thanks for your help!

 

[writhziden]

You could give http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/165554-usb-driver-general-fix-problems.html a try again, only this time, instead of uninstalling all faded entries, uninstall all entries (faded and non-faded). This will reset all your USB devices and they will be re-installed on reboot. If you are using a USB keyboard and mouse, set up your power plan settings so you can turn off the computer by pressing the power button, and uninstall those USB devices last if possible. You may have to do some trial and error to determine which USB device is your mouse and uninstall all devices a couple times until you can do that one last.

 

[Sayix]

From what I've come down to now is that this isn't directly a USB problem, it's a problem with USB storage.
Right now I have no USB devices that contain installers, or any bit of storage on them in general, and the blue screen issue seems to have gone away. The problem seemed to have first appeared when I got a spyware called "Disk Doctor."

I'm making an assumption here, if not a registry cleaner, then the spyware could have altered the disks in order to portray that they're "not working and in need of a fix." However, I did keep the spyware terminated so it could not properly boot up. I ended up removing it that way, I'm assuming a registry change has yet to be fixed by a virus scanner.

I have taken note that anytime I try to installed a popular anti-virus (PC tools Spyware Doctor, kaspersky) the installer either completely puts my computer into that "pause" stop, or the installer fails.

 

[writhziden]

I would suggest running offline scans (scans outside Windows) by using some bootable antivirus/malware removal tools:

• bitdefender rescue cd
  
  
• http://connect.microsoft.com/systemsweeper

Seems the Microsoft Standalone System Sweeper has been removed...

 

[Sayix]

Back from spring break, time to be productive.

I have a bit of an issue using the bitdefender CD, I cannot access my hard drive (Listed as LocalDisk-0)

Upon clicking "scan now" and selecting my hard drive, the program closes immediately.
I tried just manually typing out the address (Being LocalDisk-0) and I was given an access is denied error, the folder could not be created.

However, I can access my harddrive through the desktop without a problem.
Any ideas?

 

[writhziden]

Try Windows Defender Offline: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/166445-windows-defender-offline.html

 

[Sayix]

Sadly, no luck.

Do you think the fact that the offline version of windows defender probably uses the same coding language as windows any virus could hide itself? (That is if it executed any files from my hard drive at all.)

 

[writhziden]

Most viruses are designed so they are difficult to remove. Many have been discovered and antivirus software and malware software have definitions developed to stop them. Unfortunately, no matter how up to date definitions are, there are viruses that have not been included because they were developed recently or the software company has not yet discovered a particular virus.

If you have the variant of the virus that it sounds like you do, there are only a handful of ways to remove it. Superantispyware detects fakehdd and fakerean viruses (viruses that infect the computer and ask you to install software to remove them). The Fakerean removal tool also is able to remove such viruses and fix the system file setup so your files are put back where they belong if they were moved by the virus. There is also an unhide tool developed as freeware that you can find, but I do not believe it removes the virus, only reorganizes your data as it should be. I would recommend one of the first two methods.

 

[Sayix]

Well, I tried the tool several times. It seems to end with a syntax error and prompt me with. The prompt is titled "You are about to be logged off" with content, "Windows will shut down in less than a minute."

The prompt looks the same as one i received daily with this virus before, after some virus scanning the prompt as yet to show up again, except for now after the tool errors.

EDIT: Nevermind, it said whatever variants of the certain virus were removed if present, then the prompt appeared.

 

[writhziden]

If you are still having trouble ridding yourself of the virus and problems it created on the system, I suggest starting a thread in System Security - Windows 7 Forums because I have reached the end of my limited knowledge on the subject. There are experts there who can instruct you in troubleshooting steps and analyzing the complex logs for security checks.

 

[Sayix]

Alright, will do!

 

[Sayix]

Well, It seems like the solution exists yet, and my other thread became inactive. In my free time I've been buying computer parts for a new and improved PC. Which then I can just transfer what I need when I need it.

Anyway, Thanks again for your help! I'll mark this thread solved now.

 

[writhziden]

You're welcome. Not sure what happened with the other thread. I was monitoring it, and it seemed your support dwindled. I probably should have messaged one of our security experts... Hindsight is 20/20.