Solved BSOD connecting to wifi network

[renold458]

Im guessing this was after I tried installing an Atheros driver. After restarting and attempting to connect to a nearby WiFi network the computer goes straight to a BSOD. Help is needed fast and appreciated.

 

[Jonathan_King]

Hello,

It seems a bunch of people are experiencing problems with the latest Atheros network drivers. Try using the Driver Rollback feature in Device Manager, or else uninstall the driver and install an older version. Any problems, let us know!

...Summary of the dumps:

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Built by: 7601.17803.x86fre.win7sp1_gdr.120330-1504
Debug session time: Mon Jul 23 20:57:03.771 2012 (UTC - 4:00)
System Uptime: 0 days 0:02:37.956
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for athr.sys
*** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for athr.sys
Probably caused by : athr.sys ( athr+1041a8 )
PROCESS_NAME:  System
BUGCHECK_STR:  0x7E
DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID:  NULL_CLASS_PTR_DEREFERENCE
FAILURE_BUCKET_ID:  0x7E_athr+1041a8
BiosReleaseDate = 08/18/2009
SystemProductName = Compaq Presario CQ60 Notebook PC
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Built by: 7601.17803.x86fre.win7sp1_gdr.120330-1504
Debug session time: Mon Jul 23 21:20:44.778 2012 (UTC - 4:00)
System Uptime: 0 days 0:06:21.963
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for athr.sys
*** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for athr.sys
Probably caused by : athr.sys ( athr+1041a8 )
PROCESS_NAME:  System
BUGCHECK_STR:  0x7E
DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID:  NULL_CLASS_PTR_DEREFERENCE
FAILURE_BUCKET_ID:  0x7E_athr+1041a8
BiosReleaseDate = 08/18/2009
SystemProductName = Compaq Presario CQ60 Notebook PC
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[renold458]

Did the Driver Rollback, worked perfectly. Thank you!

 

[Jonathan_King]

Glad to hear it!

 

[mmlyman]

How do I do this when I get the BSOD before I can do anything? Thanks!!!

 

[Jonathan_King]

Hi mmlyman,

Try working from Safe Mode.

 

[mmlyman]

I couldn't even get into safe mode... I kept hard rebooting and when Windows finally started to boot I pushed the wireless button and turned wifi off. After a couple more reboots Windows 7 started up correctly and I was able to roll back the driver. Thanks for your help. I won't update that driver again!

 

[Jonathan_King]

Glad to hear it!