BSOD says Device Driver Attempting to Corrupt the system

[bearcat22]

Is this hopeless now?

 

[axe0]

Sorry, just seeing this now.

Considering you added new RAM, I would suggest to pull the RAM but leave 1 stick and see if you can boot. If you can, swap the stick for another and try it again, repeat this until either no RAM stick is left or you've found the stick causing the problems.

You also want to do the same with the slots, so seat 1 stick in all slots and try to boot. Do this as well for all other sticks until the faulty stick is found or there's no stick left to test.

 

[bearcat22]

Okay, just to be clear: Four slots. Four sticks of RAM. Two original, plus two purchased over the internet.

Is it even physically possible for this machine to Boot off ONE stick?

And, when you say boot, should I be doing anything special, such as tapping F5 or just leave it alone?

 

[axe0]

It is possible for a machine to boot from just 1 stick yes, so long as the stick has enough RAM it won't be a problem. Enough RAM = at least 2GB.

Just leave it alone, all that we need to know is if the machine can boot, nothing else.

 

[bearcat22]

Okay, it did start up normally, with just two sticks installed.

Clearly those two slots are functional.
If still needed, I can pull one stick and attempt to boot again.
As this thread shows, I performed an extremely lengthy Memtest86 already, with zero errors.

Im' curious to know what will happen to this forum after Win7 support ends.
If I can get the Win7 machine restored, I will simply not connect it to the internet any more.
It contains software I love from a company that has shut down.
I don't have my license key, so can't move it to the Win10 computer.

 

[axe0]

Repeat the process with every slot and every stick as described in post #122.

You did run memtest86, but the new RAM changes the situation.

Vista Forums still exists even though support for Vista has ended years ago, don't think sevenforums will go away anytime soon.

 

[bearcat22]

Okay, thanks. This may take a while. I've mislaid one of the four sticks.

 

[bearcat22]

Update: I identified a single viable stick, then used it in each slot to boot. Each slot worked fine.

I then took the remaining three sticks and individually put them in one of the viable slots.
They each booted fine.

Not one hundred per cent sure, but I'm hoping that you DO NOT need me to also
single-boot each individual stick in each individual slot?

Update: I suppose it is my imagination, but the old computer "feels" as if it is now
running faster than it ever did before......and, strangely, not seeing any BSOD. Yet.
All four sticks are in. And I blasted everything with an air duster.

 

[axe0]

Good to hear, let me know how it goes after a few days please or earlier if BSODs return.

 

[bearcat22]

Oh......so......after this last test, you feel there is not any more to test or fix?
Ok.
Meanwhile, can you suggest a best place to get help with the NEW computer?

Thanks for taking a look. Running Windows 10.
I can't give you the specs for the computer, it won't boot.
Shinobee SSD Ultra 8-Core Gaming PC/Multimedia Desktop Computer - FX 8300 8 x 4.20 GHz - AMD Radeon RX 460 2GB DDR5 Graphics - 8GB DDR3-240GB SSD - 500GB HDD - Win10 Pro - CD/DVD±RW - WiFi #6006

Issue: I am unsure how this began this time. The computer is only about three months old, but has crashed at least three times.

I suspect I'm trying to do too much at once.
This time, was on the internet with some streaming video paused, had a video player playing a DVD, and had a computer game running, paused, in the background.
Notepad also open.

I am aware this is not ideal, but that is how I want to operate, jumping rapidly and frequently between numerous running programs.

Could also be that Windows 10 crashed because of forced Microsoft Update.

Next:

1. Hard reboot, showed only blue MS logo, stuck there. All keys unresponsive.
2. Hard reboot. Blue Logo with "Preparing Automatic Repair". Stuck there doing nothing, all keys and mouse unresponsive.
3. Hard reboot. Stuck on just blue logo again.
4. Hard reboot. Again same results as number 2 above.
5. Workmen in the apartment proceed to idiotically trip the circuit breaker three times in a row. They couldn't speak English, so hard to get them to understand to use another outlet instead.
6. Hard reboot, same results as number 1 again.
7. Hard boot, same as number 2 again.
8 Disconnected DSL cable, removed commercial DVD from drive, hard reboot, back to number 1 again.

This is the second or third time I have gotten stuck on "preparing automatic repair".
Searching a solution, it says "just hard boot three times in a row" but that isn't working this time, as you can see from the list above

The machine has two Ram slots, but one is so close to a fan, I don't think a stick would fit.
Would more RAM fix this issue, and is the rest of the computer capable of using more RAM?
Is this issue caused by a too-weak power supply? See photo.
Error

 

[axe0]

For issues with Windows 10, Windows 10 Help Forums

Also, I can't see the photo, I'm not a member of computerforum.

 

[bearcat22]

AXEO, what the heck changed? Have not had BSOD for many days now. Sometimes Windows Explorer locks up for no reason.