Crashed Updating Nvidia GTX 260. Can't start Win7.StartupRepair Failed

[writhziden]

Got the program. Ill try to run it if I can manage to get into normal mode. (its not letting me now). Also memory.dmp should just be in minidump folder, yes? I havent actually been blue screening. The image always just kinda stays stuck on my monitor. I havent managed to get any BSOD data at all.

Booting into normal mode now. Its working now.

MEMORY.DMP is actually in the systemroot folder: C:\Windows\MEMORY.DMP

 

[RanSy]

I have it logging data now. So you want me to run a game and make it crash, right? Also I tried searching manually for what you just said about memory dump. Still didn't manage to find anything

 

[writhziden]

I have it logging data now. So you want me to run a game and make it crash, right? Also I tried searching manually for what you just said about memory dump. Still didn't manage to find anything

What is the blue screen error you see? Could you take a picture of it (no flash) so we may view it. This isn't the ideal way to troubleshoot an issue, but it might give some hint to the cause.

And yes, run a game until it blue screens.

 

[RanSy]

I dont get an actual blue screen though. Just whatever was displayed on the monitor stays on there. System just locks up and I have to manually power off

 

[writhziden]

I dont get an actual blue screen though. Just whatever was displayed on the monitor stays on there. System just locks up and I have to manually power off

If it is not a heat issue (as we'll soon determine, hopefully), these symptoms are usually due to programs/Windows having corrupted files/registry entries or missing registry entries. You may need to do a clean install of Windows to fix your issues as they appear to me as registry related. You could try a repair install, but given how unstable the system is, there is no guarantee it wouldn't freeze up during the repair installation.

Recommend backing up your user files/important files. Then you can try http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html. If that does not work, http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1649-clean-install-windows-7-a.html

 

[RanSy]

My computer is doing that thing it does where its working lol. this is making things hard. I have it idleing on skyrim and its playing fine atm at least.

 

[RanSy]

Hm. Still hasn't crashed. Debating on just trying a repair install since it seems that I have a disc that is able to do so.

 

[writhziden]

Hm. Still hasn't crashed. Debating on just trying a repair install since it seems that I have a disc that is able to do so.

I would wait and see if it crashes. You may have to do logging again each time you start until you are able to get a crash. Don't jump the gun yet.

 

[RanSy]

Alright, Just hoping something not to extreme can fix it. I just find it odd that sometimes I dont have any problems at all.

 

[RanSy]

Hmm. I have a question to see if this is possible. See I have an alienware, and it has an alienware program that starts at start up that includes a temp reading and manages my custom lights.

I just booted up my PC, was running fine in normal mode, tried to boot up that program you told me about so I can monitor temperatures. Then as soon as that alienware program kicked in my pc froze and locked up.

Just asking if its possible that the alienware programs drivers may be corrupt or something to cause crashing? I dont know. Just a guess.

Bah PC, doesn't seem to want to restart at all now.

Attached is all the info I could get temperature wise when it was booting up fine.

 

[writhziden]

Hmm. I have a question to see if this is possible. See I have an alienware, and it has an alienware program that starts at start up that includes a temp reading and manages my custom lights.

I just booted up my PC, was running fine in normal mode, tried to boot up that program you told me about so I can monitor temperatures. Then as soon as that alienware program kicked in my pc froze and locked up.

Just asking if its possible that the alienware programs drivers may be corrupt or something to cause crashing? I dont know. Just a guess.

Bah PC, doesn't seem to want to restart at all now.

Attached is all the info I could get temperature wise when it was booting up fine.

You can check to see if it is an application conflict by following the steps in http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorial...ation-conflicts-performing-clean-startup.html

 

[RanSy]

Well I turned it on using that method and it started fine for the first attempt of the day. Which usually it doesn't turn on the first time, though its hard to judge since the PC randomly starts off fine at times.

Just booted normal and got an error with my thermal controller alienware program (Program I was asking about).

Ignore the avast! problem on the screenshot, that was my bad. Seems i forgot to re-enable it on msconfig.

However I am thinking thermal controller is the problem, because that error screen popped up a few minutes later, around the time the PC usually locks up


About to upload from safe mode

 

[writhziden]

Well I turned it on using that method and it started fine for the first attempt of the day. Which usually it doesn't turn on the first time, though its hard to judge since the PC randomly starts off fine at times.

Just booted normal and got an error with my thermal controller alienware program (Program I was asking about).

Ignore the avast! problem on the screenshot, that was my bad. Seems i forgot to re-enable it on msconfig.

However I am thinking thermal controller is the problem, because that error screen popped up a few minutes later, around the time the PC usually locks up


About to upload from safe mode

Do you have a way to re-install the thermal controller? Quite possibly trying to fix the registry with a registry cleaning program caused that program to stop working properly. To find out if you can re-install it, try inserting your recovery DVDs. The first disc should give you the option to re-install software that came with the computer. If you have not made recovery discs, now would be a good time to do so.

 

[RanSy]

I do have it, just gotta figure out what disc it is. Can you install divers in safe mode? Trying to prevent dealing with crashes while installing software.

Scratch that. in the process of removing and reinstalling

Full program name was Alienware Command Center.

 

[RanSy]

Would you happen to know if I even need Command Center? I havent changed my lights on my keyboard in like the 3 years ive owned it. And the thermal controller program on it, i think all it did was monitor temperatures, note even sure if it did anything but that.

 

[writhziden]

Would you happen to know if I even need Command Center? I havent changed my lights on my keyboard in like the 3 years ive owned it. And the thermal controller program on it, i think all it did was monitor temperatures, note even sure if it did anything but that.

Most people on here remove all the bloatware that comes with the computer and figure out what they want to install themselves, or they do a clean install and just get the drivers for the machine. Keeps the computer cleaner. I myself just remove all the stuff that comes with the computer that I know I won't use. If you don't think you'll use it, just uninstall it. You can always add it later if you decide it is something you want.

 

[RanSy]

Hum. Well All my start ups today have been really good. Started up a game to see if it crashes and it has yet to do so. I think we may have found and fixed it. Gona wait and see if it goes a few days though. Ive had bad experience with yelling "Success!" to early :/

 

[writhziden]

Hum. Well All my start ups today have been really good. Started up a game to see if it crashes and it has yet to do so. I think we may have found and fixed it. Gona wait and see if it goes a few days though. Ive had bad experience with yelling "Success!" to early :/

It's usually a good idea to let things run normally for a week and see if the system is stable during that time. If it is, chances are the problem was fixed. Hope it works out. Keep us posted.

 

[RanSy]

So I had a pretty solid week on my system. however today on start up, when the windows logo came up it froze :/ Then I rebooted, started a game and a few minutes in as expected it crashed...Tried rebooting again and it wont start up...back to square one..

 

[writhziden]

So I had a pretty solid week on my system. however today on start up, when the windows logo came up it froze :/ Then I rebooted, started a game and a few minutes in as expected it crashed...Tried rebooting again and it wont start up...back to square one..

Can you get to http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/666-advanced-boot-options.html at all? If so, go through the steps in http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/668-system-recovery-options.html to run Startup Repair. You may have to run three times to fix all issues.

See http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/105541-startup-repair-run-3-separate-times.html for further reading.