Hey,
Here are the crash dumps for the BSODs that Driver Verifier has produced so far. At the rate it's producing them I'd probably need to post multiple times anyway and my PC has only been running it for about 7 hours in total.
Here's what's happened so far:
Please note that the numbers next to references to BSODs in the post, e.g. [1], refer to the number of its associated crash dump that is attached to this post
29.11.2013
I installed the Etron USB 3.0 Hub Controller before your confirmation as I figured it couldn't do any harm. The installer wouldn't run in Safe Mode though. When I tried, I got the following error message:
Etron USB3.0 Host Controller
Error 1719. Windows Installer service could not be accessed. Contact your support personnel to verify that it is properly registered and enabled.
I even tried installing it by selecting the location of the driver through Device Manager but it wouldn't recognise the install. However, it installed successfully in normal Windows mode.
It was after this that I
enabled Driver Verifier. I restarted my PC as prompted and it booted up fine. The boot seemed stable so I played games in Windows for a bit whilst I waited for an error. By games, I mean Solitaire, Minesweeper etc. After about 10 minutes a "Windows Explorer has stopped working" message popped up shortly followed by a "Windows Explorer is restarting" message. This last message kept appearing and disappearing in quick succession. After about 30 seconds of this, a
MEMORY_MANAGEMENT BSOD [1] appeared.
After reaching the desktop after booting up Windows normally, I played Solitaire for about 10 minutes. I exited the game and just as I was about to start an elevated command prompt to run
sfc, a
SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION BSOD [2] popped-up.
I booted my PC up normally and left it unused at the desktop for about 15 minutes before running an elevated command prompt. I did this as I thought a running process would generate more blue-screens than Solitaire could. Just as I started running
sfc /scannow, a
SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION BSOD [3] appeared.
I booted to the normal Windows desktop. Within the space of an hour, I ran
sfc /scannow four times with no errors found, played Windows games, used Paint and left it unused for about half an hour. I restarted my PC as no errors were generated.
In this boot, I ran
sfc /scannow twice with no results then played on Solitaire for a bit before exiting it. When I left my PC on the desktop, a
PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA BSOD [4] appeared.
On the next boot-up, I ran
sfc /scannow after playing some games. This first scan found no results. However, at 100% verification, the second scan produced this:
Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some of them. Details are included in the CBS.Log... etc...
The system file repair changes will take effect after the next reboot
When I tried to scan my PC again, I was told that "
there is a system repair pending which requires reboot to complete. Restart Windows and run sfc again." Then this error message appeared:
Desktop Windows Manager stopped working and was closed
A problem caused the application to stop working correctly. Windows will notify you if a solution is available
I closed the window and decided to restart my computer. Just as it was closing it down a BSOD appeared. I turned my PC off and then back on. As it booted into Safe Mode and after loading the list of drivers, I was told that Windows was "Logging Off" then "Shutting Down". My PC then auto-restarted and seemed to miss the point after the POST screen where I could boot into Safe Mode. I retrieved the previous crash dump, called
UNNAMED BSOD [5] from the Desktop.
I then ran
sfc /scannow. At 100% verification, I was told: "
Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files and successfully repaired them. Details are included...etc..." I ran the scan again and when completed, I was told that: "
Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some of them. Details...etc" It said the same when I ran the scan again. As I used the snipping tool to take a screen capture of the command prompt window, a
MEMORY_MANAGEMENT BSOD [6] appeared. This time I was able to retrieve the crash dump from Safe Mode.
30.11.2013
My PC began to boot-up normally. At the "Starting Windows" screen, a BSOD appeared.
Write To Read-Only Memory BSOD [7].
After 10 minutes of booting my PC into normal Windows mode, another blue-screen appeared.
Check for Adequate Disk Space BSOD [8].
After 45 minutes of inactivity following the last boot-up, the Ribbons screensaver was interrupted by the following error message:
Ribbons: Ribbons.scr - Application Error
The instruction at 0xf1b9c3ea referenced memory at 0x0000c028 (I think). The memory could not be read.
As I closed down the message window, the screensaver closed down too. A few minutes later, I right-clicked on the desktop and the spinning blue loading circle on the mouse cursor span for about 30 seconds before the menu appeared. From here I opened the "Personalisation" panel. As it did, the following error message was produced:
dllhost.exe - Application Error
The instruction at 0x77a9dfa0 referenced memory at 0x03aa8978. The memory could not be read.
I clicked Ok to clear the message and it appeared again. I kept pressing Ok and the message kept appearing and disappearing repeatedly for about 15 times. After the 15th time this error message appeared:
explorer.exe - Application Error
The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000005). Click Ok to close the application.
After about a minute, a BSOD popped-up.
Check for Adequate Disk Space BSOD [9]
I booted my PC up normally and left it for a few hours. When I came back it was in hibernation. When I tried to bring it out, at the "Resuming Windows" screen there was no animation for the Windows logo. Then a black screen with grey writing appeared on-screen.
Windows Boot Manager
Your computer can't come out of hibernation
Status: 00xc0000242
Info: A fatal error occurred processing the restoration data
File: \hiberfil.sys
Any information that was not saved before the computer went into hibernation will be lost
I pressed enter to continue. The "Starting Windows" screen was visible briefly before a
Check for Adequate Disk Space BSOD [10] appeared.
01.12.2013
Booted up PC. From the Advanced Boot Options menu, I selected the Safe Mode option. Then an
IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL BSOD appeared on-screen. I booted up my PC again with the intention to retrieve the crash dump files. I was greeted by the Windows Error Recovery screen and I chose to start my PC normally. On reaching the desktop, a
SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION BSOD - win32k.sys [12] appeared. I was able to retrieve this crash dump from Safe Mode but, unfortunately, not the IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL one.
I've attached the CBS.log to this post and I'll give you a link to the MEMORY.DMP file for SkyDrive in the next post.
Please let me know what you make of them!
