Questions tagged [bsod]
Blue Screen of Death; a Windows fatal system error, e.g. "A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down" or "Your PC ran into a problem". Mention the specific error code and all information on the screen in your question.
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Computer bluescreen-ing with 0x7A and 0xF4 errors
This computer is locking up for around 5-30 seconds before throwing Blue Screen of Death's with 0x7A and occasionally 0xF4 errors. The log files don't really show anything informative, and Windows ...
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Computer doesnt get far past the mode selection point
Please bear with me as I am pretty rubbish at hardware - im more of a programmer.
I recently got my old computer out. I remember I had an installation of Win XP which didnt work so I installed XP ...
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Windows XP random blue screen
The image below is a screenshot of a newly installed version of Windows XP 32 bit Pro. I keep getting this randomly - usually when I have left the room for a few hours and come back to my PC - and it'...
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What exactly does this error code mean in Blue Screen of Death
I got an old PC of six years old. It's running XP SP2.
Recently, when I was doing some graphics editing,
the screen turned into BSOD with some error code showing at the bottom of the screen:
Stop: ...
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How to fix UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME (0x000000ED) on my Windows XP Dell laptop?
I have a Dell Latitude D410. Running Windows XP. I am receiving the STOP: 0x000000ED (0X899CF030,0XC0000185,0X00000000,0X00000000) blue screen.
Initially, I tried everything specified with the ...
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Windows 7 BSOD when connecting/disconneting to/from VPN network
I have a VPN connection set up in network connections (so it's direct, not through Cisco VPN or similar). Sometimes when I click on it, I get the BSOD and my computer restarts. The message is "...
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QuickTimeInstaller causing me buckets of issues
Today I saw this message:
After it installed and I rebooted, I was getting the Blue Screen of Death every few clicks.
So...to resolve, I restored to a Restore Point when all was working, 2 days ago.
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System_Service_Exception on XP 64 bit
I have a computer which has been running XP 64-bit for several years with no hardware changes. One day I had a power surge and ever since then, I occasionally crash with a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) ...
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An idea how to install KB2160329?
I'm fighting with the KB2160329 update.
Windows 7 x64, installed and unable to start up the system....
There is a trick to revert it, but how to go about installing it.
Seems that there is some issue ...
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Howto debug BSOD when connecting, disconnecting USB
I am running Windows XP, SP3, all updates installed.
When I plug in or disconnect a USB device, I get a BSOD:
0000007E or 000000BE
and the two drivers that are listed are either fastfat.sys and ...
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how to debug BSOD irql_not_less_or_equal error
So I'm getting the irql_not_less_or_equal BSOD. I tried looking at the event viewer for potential causes, and cannot find any.
I also checked the CPU temperature in BIOS right after the error and ...
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Workstation Bluescreen issues
I attempted to log into my workstation this morning only to discover, when the monitors woke up, that I had bluescreened. My Workstation is Windows 7 x64.
The error message was:
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PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA BSOD with second monitor on laptop, Do I have bad RAM?
I only started getting this BSOD after I started using a second monitor regularly on my laptop. My machine is a Dell Vostro 1500. Core 2 Duo T5270 1.4 Ghz CPU, 2 Gigs PC5300 (667 MHz). I do not have a ...
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Manually BSOD a Windows 7 Machine
I am trying to manually BSOD a machine for some testing. I already attempted to use the Registry edit with autohotkey to no avail. I need to pull this off via a script/batch or some other way that can ...
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HP Laptop, corrupted graphics, not booting Win/Linux, possible system board problem? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to Diagnose a Pre-Operating System Load or Hardware Issue
My friend has a HP Pavilion dv2699ea (dv2500 series - somehow _shrugs_) that has stopped working. It's a Core2Duo ...
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Enabling Wireless gave me Blue Screen of Death
I cant seem to get wireless working anymore. When I go into the Device Manager and right-click on "Intel(R) Pro/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter" and enable it, I get an instant BSOD.
I've tried ...
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BSOD!! page_fault_in_nonpaged_area [closed]
my computer suddenly came up with this blue screen, it says it has page_fault_in_nonpaged_area
is there any fix in this error?please help.
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Windows XP crash with blue screen during following shutdown (rdbss.sys, STOP code D4)
Quite reliably, about every 1-2 days Windows XP (v. 5_1_2600 SP: 3) crashes. Network goes down, absolutely no applications can be started ("The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000142).")...
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Capturing Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) screen [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
PC Blue Screens and then instantly reboots. How do I stop this or find the error later?
Sometimes I get a BSOD screen for a split second and I have no chance to see the cause ...
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Windows 7 boot crash - even in safe command prompt mode - even after repair
My Windows 7 (x64) installation keeps crashing on me and I need to figure out why.
Here's what I've done so far:
- Problem occured after setting an (obviously) too big step in the CPU base frequency (...
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Pixelated screen followed by hard crash
Bit of a tricky one as I am troubleshooting this from range but was hoping for some opinions from everyone here. Sisters computer is on the fritz. It is a recent build of a core i3, 4 GB Corsair RAM,...
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Sony VAIO VGN-Z21WN BSOD Vista Business
I am trying to trouble shoot an issue one of our users is experiencing with their laptop. Essentially they get a MULTIPLE_IRP_COMPLETE_REQUESTS STOP error when resuming the system from sleep mode. ...
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BSOD while uninstalling software and while trying to reinstall OS
I got BSOD while attempting to uninstall a program in Win XP, so I tried to reinstall the OS (because the guy who gave me the pc wants a clean-up) but a STOP 0x0000007F (0x00000008, 0x80042000, ...
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How can I retrieve a dump file after BSOD?
I am running Windows XP and my system is repeatedly crashing after I run a particular application. I have a coworker who has informed me to get the "dump file" and send it to him so that he can ...
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How to remove Crash Dump Files under Windows 7
My Windows 7 hard drive suddenly filled up today. After doing some research, I downloaded and ran WinDirStat. This identified that 29% of my hard drive was occupied by Crash Dump Files (*.mdmp). I ...
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How to install RAID drivers on already installed Windows 7?
64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate
6GB RAM
Intel i7 920
Intel X25-M SSD 80GB 2,5"
Club 3D Radeon HD5750
GA-EX58-UD4P Motherboard
I've been running fine with Windows 7 installed on the SSD. I wanted to ...
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BSOD / Reboot Cycling (possibly after windows update?)
Windows XP SP3
Hi Guys,
My desktop PC rebooted during the night (presumably due to an automated Windows update) and was stuck on a file system check. I forced a reboot as it had been stuck for ...
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Windows 7 laptop won't load past the Windows logo
My computer won't load past the windows logo, when it finishes loading the logo I see a blue screen quickly flash on and off. I just get a glimpse of it, but I recognize the screen as a serious error ...
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Error in installing Windows XP on my Compaq Presario CQ62
i am not able to install windows xp on compaq cq62-105tu laptop,blue screen appears
while trying to install xp on my Windows 7 compaq cq62-105tu laptop.
Please help me
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Where are Blue Screen of Death events logged on Windows XP and how can I view the history of them?
I got a Blue Screen Of Death on reboot.
Where are events like this logged on Windows XP and how can I view the history of the BSODs?
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Laptop won't load an OS or even an OS setup
My fiancé's laptop started to crash and would get BSOD errors to the point that she couldn't even boot up because it would either take forever or just crash.
So I figured I'd try to reformat, as it's ...
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What is causing my newly built PC with Windows 7 to BSOD?
I recently built my own PC from parts and installed Windows 7 and I have been getting BSODs with various different stop codes.
The latest was 0x24, but I've also had 0xd1 and 0x1e. However, Windows ...
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Are these three brand new sticks of RAM really dead?
I'm working on a Dell Dimension 4700 desktop for a friend. It came with 512MB of DDR2 RAM (two sticks of 256MB). One morning, it started blue screening on startup with no helpful error messages. It ...
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what to do if a computer gets a blue screen when trying to install windows xp
What might be the reason why I get blue screen when I try to install windows xp. on a laptop. Specifically an Acer aspire laptop with AMD Processor.
What do I do to make it work. Its probably not the ...
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Windows 7 safe mode pretends it's Windows XP?
Just a question in between. A friend of mine brought me a laptop that does not work anymore and wanted me to check whether I can do something. She told me it's Windows 7, and startup screen and login ...
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Windows XP keeps bluescreening during install
As is typical I got roped in to re-installing Windows XP (because I'm a developer and so good with computers etc) on my mother-in-laws in PC.
I thought it might be a memory problem but no errors are ...
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Analyze a BSOD (irql_less_than_or_equal)
About 2 months ago I bought a new system and built it at home:
Mother board: XFX X58i
Processor: Core i7 920, using the stock cooler
Memory: 3x2GB Corsair DDR3 1600
Video card: NVIDIA GTS 250 (1GB)
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INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE after installing Linux on same drive
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My PC was configured with two drives: an 80G on IDE 0 Primary that was running Win2K, and a 320G on IDE 0 Secondary that was running Linux (Ubuntu). I decided to pull the 80Gb drive out of ...
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Windows7 + Dell D830 = frequent blue screens
I'm using Windows 7 on a Dell laptop (Latitude D380).
The laptop used to be incredibly stable on Windows XP, but now I experience frequent blue screens (with a message saying "MEMORY DUMP") when I ...
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Windows 7 BSOD with Service Exception Error and Randomly Reboots
I've got a windows 7 laptop that BSOD with a Service Exception Error when I connect to a wireless network. It also does it when it's just sitting still doing nothing. I ran bluescreenview and here are ...
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Windows XP blue screen 0x8E error troubleshooting
I get following blue screen after running my laptop for an hour...
A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage
to your computer. [...]
Technical Information: *** ...
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Why does ATI 5570 HD video card driver installation cause Windows 7 To Blue Screen?
This one is for the hive mind. I have a brand new Dell Optiplex 760 workstation with 4 gigabytes of RAM running Windows 7 Professional (32bit). This is a new box with nothing installed other than what ...
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"Bios Not fully ACPI compatible"
Why would a computer that has been working for month's suddenly start having a "Bios not fully ACPI compatible" blue screen error, when the bios has not changed?
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what is the reason of BSOD: blue screen of death?- HP compaq nc6400 [closed]
I want to know what exactly causes this error in Windows?
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BSOD: PFN_LIST_CORRUPT and IRQ_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
I built a desktop about a year ago that has, until a few weeks ago, been running without a hitch using Windows 7 Ultimate.
Recently, the PC started occasionally rebooting with a blue screen ...
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Random BSODs on Windows 7 boot. Can't find a valid reason
I bought and assembled a new PC:
Asus m4a785td-v EVO
AMD x4 620
OCZ Black Edition 2x 2GB
WD 500GB SATA
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit fresh install BSOD on boot. Formatted, reinstalled, BSOD on install. ...
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Windows 7 64-bit. Fresh install on fresh PC fails with BSOD
I've built a new machine:
Asus M4A785TD-V EVO
OCZ DDR3 PC3-12800 (2x 2GB)
AMD Athlon II X4 630 Box AM3
I tried memtest with hiren boot CD (tested only 3GB) and showed no error. Then I tried the ...
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Windows XP not starting up anymore (BSOD)
When I tried to start my computer running Windows XP yesterday, as I turned on the screen it was stuck at the "Welcome" screen. I had to reset it. After that, I got stuck at the point where the BIOS ...
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Dropped Dell XPS has hard-drive trouble
Yesterday, my mom dropped her laptop to the floor and got the blue screen of death after trying to boot the system.
I was able to start a Fedora live CD and get some of her stuff off the hard drive, ...
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Windows 7 crashes with STOP 0x101 ("A clock interrupt was not received..") every time the laptop tries to sleep
I have an HP Compaq nc8430 with a new install of Windows 7 (32 bit).
Every time I sleep the laptop, it crashes. It also crashes sometimes just during normal use. It does hibernate properly. The only ...
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