Computer Won't Maintain Resolution - Blue Screen Of Death
May 11, 2007
This strange behavior started happening recently on otherwise solid workstation: Every other time i reboot my computer, the display resolution will have dropped back to its lowest setting; (800x600) When i try to set it back up to its highest Resolution setting (2560x1600) it sometimes will not allow it and drops back to 800x600. Other times it crashes to Blue Screen of death, then reboots itself.
Sometimes when I launch Adobe Premiere Pro 2, the computer crashes to blue screen of death.
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Aug 2, 2007
One day I turned on my computer, only to find the blue screen of death. It said something about something needed to boot up not being found. I started looking for my XP reinstallation CD, and managed to find it (the first time I've ever found anything when I really needed it). However, as I was following the instructions, I kept getting messages popping up saying that files couldn't be installed (there were at least 40 of them). I had no choice but to press the "continue" button, but I figured that it couldn't be too important.
Everything seemed to be going fine, but then I realized that things didn't seem to work the same. I lost the newest edition of WMP, but that was fine with me. However, I also lost SP2, and I can't seem to get it back. In fact, NONE of my automatic updates are downloading. Does anyone have any idea what could have happened or how to rectify the situation?
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Feb 15, 2006
i have been booting up my computer, and while once in a while it will load and allow me to use it for a while, most of the time i always end up with my computer screen turning blue with this message: "a problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer if this is the first time you have seen this screen, restart your computer. if this screen appears again follow these steps check to be sure you have adaquate storage space. if a driver is identified in the stop message, disable the driver or check with the manufactuer for driver updates. try changing video adapters check with your hardware vendor for any BIOS updates. disable BIOS Memory options such as caching or shadowing. if you need to use safe mode to remove or disable componets, restart your computer, press F8 to select advanced options and select safe mode. Technical Information STOP: 0x00000008E (0x0000005, 0xFF103452,OxEE3B4CB4, 0x00000000) begining dump of physical memeory physical memory dump complete contact your system administrator or technical support group for further assistance" so i have gone into advanced options, booted with last good config, disable restart on system failure, and when i boot to safe mode it starts the dos line and then goes blue screen before it gets thorugh. i have a acer aspire running Windows XP Pro
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Jan 26, 2007
My laptop gets the blue screen of death about five times a day. It comes up and shuts down my computer to fast for me to read what it says so I haven't a clue what the error message is, the only word I have been able to catch before it disapears is 'dumping' Is there a log somewhere on my computer system that I can pull up the error message or does someone here know what I'm referring to by that one word?
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Nov 16, 2006
I keep getting this blue screen of death whenever i need to restart my computer to complete installations and updates. For example, i installed the new Internet Explorer 7 and this error message came up. Also, when i installed a security update i also got the same Blue Screen error. Please try and identify the problem for me. A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.If this is the first time you have seen this Stop error screen, restart your computer. Check to be sure you have adequate disk space. If a driver is identified in the Stop message, disable the driver or check with the manufacturer for driver updates. Try changing video adapters.Check with your hardware vendor for any BIOS updates. Disable BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing. If you need to use Safe Mode to remove or disable components, restart your computer, press F8 to select Advanced Startup Options, and then select Safe Mode.
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Jul 17, 2005
when I turned on my computer and got the blue screen of death, so I restarted my PC. Then a black screen came up saying "Windows could not start beacuse the following file is missing or corrupt : windowssystem32configsystem."
You can attempt to repair this file by putting the winxp cd in etc...
Now when i turn on my computer there is just a black screen showing, with nothing at all on it.
Any ideas?
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Mar 8, 2005
having probs with my laptop still the tech guys that I have working on it are taking forever.it's been 3 weeks now.lemme explain. they have finally gotten xp blasted onto the HD but now when they try to boot it gives them the "blue screen of death" with an err msg. but it flashes so quick that they cant tell what the err msg is.for some reason the puter wont boot from a cd either.
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Sep 3, 2007
my husband, in trying to be helpful, decided to try to clean my Microsoft split key keyboard (the one that's sealed & is NOT supposed to be opened). When he reconnected the keyboard, he started a cascade failure in my W2K Pro (SP4). The most recent error code is "0x000000D1 (0x00000017, 0x00000002, 0x00000000, 0xEB77B691) Address EB77B691 base at EB778000, DateStamp 3e25babe-uhcd.sys" I've tried the recovery console in the W2K disk with no result. I can boot in safe mode and the event viewer lists numerous missing paths & drivers. Any suggestions short of sacrificing a goat @ midnight? (or even worse, reformatting & starting over - over 17 gigs of data & programs that I really can't afford to have disappear into cyberspace.
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Jun 9, 2005
I keep getting the blue screen of death whenever I try to connect to the internet. The message is:PAGE_FAULT_IN_NON_PAGED_AREA Disable bios memory options such as caching or shawdowing.intelc52.sys - adress f6f0c0e6 base at f6ee4000 date stamp 4048d1d3.The problem started to occur after I installed an older game on Windows XP.My machine is a Dell Dimesion 4600 with 1 gb of RAM.Dell suggested I try clearing the NVRAM, but obviously that did not work.
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Dec 2, 2007
I am experiencing BSOD: win32k.sys.I could not boot into windows in any mode (safe mode...)Is there any way I can fix this problem and boot into windows as I need to recover my files back.
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Nov 15, 2009
OS: Windows XP Service Pack 2
Computer: Dell Dimension E310
Problem: Last night, my computer was being real slow so I did a hard shutdown and after I let it sit for a minute, I turned it back on to see the BSoD with this STOP code: 0x0000007B (0xF7A24524, 0xc0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000). When I restarted, it went straight to what I'm guessing is the F8 menu, where it says start in Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, Safe Mode with Command Prompt, Last Known Good Config, and Start Windows Normally. I tried all 5 of those options and all of them bring me back to the BSoD, I'm out of options here and I'm broke so I can't call anyone out and really really don't want to format my hard drive. Thanks for any help.
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Feb 10, 2005
I have a BSOD and I am getting a message of SESSION3_INITIALIZATION_FAILED Has anyone encountered this before I have run chkdsk and fixboot but I am still getting the same error
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Jun 5, 2005
I started getting this nasty lockup on anything i do, a game, surfing the net it does not matter it just happens all the time. It does it even when tryin to use the win XP disk to format the drive! If there is anyone that has a idea on what to do here please help my pc has become unuseable
Just to let you know i have not installed anything new hardware or software so im clueless to what has happen here. I run AVG for my virus scanner and add-aware with Spybot serch and destroy on a regular basis and i got nothing.
When i could get it to run correctly i got hijack this to check and it found nothing wrong.
The blue screen will say
IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Any ideas on this??
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Aug 17, 2009
I am working on a HP Pavilion a462x running Windows XP Home Edition. The computer will load all the way up to the Windows XP screen, flashes the "blue screen of death", and then reboots. The owner of the computer no longer has any recovery discs. I have run CHKDSK /R several times to no avail. I have a Windows XP Professional disc. Is there any way to create a recover disc for the HP? Am I completely overlooking something?
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May 16, 2007
My Dad is running Windows XP Media Centre edition and intermittently gets a blue screen of death during start up (see attached photo).
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Aug 30, 2006
Yesterday I tried to turn on my laptop and it jumped to a screen saying that windows was not shut down properly last time (Which is incorrect, it was shutdown properly and there hasn't been any abnormal activity or malfunctions with the computer. No programs were installed recently and only) it then gives me the choices of starting in safemode and such. Attempting to start up in any mode the computer goes through the beginnings of starting up.
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Apr 5, 2007
Last weekend I had a problem where every time I started my computer I received a blue screen of death informing me that my computer had improper Boot Volume or some nonsense like that. Using instructions I found via Google (some from this site!) I restored my boot volume using the windows cd.Tonight yet again my computer has to decided to mess up with a blue screen after startup. this time I get further into the start process (but not to windows) than I did last weekend, but I don't have time to read what the blue screen says before it makes my computer restart. last weekend it would just hang on the blue screen til I turned it off but this time I get a brief flash of blue and then it's restarted. It also doesn't look like there's as much text on the blue screen as before.but it may be the brief period I get to see it (or lack thereof).I do feel as though the two instances are related as they seemed to start the same way. I went to restart my computer using the restart command, it would not restart, one of my open windows froze and would not turn off in task manager, so I turned it off manually. yes, I know that's not good at all, but I've turned it off before without it completely crapping out on me, it seems to only have this effect when it won't shut off when I want it to.
Despite the differences in the behavior of the startup error and the blue screens do you think it is the same problem? Should I try the boot volume restore thing again or could it be something else? I also have to note that I can't start in safe mode either.I am NOT in any way computer literate.I am completely technologically challenged so I hope you have some help and I'm sorry for taking up your time.
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Apr 13, 2006
I also experienced the dread "XP reboots without warning" I understand this is by design in XP. Here's the twist. I ran my PC on XP Pro when I started getting the shutdown. In a attempt to diagnose the problem I used my brothers old PC to access my hard drive. I couldn't access my hard drive so I assumed it was because my brothers was running 98. I upgraded his PC to XP pro and wham...same thing now on his system and his hard drive. Almost immediately. His was known to have viruses. over the last two weeks I have installed XP pro and XP home in just about every conceivable pattern...upgrades from 98, full install from windows, full with reformat from boot disk, etc. There is only one thing consistent. 98 Runs fine, albeit slow and XP reboots at startup.
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Nov 10, 2009
Decided to do the semi annual reinstall of XP. Machine was lethargic but not broken.Prior to starting had reassembled the latest drivers for motherboard, video card, printers, mouse etc and put on a USB stick..All went pretty smoothly but after about 6 hours started getting BSOD The only thing thats changed is software the last thing it did was 71 updates from Microsoft! I have searched other posts but what can I DO about the 'problem'.I have done all the obvious - chkdsk, scan for virus etc etcI cant roll back as it will pretty much take a single jump back to an unformatted drive.If I reinstall why whould I expect a different result ? (unless the order of updates is significant)
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Oct 26, 2009
I understand that the system and everything is old, but it's all I've got to work with right now.I have a Compaq Evo N800C running Windows 2000 Professional.I've tried every option in the F8 & F10 setups, everything takes me back to the blue screen. I know I read that this might be a virus. I read a suggestion about taking the drive to another computer to check this - I'm very very very home user basic beginner and I don't know if or how the drive can be removed from the laptop and put into my Dell desktop to check it.
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Oct 8, 2010
My Compaq laptop is acting very strange. Yesterday eveerything was fine with it, next thing I know when I turn it on the next day it doesn't work. A screen comes up after the laptop's logo comes on saying "We apologize for the inconvenices, but windows did not start successfully. A recent hardware or software change might have cause this.If your cmoputer stopped responding, restart unexpectedly, or was automatically shut down to protect your filles and folders, choosen Last Known Good Configuration to revert to the most recent setting that worked.If a previous startup attempt was interrupted due to a power failure or because the power or reset button was pressed, or if you aren't sure what caused the problem, choose Start Windows Normally.
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Oct 15, 2006
I tried reinstalling xp and it said "unable to copy partmgr.sys"then it gave me the option to retry or skip. retry didn't work so i just canceled setup. is there anything i can do to get around this problem? also, windows update isn't working for me. it keeps failing during installation.
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Feb 17, 2006
PC Info In my Sig.Im running Windows XP and Ive had this BSOD twice in 2 weeks... Ive stuggled to fix it..Please see Image for Message.."*** STOP: 0x000000D1 (0x00007DA0, 0x00000002 , 0x000000000,0xBABB2028)"
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Oct 13, 2005
I have a few computers at home and within the last 3 weeks or so one of them has been displaying and error message with the notorious "Blue Screen of death" as it's background. The computer is running Windows XP Home Edition with all the updates and is scanned every few days using SpyBot Search & Destroy and Adaware SE Personal. I have SpywareBlaster installed and updated daily (if there are any updates) and AVG Antivirus scans daily and it is always updated daily as well.I have not installed any new hardware on this computer nor have I installed any new software either. Just so ya know, neither has anyone else. If something is put on, or done to this computer, I know about it.
This problem has occurred about 3 times while the computer has been on and running for a few hours AND it has also happened once during the bootup and loading of the operating system. (That just happened today). What happens is this. the computer SOUNDS like it is shutting down. Or to be more specific, it sounds as if one of the cooling fans has quit, just like it sounds when the computer is shutting down. I have ruled this out by removing the case cover and visually inspecting all 3 fans, all of which were operating fine. These fans include the PSU fan, CPU fan, and the fan for the tower. That's all there is in this system.
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Jan 2, 2010
Was getting multiple blue screens on an old install of XP so I decided it was time to reformat and reinstall windows XP.) XP installed properly. Began updating drivers, adding necessary software, etc Everything ran smoothly until I unplugged the printer and then the BSOD appeared and would continue to appear whenever I tried to boot. It was the strangest thing.I unplugged all peripherals from the computer this time and began to install clean. XP installed properly. Began updating drivers, installing Windows updates. After windows updates installed and I restarted, the BSOD began appearing on every startup up after the Windows splash screen.
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May 5, 2009
I recently had a bad virus, and had to reformat my computer, wiping the hard drive in the process.I have windows XP Media Center Edition, 2002 version, Service Pack 3.After the fact, it worked fine for about 2 months, then it began to give me the BSOD whenever i plugged in a USB device besides the Mouse+Keyboard (Haven't tried other Human interface devices, I don't have any.), This includes a thumb drive, MP3 Player and External hard drive. It happens on startup as well. And in safe mode.
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Aug 4, 2005
I don't get it every time i boot up just occasionally. nvarm.sys is one of my chipset/audio drivers. I had the latest drivers when i encountered the problem, so i returned to some older ones, the messages didn't appear for a while but returned soon enough. I tried trying alternate graphics drivers and re-updating my audio drivers. This also stopped them for a while, but i had the message again this morning. Searching around a bit, iv seen it called a "race condition", 'multiple processes access and manipulate the same data concurrently' I have never encountered a persistent blue screen crash such as this, i don't really know where to begin or what half of the error information means.
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Feb 2, 2008
this morning I got a little bubble saying I had a curropted .tmp file... seeing as how im an idiot, I didn't write down the file name (I just looked at the destination.was in the tmp folder) and then the computer froze when I tried anything. Restarted the computer and it automatically started the system check thing dont know how you call it but the name of it is spelt with all caps... Step 1/3 is complete, when it checks the indexed files (step 2/3) it stops at 1 percent My question at this time is: How would I skip this system check so that I can get to the desktop, get the corrupt file name so I have more information to help fix the problem.
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Jul 16, 2009
I bought my new laptop ( Toshiba Satellite L300) without an operating system installed on it and I'm trying to install Windows Xp but keep getting the following error message while it's installing the Windows xp drivers.The Blue Screen of Death.I get the "A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer" message.
Message quoted 1 times
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Apr 27, 2005
My OS is XP with SP2. My problem is that most of the time when I make a change (Install a new program, or uninstall an existing one), then at the next boot, I get a "Blue Screen of Death". I can then boot again and the computer boots fine when I select "Boot Normal". Occasionally I have to boot into "Safe" mode, and then reboot. Then everything boots normally until I again make a change as described above. This does not happen every time a change is made, but happens only after such a circumstance. I assume that it cannot be an existing driver causing the problem, or I would get the blue screen every time, and rebooting would not "fix" the problem. I have checked the boot log, and have not found anything.
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Feb 19, 2006
EDIT: *** Huge Development, This idiot mistyped, it was elpow_spy.sys I think I got this figured out now but I'll post back if not.Hey, Basically when I start up Windows it loads all the way to my desktop, and about 10 seconds later it just restarts again and continues in that loop. All my fans appear to be working fine and I've dusted the insides of my computer pretty well. In the Advanced Startup Options I disabled automatic restart upon system failure. When I proceeded to reboot, about 10 seconds after loading to my desktop, I got the following blue screen error message,
The problem seems to be cause by the following file eplow_spy.sys
PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
*** STOP 0x00000050 (0xE35B000, 0x0000000, 0xEED86058, 0x0000001)
*** eplow_spy.sys - Address EED86058 base at EED83000, DateStamp 42f22cac
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