Ringmaster wrote:
Quote:
> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:08:23 -0700, Hank <noguru.delete@xxxxxx>
> wrote:
> Quote:
>> Business with SP1
>> Sony laptop, fast core2duo, 4GB
>> Defender+Avast!
>> Working beautifully for many months, and then a few
>> weeks ago this began happening:
>>
>> Perhaps 2-3 times a week, and with no consistency of
>> circumstances, a blue screen will appear. It might
>> happen while working or when returning from hibernate.
>> There's a countdown as memory is stored, and then a
>> freeze. The only way to recover is to do a hard OFF (5
>> seconds on the power switch) and restart.
>>
>> When it first happened, I had not installed or changed
>> anything, so I was comfortable doing a restore. It
>> happened again.
>>
>> It's confusing because the stated cause is inconsistent.
>> I've checked to ensure that all drivers are updated and
>> nothing that's contraVistarian is installed.
>>
>> What analytical steps can I undertake to discover what's
>> causing this, and then to help me make the necessary
>> changes?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Hank
>
> What was the stop error? That's been inconsistent, as mentioned, and apparently
that very inconsistency is something of a diagnostic clue.
But thanks.