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Old 12-23-2008   #6 (permalink)
Chad Harris


 
 

Re: Vista blue screen

I'd like to see your debugging instructions but when hdw problems have been
eliminated as the cause or part of the cause of a BSOD, I can fix almost all
of them fairly easily using Startup Repair, the F8 menu, or the 3 of the
bootrec switches.

CH

"Ghosty GooT" <Ghosty.Goo.3kvi3e@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> Have you used a kernel debugger ie. Microsoft Debugging Tools? In 9/10
> BSOD cases you can figure out where the problem is or at the very least
> it will give you more information which you can then give us and also
> google (because google is our friend).
>
> The MS Debugging Tools is somewhat complicated so i'm asking if you've
> already done that to save me annoying everyone with another massive post
> w/instructions.
>
> If you would like me to talk you through debugging your memory dump
> with a view to isolating the cause let me know and i'll gladly knock you
> up a set of instructions. I'll tell you now though, it's not a "cake
> walk" but if you ask Microsoft to do it for you (which you can also do
> with the *SRV*c:\symbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols*
> path) but it has been known for Microsoft to take anything upto 3-4
> months to get back to you with a solution, if at all.
>
> As much as i hate 'quick fixes' (they mostly are only ever bandaids on
> bulletholes) some software which has been causing this problem:
> ntkrpamp.exe
> p17.exe
> Kapersky 7 (allegedly but i'm not buying it)
> Also some folk report erroneous CPU Temp readings
> The most common cause of this problem certainly seems to be
> ntkrpamp.exe
> Some folk are getting positive results from running 'Prime95'
> (http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=103)
> and others yet more positive results from 'Memtest'
> (http://www.memtest.org/).
>
> Admittedly many users experiencing this are simply re-installing but i
> try to avoid that if possible, besides, i'm also seeing many of the folk
> who've re-installed continuing to experience the problem so i'm not at
> all convinced a re-install is the solution.
>
> I'll be back shortly as long as no one tells me otherwise and if you've
> had no luck i'll walk you through a full Memory Dump and Debug.
>
>
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