KSOD Questions

DonnaB

DonnaB

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Hi There,

On 3-14-10 I experienced the allusive Black Screen syndrome that is known to the Vista OS. Though I did recover from it, I felt compelled to research the issue of the KSOD and found this article here >
REVISED: How to fix the Vista KSOD (blacK Screen Of Death) | LogBlog.

Do you know if this is a valid "fix" for future reference! Or could you provide me with further information?

A link would be great!;)

Thank you very much!

bbbluz
 

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If it is not a virus, it may just be an out-dated display driver. That happened to me once, I simply needed to update my driver and the problem was fixed.
 

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Thanks Gil777t & Americano!

I will check out the video! And I will check out my drivers, too! But, I don't think that is the issue. Don't hurt to look though.

I know it's not a virus. I help at other forums, so I do a lot of web searches. I am somewhat literate in the Syware dept. And will be signing up for Malware removal classes as soon as I can find the time to spare.I do run MBAM & SASW and check my HJT logs faithfully. I also have Spywareblaster and WOT installed on my machine. Though I do know that malicious infections evolve everyday and can get past the best of the best security.

Thanks again for your replys!

bbbluz:D:D
 

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Since you are adept at security and read HJT logs. I would think you would spot bad values, and exe. The one in the video is fairly new and has been getting by people. It looks like Americano's post is the way to go. Good Luck
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Gil777t
 

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Just an update here folks! Did check my display driver. It is up to date.

As I stated above, I can read logs, but I'm not an expert. And won't pretend to be.Though some entries I can spot right away. And I know the important things to look for. I google everything else.

Not sure what to do here. My machine is running good. Though it does freeze on occasion in between logon screen and desktop. But, only shortly. Curiosity does get the best of me.

Thanks again for your input! :D
bbbluz
 

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from my reading, it looks like when you experience the ksod, your computer is booted up, but the screen is just black. the computer accepts input, so you could do like ctrl + shift + esc to start explorer.exe or to end a service. and if u ned to browse a computer (for example to retrieve a file) you can use a webbrowser and type in c:, go to task manager, and then click newtask, and type in firefox.exe or iexplorer.exe and you can search the files from there. the ksod isnt that serious when you think about it as the computer still recieves input from the user.
 

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Katokato said:
the ksod isnt that serious when you think about it as the computer still recieves input from the user.
Click to expand...

Except you can't see anything! :p lol
 

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    AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core Processor
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    Some Amount of Motherness
    Memory
    6.O GB RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA nVIDIA GeForce GT 240 512MB DDR5
    Sound Card
    Some Amount of Soundness
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Two Monitors: HP w1907 & Acer P191w
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900 & 1440x900
    Hard Drives
    WD Caviar Blue 500GB
    PSU
    Some Amount of Voltageness
    Case
    Hp Pavilion Elite Case
    Cooling
    Some Amount of Coolingness
    Keyboard
    HP: Model Number: KB0911
    Mouse
    HP: M/N:M-SBQ133
    Internet Speed
    Comcast: 20 MB/S
    Other Info
    I have two monitors! I play Call of Duty: Black Ops & Modern Warfare II - Both on PC. Contact me through my website: ChaseKurry.com
but can you see the task manager if u press ctrl+alt+del, if yes, then ksod is easily fixable.....
 

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    amd athlon 64 x2 live! 4400+
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    4 gigs 3.3 useable
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    Finally! SAPPHIRE 100283L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 12
    Monitor(s) Displays
    generic pnp monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    7.2k rpm
    1 linux ubuntu partition
    1 vista partition
    1recovery partition
    1 windows 7 partition
    1linux swap partition
    PSU
    500W, antc earthwatts EA500
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    normal black case
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    fans
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    saitek cyborg gaming keyboard
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    logitech mouse (small to fit hand perfectly)
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    dsl
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    2.3 ghz amd
and i dont think the name black screen of death is appropriate, as it isnt a real error, just a problem with drivers and explorer.exe and such. "your graphics drivers and explorer.exe screwed your computer over error" is a much better name for it (YGDAESYCOE) error.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Hp pavillion a6110n
    CPU
    amd athlon 64 x2 live! 4400+
    Memory
    4 gigs 3.3 useable
    Graphics Card(s)
    Finally! SAPPHIRE 100283L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 12
    Monitor(s) Displays
    generic pnp monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    7.2k rpm
    1 linux ubuntu partition
    1 vista partition
    1recovery partition
    1 windows 7 partition
    1linux swap partition
    PSU
    500W, antc earthwatts EA500
    Case
    normal black case
    Cooling
    fans
    Keyboard
    saitek cyborg gaming keyboard
    Mouse
    logitech mouse (small to fit hand perfectly)
    Internet Speed
    dsl
    Other Info
    2.3 ghz amd
LOL! You guys are funny! I haven't had any more issues fella's. I went ahead and ran Combofix which did delete the following items:
c:\$recycle.bin\S-1-5-21-1352578450-2577072827-1321790970-500
c:\program files\Common Files\System\Uninstall
c:\program files\Fast Browser Search
c:\program files\Fast Browser Search\IE\FBStoolbar.exe
c:\windows\Downloaded Program Files\f3initialsetup1.0.1.1.inf

And it's actually clean as a whistle. I had it double checked by a friend who is an expert spyware fighter. I also installed MyDefrag and TFC and ran both.

But, you're right about it not being an actual Black screen, looked more like an Illuminated Black screen to me! More so on the grey side!

Katokato; your error code should be trademarked!

Thanks for the info guys! I really appreciate it!

I love my Vista! (repeat "if" needed):sarc:

bbbluz is signing out!
 

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