Vista Tutorial - DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

My Windows Vista Computer while not in use but just idling goes to a blue
screen with the following text..
DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Technical Information
0x000000D1 (0x00000000, 0x00000002, 0x00000008, 0x00000000)
Collecting data for crash dump
Initializing disk for crash dump
Event ID41 Kernel-Power
Exception Type:
System.Runtime,InteropServices.COMException

I have seen some threads reference this but not real answers or explanations
as to whats causing this or how to fix it. Does anybody have a solution or
fix for this problem??

Hi

"Number_Six" <Number_Six@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3281E8A4-E09F-4887-8A09-82A18682FA1D@microsoft.com...
> My Windows Vista Computer while not in use but just idling goes to a blue
> screen with the following text..
> DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
> Technical Information
> 0x000000D1 (0x00000000, 0x00000002, 0x00000008, 0x00000000)
> Collecting data for crash dump
> Initializing disk for crash dump
> Event ID41 Kernel-Power
> Exception Type:
> System.Runtime,InteropServices.COMException
>
> I have seen some threads reference this but not real answers or
> explanations
> as to whats causing this or how to fix it. Does anybody have a solution
> or
> fix for this problem??

Had this on a friends XP machine the other day. Turned out to be a graphic
deiver problem. He had two graphic drivers for the one card!

I am very curious to see if you had a resolution to this problem.
I purchased a Vista ready Toshiba satellite on April 1. (Yes, April fools
day). It worked beautifully for a month and now I get that same error. So
very frustrating.

You're still under warranty, have you contacted Toshiba yet with this issue?

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Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Kathleen B." <Kathleen B.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news7DB2D9E-FA65-4394-BF61-8DBFFBFEC315@microsoft.com...
>I am very curious to see if you had a resolution to this problem.
> I purchased a Vista ready Toshiba satellite on April 1. (Yes, April fools
> day). It worked beautifully for a month and now I get that same error. So
> very frustrating.

I have the same problem, plus my superfetch crashes aswell.
I have the same simptoms, it sucks because my internet stops working and
ever since i got my computer (about 1 and a half months ago) it kept on
crashing with a blue screen saying DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL so is there
anything i can do to fix it?
A guy in a hardware shop said to read what the blue screen said but It only
stays for two seconds so all i manage to read is DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
please help, its annoying me!!

"Rick Rogers" wrote:

> You're still under warranty, have you contacted Toshiba yet with this issue?
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "Kathleen B." <Kathleen B.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news7DB2D9E-FA65-4394-BF61-8DBFFBFEC315@microsoft.com...
> >I am very curious to see if you had a resolution to this problem.
> > I purchased a Vista ready Toshiba satellite on April 1. (Yes, April fools
> > day). It worked beautifully for a month and now I get that same error. So
> > very frustrating.
>
>

i understand this is a Vista memory addressing issue for machines over 2 gig
memory


"christine" <christine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E1ECC447-3496-4A39-A1CB-E1FDD4AEC8A8@microsoft.com...
>I have the same problem, plus my superfetch crashes aswell.
> I have the same simptoms, it sucks because my internet stops working and
> ever since i got my computer (about 1 and a half months ago) it kept on
> crashing with a blue screen saying DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL so is
> there
> anything i can do to fix it?
> A guy in a hardware shop said to read what the blue screen said but It
> only
> stays for two seconds so all i manage to read is
> DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
> please help, its annoying me!!
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>
>> You're still under warranty, have you contacted Toshiba yet with this
>> issue?
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>
>> "Kathleen B." <Kathleen B.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news7DB2D9E-FA65-4394-BF61-8DBFFBFEC315@microsoft.com...
>> >I am very curious to see if you had a resolution to this problem.
>> > I purchased a Vista ready Toshiba satellite on April 1. (Yes, April
>> > fools
>> > day). It worked beautifully for a month and now I get that same error.
>> > So
>> > very frustrating.
>>
>>

Go into Control Panel, System / Maintenance / System / Advanced system
settings / Startup and Recovery, and uncheck automatically restart. You
will then stay on the BSOD screen so you can tell the guy in the hardware
shop what the message is. You should also take Ricks advice and with a
relatively new computer contact the manufacturer. This is usually a driver
issue. Sometimes hardware.

"christine" <christine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E1ECC447-3496-4A39-A1CB-E1FDD4AEC8A8@microsoft.com...
>I have the same problem, plus my superfetch crashes aswell.
> I have the same simptoms, it sucks because my internet stops working and
> ever since i got my computer (about 1 and a half months ago) it kept on
> crashing with a blue screen saying DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL so is
> there
> anything i can do to fix it?
> A guy in a hardware shop said to read what the blue screen said but It
> only
> stays for two seconds so all i manage to read is
> DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
> please help, its annoying me!!
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>
>> You're still under warranty, have you contacted Toshiba yet with this
>> issue?
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>
>> "Kathleen B." <Kathleen B.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news7DB2D9E-FA65-4394-BF61-8DBFFBFEC315@microsoft.com...
>> >I am very curious to see if you had a resolution to this problem.
>> > I purchased a Vista ready Toshiba satellite on April 1. (Yes, April
>> > fools
>> > day). It worked beautifully for a month and now I get that same error.
>> > So
>> > very frustrating.
>>
>>

christine

Usually it is a driver issue. Go to Start\Run and type in verifier and hit OK. Use the Create standard settings and
see which driver (s) it is asking to verify. Post those back here.

Also this error can also signify a hardware issue. First start with the above
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"christine" <christine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E1ECC447-3496-4A39-A1CB-E1FDD4AEC8A8@microsoft.com...
>I have the same problem, plus my superfetch crashes aswell.
> I have the same simptoms, it sucks because my internet stops working and
> ever since i got my computer (about 1 and a half months ago) it kept on
> crashing with a blue screen saying DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL so is there
> anything i can do to fix it?
> A guy in a hardware shop said to read what the blue screen said but It only
> stays for two seconds so all i manage to read is DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
> please help, its annoying me!!
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>
>> You're still under warranty, have you contacted Toshiba yet with this issue?
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>
>> "Kathleen B." <Kathleen B.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news7DB2D9E-FA65-4394-BF61-8DBFFBFEC315@microsoft.com...
>> >I am very curious to see if you had a resolution to this problem.
>> > I purchased a Vista ready Toshiba satellite on April 1. (Yes, April fools
>> > day). It worked beautifully for a month and now I get that same error. So
>> > very frustrating.
>>
>>

I have that same problem. I did what you suggested and it said:
pxhelp20.sys Px Engine Device Driver for Windows 2000/XP

Any help?


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hi number 6
I had this once on a build for a friends computer. Iwent into the bios and did a reset on detect irq settings. It worked. That is not to say it wil in your situation. Alot of these problems seem to come from driver issues.
One of the links I found by doing a quick google said DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL with ndis.sys BSOD

Post more info on the error.