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Patrick Keenan
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      26th Aug 2007
"siriusbliss" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Over the past few weeks my computer has been crashing to BSOD almost at
> random. It forces me to do a hard shut-down of the computer and manually
> rebooting.
>
> The only thing I've installed or updated lately is the latest Windows
> update.
>
> There is no image to revert ot in the recovery.
>
> It MAY either be the update, or something to do with graphics ??? Not
> sure.
>
> Any ideas or good diagnostic tools (deep level - such as hardware,
> drivers, or registry conflicts) that I can try to fix this?
>
> The machine is only a year old.
>
> Alienware 3.2GHz 4G RAM
> WinXP Pro SP2+ (all the latest updates)
>
> Greg


You need to start with specifiying the STOP error.

HTH
-pk


 
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siriusbliss
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      26th Aug 2007
Over the past few weeks my computer has been crashing to BSOD almost at
random. It forces me to do a hard shut-down of the computer and
manually rebooting.

The only thing I've installed or updated lately is the latest Windows
update.

There is no image to revert ot in the recovery.

It MAY either be the update, or something to do with graphics ??? Not sure.

Any ideas or good diagnostic tools (deep level - such as hardware,
drivers, or registry conflicts) that I can try to fix this?

The machine is only a year old.

Alienware 3.2GHz 4G RAM
WinXP Pro SP2+ (all the latest updates)

Greg

 
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Patrick Keenan
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      26th Aug 2007
"siriusbliss" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Patrick Keenan wrote:
>> "siriusbliss" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>>Over the past few weeks my computer has been crashing to BSOD almost at
>>>random. It forces me to do a hard shut-down of the computer and manually
>>>rebooting.
>>>
>>>The only thing I've installed or updated lately is the latest Windows
>>>update.
>>>
>>>There is no image to revert ot in the recovery.
>>>
>>>It MAY either be the update, or something to do with graphics ??? Not
>>>sure.
>>>
>>>Any ideas or good diagnostic tools (deep level - such as hardware,
>>>drivers, or registry conflicts) that I can try to fix this?
>>>
>>>The machine is only a year old.
>>>
>>>Alienware 3.2GHz 4G RAM
>>>WinXP Pro SP2+ (all the latest updates)
>>>
>>>Greg

>>
>>
>> You need to start with specifiying the STOP error.
>>
>> HTH
>> -pk

> 0x0000001A (0x00041785, 0xc0E00000, 0x0009E78A, 0x00000000)
>
> Other than this I get no stop error.
>
> Greg


Have a look here:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929338

HTH
-pk


 
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      26th Aug 2007
Patrick Keenan wrote:
> "siriusbliss" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>Over the past few weeks my computer has been crashing to BSOD almost at
>>random. It forces me to do a hard shut-down of the computer and manually
>>rebooting.
>>
>>The only thing I've installed or updated lately is the latest Windows
>>update.
>>
>>There is no image to revert ot in the recovery.
>>
>>It MAY either be the update, or something to do with graphics ??? Not
>>sure.
>>
>>Any ideas or good diagnostic tools (deep level - such as hardware,
>>drivers, or registry conflicts) that I can try to fix this?
>>
>>The machine is only a year old.
>>
>>Alienware 3.2GHz 4G RAM
>>WinXP Pro SP2+ (all the latest updates)
>>
>>Greg

>
>
> You need to start with specifiying the STOP error.
>
> HTH
> -pk
>
>
>

0x0000001A (0x00041785, 0xc0E00000, 0x0009E78A, 0x00000000)

Other than this I get no stop error.

Greg

 
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      26th Aug 2007
Patrick Keenan wrote:
> "siriusbliss" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>Patrick Keenan wrote:
>>
>>>"siriusbliss" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>
>>>
>>>>Over the past few weeks my computer has been crashing to BSOD almost at
>>>>random. It forces me to do a hard shut-down of the computer and manually
>>>>rebooting.
>>>>
>>>>The only thing I've installed or updated lately is the latest Windows
>>>>update.
>>>>
>>>>There is no image to revert ot in the recovery.
>>>>
>>>>It MAY either be the update, or something to do with graphics ??? Not
>>>>sure.
>>>>
>>>>Any ideas or good diagnostic tools (deep level - such as hardware,
>>>>drivers, or registry conflicts) that I can try to fix this?
>>>>
>>>>The machine is only a year old.
>>>>
>>>>Alienware 3.2GHz 4G RAM
>>>>WinXP Pro SP2+ (all the latest updates)
>>>>
>>>>Greg
>>>
>>>
>>>You need to start with specifiying the STOP error.
>>>
>>>HTH
>>>-pk

>>
>>0x0000001A (0x00041785, 0xc0E00000, 0x0009E78A, 0x00000000)
>>
>>Other than this I get no stop error.
>>
>>Greg

>
>
> Have a look here:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929338
>
> HTH
> -pk
>
>
>



excellent, thanks!

Greg

 
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      26th Aug 2007
Patrick Keenan wrote:

> "siriusbliss" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>Patrick Keenan wrote:
>>
>>>"siriusbliss" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>
>>>
>>>>Over the past few weeks my computer has been crashing to BSOD almost at
>>>>random. It forces me to do a hard shut-down of the computer and manually
>>>>rebooting.
>>>>
>>>>The only thing I've installed or updated lately is the latest Windows
>>>>update.
>>>>
>>>>There is no image to revert ot in the recovery.
>>>>
>>>>It MAY either be the update, or something to do with graphics ??? Not
>>>>sure.
>>>>
>>>>Any ideas or good diagnostic tools (deep level - such as hardware,
>>>>drivers, or registry conflicts) that I can try to fix this?
>>>>
>>>>The machine is only a year old.
>>>>
>>>>Alienware 3.2GHz 4G RAM
>>>>WinXP Pro SP2+ (all the latest updates)
>>>>
>>>>Greg
>>>
>>>
>>>You need to start with specifiying the STOP error.
>>>
>>>HTH
>>>-pk

>>
>>0x0000001A (0x00041785, 0xc0E00000, 0x0009E78A, 0x00000000)
>>
>>Other than this I get no stop error.
>>
>>Greg

>
>
> Have a look here:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929338
>
> HTH
> -pk
>
>
>



It appears that the validation tool is down, so I guess I'll have to try
later.


 
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      27th Aug 2007
Patrick Keenan wrote:
> "siriusbliss" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>Patrick Keenan wrote:
>>
>>>"siriusbliss" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>
>>>
>>>>Over the past few weeks my computer has been crashing to BSOD almost at
>>>>random. It forces me to do a hard shut-down of the computer and manually
>>>>rebooting.
>>>>
>>>>The only thing I've installed or updated lately is the latest Windows
>>>>update.
>>>>
>>>>There is no image to revert ot in the recovery.
>>>>
>>>>It MAY either be the update, or something to do with graphics ??? Not
>>>>sure.
>>>>
>>>>Any ideas or good diagnostic tools (deep level - such as hardware,
>>>>drivers, or registry conflicts) that I can try to fix this?
>>>>
>>>>The machine is only a year old.
>>>>
>>>>Alienware 3.2GHz 4G RAM
>>>>WinXP Pro SP2+ (all the latest updates)
>>>>
>>>>Greg
>>>
>>>
>>>You need to start with specifiying the STOP error.
>>>
>>>HTH
>>>-pk

>>
>>0x0000001A (0x00041785, 0xc0E00000, 0x0009E78A, 0x00000000)
>>
>>Other than this I get no stop error.
>>
>>Greg

>
>
> Have a look here:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929338
>
> HTH
> -pk
>
>
>

I loaded this update and, although the crashes are less frequent, they
are still happening.

I can't determine if it might be audio or video driver related???

Any other recommendations?

Thanks,

Greg

 
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