I have re-installed Vista Ultimate a few times but the problem remains. BSOD at least 3 times a day with no pattern! Tried safe mode, disabling drivers etc. All updates installed. Virus/Spyware checked etc. Windows Memory Diagnostic checked ok. Please see attachment and suggest any ideas. Many thanks.
Ian.

I'll need to know more info on what the hardware is you have.


That stop error is primarily to do with a hardware problem, but not restricted to it. Despite what any memory diagnostic program may say, Vista is very particular to any faults in memory modules.

... http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/ms794023.aspx


welcome to the forums.

Thanks for your help muckshifter.

Hardware:
DFI INFINITY NF4 motherboard (onboard sound Realtek AC'97 audio)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4800+ (2.40 Ghz)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 500GB
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 160GB
2046 RAM
Vista Ultimate 32-bit
NVIDIA geForce 7800 GTX graphics card
HP Photosmart D7360 printer
Epson perfection 1240U scanner
IIyama Prolite E511s monitor
Belkin G+ MIMO modem/router
Lacie 250GB USB 2.0 external hard drive
LG DVD±RW burner, GSA-H10NRBB, 16x, Dual, RAM 12X
SONY DVD-ROM DDU1612

All as required, have the latest vista drivers and run fine.

Many thanks.

Ian

Nice spec ...


I would suggest, as you probably have two sticks of ram, to remove one stick & try again ... what make of ram, do you know ?

Repeat with the other stick if the PC random reboots.

If the PC BSOD still persists, I would still not rule out bad ram, but try disconnect all non essential peripherals, including DVD drives and second HD

There is a problem with Realtek, on-board devices & Vista, though it's a slim chance of it causing a BSOD, you never can rule out anything in diagnosing the problem.

With that in mind, I would also disable, via the BIOS, any on-board non essential devices such as the games port.

You will need to do these one at a time to try to pinpoint the cause.


Good luck ... let us know.