re: BSOD, win32k.sys
Saturday, August 21, 2004 at 9:36 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Paul
(5 messages posted)
I know it's not anything installed - I have gone through at least 5-6 complete reinstalls
(low-leveled) during the time I've experienced these random blue screens. I've had
pretty much every single BSOD on that has been mentioned here.
I have a LOT of background with these kind of issues - I'm an MSCE with lots of experience
- and this is by far the hardest or worst problem I have ever come across (worse
than many server problems!). I've put countless hours into this to come to these
realizations:
1. XP simply has a design flaw. I have had the problem with XP Gold, SP1, SP2.
I'm sure other OS's would work ok, but like most of the other people on this board,
it's too much trouble to switch OS's due to applications and compatibility with other
systems. Not to mention it's not extremely simple to just jump over to a whole new
platform.
2. It could be a memory problem - I have a complete replacement of my Kingston HyperX
memory - problem didn't go away. A while back I ordered another 1gb (512x2) and
the system blue screened even faster. (I have 1gb now - at that time it was 2gb).
I had less problems with one stick of my 1gb in at a time- but it still blue screened
randomly (each stick!). Memdiag had shown errors, but ONLY when in DUAL CHANNEL.
I take one out, run it for hours on end, no problems. I never got to the point
where the failure was predictable. Hence, Kingston took back both modules - I would
be hard-pressed to believe it's directly memory because I can duplicate the problem
(randomly) on the new memory.
3. It may be video-card related (most likely driver). It's not hard to point out
that most of us have Nvidia chipsets - I'm to the point when I'm going to buy a non-Nvidia
card - but it still bugs me that even other cards may not fix the problem.
4. I may be looking at a motherboard replacement - I would pick a different model
for sure - but I want to do this as a last resort. From my findings it is a possibility,
but hard to back up with evidence.
We'll see what happens in time...
Paul
my specs: http://www.fxpcs.com/pc/
On Saturday, August 21, 2004 at 8:52 am, Jeff in New Orleans wrote:
>Did you try reloading the drivers supplied by your mobo mfr.? What about a complete
>Windows reinstall-repair?
>
>Maybe proper cooling resolves the BSOD problems for some of us who are lucky enough
>to not have driver probs. causing the same end-result problems. Glad mine were related
>to mechanical and I don't have to muck with software issues.
>
>Good luck
>
>
>
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- re: BSOD, win32k.sys (Jeff in New Orleans: Saturday, August 21, 2004 at 8:52 am)
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