The Windows Crash Thread

Anti-Trend · 21-11-2006, 07:50 PM

I'll start things out. The attached screenshot is from a newish laptop with kosher hardware, running XP Pro SP2 and a very fresh corporate image of Windows. I didn't even get to use it for 10 minutes before the first crash.

Willz · 21-11-2006, 08:51 PM

Is that a crash when you end up restarting the computer, if so, i have never had one, only ever had app crashes which are very rare now.

Matt555 · 21-11-2006, 08:59 PM

Just the image of XP makes me cringe now, I physically hate it and will only boot it as I haven't installed my games in Linux yet.

Willz · 21-11-2006, 09:10 PM

i am moving to mandriva 2007 hopefully, only if the ATi drivers are pre installed, which i think they will since it comes installed with flatout.

megamaced · 21-11-2006, 10:42 PM

These days I only run Windows XP in VMware, where it can't cause any damage to the rest of my computer. Windows XP needs to be controlled, contained and disinfected. The only reason I run it at all is for my Microsoft exams.

*Wonders why I didn't take up a Red Hat exam instread.....*

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Originally Posted by Willz

i am moving to mandriva 2007 hopefully, only if the ATi drivers are pre installed, which i think they will since it comes installed with flatout.

Perhaps you should download SLED10, or SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10. The download is free from Novell's website, but you have to pay for it to continue receiving updates past 2 months. SLED comes with ATi drives built in and 3D desktop effects at the click of a button.

Swansen · 21-11-2006, 10:55 PM

yeah, i got a blue screen of death from running word once, i laughed. That said, windows got real unstable after that or should say buggy, its dumb.

Willz · 21-11-2006, 11:09 PM

I got blue screen of death from mcafee antivirus and my adsl modem once

Karanislove · 22-11-2006, 02:42 AM

yea...I also hate it when it crashes without any good reason....

Off Topic:

I have got a confusion in my mind....when that laptop was hang, how did u took that screen shot? Did u use a camera for it?

Anti-Trend · 22-11-2006, 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Karanislove

yea...I also hate it when it crashes without any good reason....

Off Topic:

I have got a confusion in my mind....when that laptop was hang, how did u took that screen shot? Did u use a camera for it?

RDP. I took a screenshot of the window. Incidentally, I was in the process of setting up the laptop for a lab exercise.

Willz · 22-11-2006, 09:53 AM

Rdp?

Sniper · 22-11-2006, 10:29 AM

I think "remote desktop protocol"...?

Big B · 22-11-2006, 02:04 PM

I had a few BSOD's, but that was more due to some overclocking...I can't easily get a screen cap of a BSOD.

Addis · 22-11-2006, 04:54 PM

I've experienced some really funny crashes (well at least they would be if it wasn't my computer). Shame its difficult to take a screenshot.

edijs · 23-11-2006, 08:53 AM

I used to get BSODs and sudden restarts as well. But they were not because of Windows XP miserably failing (!), no (because now it works fine). They occoured because:

1. As we all know, GeForces have a special relationship with ViA chipsets (ie nvdisp4.dll or something like that). I had to disable the "FastWrite" option in BIOS to get rid of those BSODs

2. My DDR400 was running @ 400MHz, which would be normal, right? But I had to put it down to 333MHz to get rid of those sudden restarts.

P.S. has the "FastWrite" function any serious effect on the video cards overall performance?

P.S.S. why does my computer restart when I have my RAM running at 400MHz? I mean I have a FSB at 533MHz. Where's the goddamn problem?

P.S.S.S. of course, regular updates, defrags, registry cleanings and virus-huntings play their part as well.

Big B · 23-11-2006, 09:41 AM

Pentium 4's use a quad-pumped FSB. The use a base frequency of 133MHz which is where you also get your CPU speed from. If you didn't have it set asynchronously (something like 5:4, FSB : DRAM) then that could cause a problem. Fastwrites---yeah, those were a known issue.

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Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 4,234 Times Helpful: 150 My Mood: Lurking Status: Offline My Computer	i am moving to mandriva 2007 hopefully, only if the ATi drivers are pre installed, which i think they will since it comes installed with flatout. __________________

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Addis The King Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 18 Male Posts: 5,255 Times Helpful: 403 My Mood: Drunk Status: Offline My Computer	I've experienced some really funny crashes (well at least they would be if it wasn't my computer). Shame its difficult to take a screenshot. __________________ Never trust a program you don't have the source code for. My website \| Powerful Desktop Linux \| Linux for human beings \| Linux for power users \| Linux for ricers

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edijs Programmer Join Date: Sep 2006 Age: 22 Male Posts: 519 Times Helpful: 16 My Mood: Busy Status: Offline My Computer	I used to get BSODs and sudden restarts as well. But they were not because of Windows XP miserably failing (!), no (because now it works fine). They occoured because: 1. As we all know, GeForces have a special relationship with ViA chipsets (ie nvdisp4.dll or something like that). I had to disable the "FastWrite" option in BIOS to get rid of those BSODs 2. My DDR400 was running @ 400MHz, which would be normal, right? But I had to put it down to 333MHz to get rid of those sudden restarts. P.S. has the "FastWrite" function any serious effect on the video cards overall performance? P.S.S. why does my computer restart when I have my RAM running at 400MHz? I mean I have a FSB at 533MHz. Where's the goddamn problem? P.S.S.S. of course, regular updates, defrags, registry cleanings and virus-huntings play their part as well. __________________ Come to Latvia \| Crossfade, Element Eighty, Nickelback \| The Best Series Ever \| Love the classics: PlayStationOne \| Works well for me \| Opera rocks \| My Ride

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Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,636 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	Pentium 4's use a quad-pumped FSB. The use a base frequency of 133MHz which is where you also get your CPU speed from. If you didn't have it set asynchronously (something like 5:4, FSB : DRAM) then that could cause a problem. Fastwrites---yeah, those were a known issue. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

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