Ok, here goes: I was playing a game, when my display went wonky and then the computer crashed. Since then, every time I start up again, unless I'm in safe mode, I get a BSOD immediately. (After logging in, that is; it seems to happen when drivers and such are being loaded.)
Many details to follow, feel free to skip to the crunchy bits afterward;
So, can some kind person help me out? I followed the instructions here, and have attached the resulting file.
Info on my computer:
Company: Lenovo
Computer: Thinkpad T500 (year and a half old)
OS: OEM 32-bit Vista Home Premium (Still original install, SP2)
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo P8800 2.66 GHz
RAM: 3 GB
Video: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 and Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
Sound: Conexant 20561 SmartAudio HD
Many details to follow, feel free to skip to the crunchy bits afterward;
I'm thinking I'm having a problem with my video card. However, my attempts to reinstall the drivers have been met with nothing but frustration, as ATI's catalyst program delivers the "failed to load detection driver". And besides, I tried disabling the video card and restarting, to no avail - still BSOD.
Next, I tried using system restore; no dice. Still a BSOD every time I start.
Then, I scanned my computer with AVG's PC Tuneup, fixing registry errors and such, and defragging. (Obviously, all from safe mode.) Still BSOD.
Now, I was unsure if it really was the video card, so I decided to investigate the dump file. I tried downloading the Windows debugging kit through the SDK (per the instructions elsewhere on the forum), so I could try to make sense of my dump log... And the install wouldn't work, as the windows installer can't be accessed in safe mode. Perhaps this is also why Catalyst won't work...
Anyway, here I am; I know, in theory, how to parse the log to see which driver is going wrong, but I can't do it from Safe Mode, and I can't boot normally.
So, can some kind person help me out? I followed the instructions here, and have attached the resulting file.
Info on my computer:
Company: Lenovo
Computer: Thinkpad T500 (year and a half old)
OS: OEM 32-bit Vista Home Premium (Still original install, SP2)
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo P8800 2.66 GHz
RAM: 3 GB
Video: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 and Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
Sound: Conexant 20561 SmartAudio HD
Attachments
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Lenovo Thinkpad T500
- CPU
- Intel Core2 Duo P8800 2.66 GHz
- Motherboard
- Lenovo 2081CTO
- Memory
- 3.0 GB RAM
- Graphics card(s)
- ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650, Mobile Intel 4 Series
- Sound Card
- Conexant 20561 SmartAudio HD