To answer initial questions:
Is Vista . . .
- x86 (32-bit) or x64 ? 32 bit, Vista Ultimate
- the original installed OS on the system? - Yes. However, the boot drive was cloned from the initial install over a year ago.
- an OEM or full retail version? - Full retail version
- What is the age of system (hardware)?
MB - ASUS P8H67M-LE, memory (4gb), Power Supply - 5/2011
HDD - main drive - Samsung 2TB, purchased 11/2010
CD Drive - purchased 11/2010
all other drives in the system (3) are from older systems.
- What is the age of OS installation (have you re-installed the OS?)
On this drive, 12/2010, but this was a clone not an install. Install on prior drive was in 5/2009. I have not re-installed the OS.
Last new hardware added to the system was in September, when I added a video card to it due to a persistent flicker when it would default to using the Intel drivers on the MB video output. System had been running okay since then up until about 2 weeks ago.
The system is not overclocked.
Receiving a 0x0000004C BSOD most of the time, usually within 1-10 minutes of the system booting normally. Preliminary debugging analysis (using both WhoCrashed and Windows debug tools) point to crcdisk.sys. On the bottom part of the BSOD, it will intermittently give me multiple values.
I've run msconfig and have gone into Services and hidden all Microsoft services, while disabling everything else. Makes no difference whether these are enabled or disabled - if booted in normal mode, it will blue screen within a few minutes.
(While in Safe mode) I have also:
However, if I boot into safe mode with networking, the system will run for days without a BSOD.
Besides resolving my issue, my initial question regarding Posting Instructions (*) - can these tools be run in Safe mode & provide useful information, or must they be run & collected when the PC has been booted in normal mode?
Thanks for answering my initial question, and in advance for any help in hopefully resolving my issue.
An afterthought - there had been one issue that had cropped up recently (2-3 weeks before BSOD), and is still an issue when the system decides to boot normally. I will get a Security Center message, saying there are multiple issues. When I check, it says that it cannot find my Virus Scanner (Avast, which is there and appears to be working & is also one of the recommended ones when it shows you your options), and Windows Defender is stopped. When I try to start Windows Defender, it gives me a message saying "Can't start Windows Defender". (Going from Memory) I think the Microsoft Security Center service is started on the system. Do not know if this is related or pertinent, but it is an unresolved issue.
Is Vista . . .
- x86 (32-bit) or x64 ? 32 bit, Vista Ultimate
- the original installed OS on the system? - Yes. However, the boot drive was cloned from the initial install over a year ago.
- an OEM or full retail version? - Full retail version
- What is the age of system (hardware)?
MB - ASUS P8H67M-LE, memory (4gb), Power Supply - 5/2011
HDD - main drive - Samsung 2TB, purchased 11/2010
CD Drive - purchased 11/2010
all other drives in the system (3) are from older systems.
- What is the age of OS installation (have you re-installed the OS?)
On this drive, 12/2010, but this was a clone not an install. Install on prior drive was in 5/2009. I have not re-installed the OS.
Last new hardware added to the system was in September, when I added a video card to it due to a persistent flicker when it would default to using the Intel drivers on the MB video output. System had been running okay since then up until about 2 weeks ago.
The system is not overclocked.
Receiving a 0x0000004C BSOD most of the time, usually within 1-10 minutes of the system booting normally. Preliminary debugging analysis (using both WhoCrashed and Windows debug tools) point to crcdisk.sys. On the bottom part of the BSOD, it will intermittently give me multiple values.
I've run msconfig and have gone into Services and hidden all Microsoft services, while disabling everything else. Makes no difference whether these are enabled or disabled - if booted in normal mode, it will blue screen within a few minutes.
(While in Safe mode) I have also:
- Booted from my DVD, and did a startup repair, which reports no problems.
- run File Checker (SFC /Scannow) - completes with no issues.
- run both Malwarebytes & Spybot - they report a clean system.
- run Avast virus scanner - reports no viruses (have not run this in safe mode)
- run Memtest86+ for about 6 hours, reporting no issues
However, if I boot into safe mode with networking, the system will run for days without a BSOD.
Besides resolving my issue, my initial question regarding Posting Instructions (*) - can these tools be run in Safe mode & provide useful information, or must they be run & collected when the PC has been booted in normal mode?
Thanks for answering my initial question, and in advance for any help in hopefully resolving my issue.
An afterthought - there had been one issue that had cropped up recently (2-3 weeks before BSOD), and is still an issue when the system decides to boot normally. I will get a Security Center message, saying there are multiple issues. When I check, it says that it cannot find my Virus Scanner (Avast, which is there and appears to be working & is also one of the recommended ones when it shows you your options), and Windows Defender is stopped. When I try to start Windows Defender, it gives me a message saying "Can't start Windows Defender". (Going from Memory) I think the Microsoft Security Center service is started on the system. Do not know if this is related or pertinent, but it is an unresolved issue.
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