irql_not_less_or_equal Pre & Post Hardware Fix

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rtwl668

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Good evening, all. I am working with a Dell M1330 running Windows Home Premium 32bit. Recently I started to have monitor issues (where the screen would go wonky and unviewable) shortly thereafter the computer would crash and reboot and for awhile worked ok. I contacted Dell Support and had them do an initial diagnosis and they believed the problem to be related to a faulty video card and heat sink. They replaced them but my BSoD has not gone away. Rather every time I boot the machine the system gets to the log-in screen and then hits a blue screen shortly thereafter. And I have contacted Dell a second time and their solution was to do a Factory Image Restore. This is...unappealing...to me, as I have plenty of software that I can't immediately replace. Currently I can only run in Safe Mode.

I have attached, as I saw in other posts the contents of my latest minidump file... so any help would be appreciated.
 

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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell M1330
    CPU
    Intel Core Duo T7250 @ 2GHz
    Memory
    2.00 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
rtwl668 said:
Good evening, all. I am working with a Dell M1330 running Windows Home Premium 32bit. Recently I started to have monitor issues (where the screen would go wonky and unviewable) shortly thereafter the computer would crash and reboot and for awhile worked ok. I contacted Dell Support and had them do an initial diagnosis and they believed the problem to be related to a faulty video card and heat sink. They replaced them but my BSoD has not gone away. Rather every time I boot the machine the system gets to the log-in screen and then hits a blue screen shortly thereafter. And I have contacted Dell a second time and their solution was to do a Factory Image Restore. This is...unappealing...to me, as I have plenty of software that I can't immediately replace. Currently I can only run in Safe Mode.

I have attached, as I saw in other posts the contents of my latest minidump file... so any help would be appreciated.
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irql_not_less_or_equal
You can diagnose it here:http://www.vistax64.com/software/219790-reading-bsod-crash-files.html

This error usually occurs after the installation of a buggy device driver, system service, or BIOS
To resolve Quickly you can try "last good configuration" (F8 at startup)

Stop message indicates that a kernel-mode process or driver attempted to access a memory address to which it did not have permission to access. The most common cause of this error is an incorrect or corrupted pointer that references an incorrect location in memory. A pointer is a variable used by a program to refer to a block of memory. If the variable has an incorrect value in it, the program tries to access memory that it should not. When this occurs in a user-mode application, it generates an access violation. When it occurs in kernel mode, it generates a STOP 0x0000000A message. If you encounter this error while upgrading to a newer version of Windows, it might be caused by a device driver, a system service, a virus scanner, or a backup tool that is incompatible with the new version.

and/or
Check to see if you have File atribute, integrity corruption. It may fix it, otherwise you will have to restore/re-install

see post #11 for Instructions:
http://www.vistax64.com/general-discussion/243281-every-other-startup-has-freeze-2.html
 
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System One

  • CPU
    T7600G Core2Duo 2.66 Ghz
    Motherboard
    Intel 945PM + ICH7 Chipset
    Memory
    4GB DDR2 PC2-5300 667MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Mobility Radeon x1900 256MB
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    WUXGA 17"
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1200
    Hard Drives
    640GB 7200RPM SATA/RAID 0 (2x320GB) and 320GB 7200RPM External
    Mouse
    Wireless Microsoft 3000
    Internet Speed
    10 mbps/2 mbps
    Other Info
    Optical Drive: Panasonic UJ-220 DL BD-RE (Blu-Ray)
A quick review of the minidump shows that SRTSPL.SYS is involved.
This is a component of a Norton/Symantec product.

I would suggest the following:
- Download a free antivirus program for use while testing (I like Avira Free for x86 systems - Free antivirus - Avira AntiVir
- Uninstall the Norton/Symantec products using this free tool: Download and run the Norton Removal Tool
- IMMEDIATELY install the free antivirus and IMMEDIATELY update it.
- Test to see if this has cured the BSOD's.

If this doesn't work, please zip up the entire contents of the C:\Windows\Minidump directory and upload that .zip file with your next post.
 

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USASMA: thanks for the know-how, will give your solution a shot. I briefly tried last month to attempt to update my Norton files on the machine, but was unsuccessful. At the time I chalked it up to the limited capabilities of installing/updating software in safe mode.

Will update later today.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell M1330
    CPU
    Intel Core Duo T7250 @ 2GHz
    Memory
    2.00 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
usasma said:
A quick review of the minidump shows that SRTSPL.SYS is involved.
This is a component of a Norton/Symantec product.

I would suggest the following:
- Download a free antivirus program for use while testing (I like Avira Free for x86 systems - Free antivirus - Avira AntiVir
- Uninstall the Norton/Symantec products using this free tool: Download and run the Norton Removal Tool
- IMMEDIATELY install the free antivirus and IMMEDIATELY update it.
- Test to see if this has cured the BSOD's.

If this doesn't work, please zip up the entire contents of the C:\Windows\Minidump directory and upload that .zip file with your next post.
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OK, I've downloaded the new AntiVirus Software...and the Norton Removal Tool...BUT, I can't complete the running of the Removal Tool until I "Remove" the Symantec Files from the Add/Remove Programs screen in the Control Panel. Alas, I can't do this in Safe Mode. So I guess I have to remove the Symantec Files manually, per the instructions on the Symantec website? Or is there another way?

I've gone ahead and zipped up the Full Minidump folder from my Windows Directory. Thanks again for the advice.
 

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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell M1330
    CPU
    Intel Core Duo T7250 @ 2GHz
    Memory
    2.00 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
Thanks for the help. Finally got the bottom of this issue after quite some time...USASMA, you were correct. The root cause was a corrupt Symantec file. And let me just say that Symantec/Norton does not make it easy to get its software to stop running. Once I got it to not run automatically the BSoD stopped. And I have run the recommended antiviral and come away clean.

Currently my M1330 is running fine in normal mode. Thanks again - M
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell M1330
    CPU
    Intel Core Duo T7250 @ 2GHz
    Memory
    2.00 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
rtwl668 said:
Good evening, all. I am working with a Dell M1330 running Windows Home Premium 32bit. Recently I started to have monitor issues (where the screen would go wonky and unviewable) shortly thereafter the computer would crash and reboot and for awhile worked ok. I contacted Dell Support and had them do an initial diagnosis and they believed the problem to be related to a faulty video card and heat sink. They replaced them but my BSoD has not gone away. Rather every time I boot the machine the system gets to the log-in screen and then hits a blue screen shortly thereafter. And I have contacted Dell a second time and their solution was to do a Factory Image Restore. This is...unappealing...to me, as I have plenty of software that I can't immediately replace. Currently I can only run in Safe Mode.

I have attached, as I saw in other posts the contents of my latest minidump file... so any help would be appreciated.
Click to expand...

RTW

I would wait for some one with a true debugger. I dont have one but in quickly looking at it srtspl.sys is the culprit. If so you are running symantec endpoint. If that is the case (and only if) there is a fix for the symantec problem here Techies: SRTSPL.SYS - Blue Screen of Dump With Stop 0x0000007E with SRTSPL.SYS

Hope this helps

Ken
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron E 1405
    CPU
    [email protected]
    Memory
    4 gigs
    Graphics card(s)
    integrated intel 945
    Sound Card
    integrated
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    300 gig internal
    Internet Speed
    10 down 1.5 up
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