BCCode f4 BSOD's with wininit.exe

[richc46]

http://support.asus.com/download/dow...Language=en-us

No matter what I put in it comes up with Windows 7, but when Im at the website it shows Vista.
Put in the correct information for your Model etc. It will be the last one shown asacpi.

Its under utilities.

Make a sytem restore point first, just in case.

 

[Dylanos]

the link you gave me came up blank, so i preceeded to enter my specs in from page again...looked under utilities...and last on list is "ACPI driver for ATK 0110 virtual device version 1043.2.15.37 for Windows 2000 / XP (32bit and 64bit) / 2003 (32bit & 64bit) / VISTA (32bit & 64bit)" is this the one? downloaded it ..looked inside the zip file then vista folder and the files date is 2006, is this right one? and if so how do i go about installing it?

 

[richc46]

Before you download, what is that 2006 date? The date that you have all the date of the download. 2006 is not going to help us, if its the download date. If its the dowload date, we will do this differently.

 

[Dylanos]

attaching 2 older dmp files if any help

date on that file is 03/11/2006

 

[richc46]

Before you download, what is that 2006 date? The date that you have all the date of the download. 2006 is not going to help us, if its the download date. If its the dowload date, we will do this differently.

You may have missed this

 

[Dylanos]

yeah file date (modified) is 03/11/2006

 

[richc46]

The date of the downloaded driver, cannot be 06. Go back and just click on global, it will update your system. If you get another BSOD, I will check the dates and make other suggestions if needed.
Make a system restore point first, just in case.

 

[Dylanos]

ok i feel real dumb lol...if i click on global on that site it gives me a zip file to download..this one

 

[Dylanos]

how do i run the filw once unzipped...uhuh i am that newb with this stuff lol

 

[richc46]

You click on save and then save to desktop or documents.
That is first step.

 

[Dylanos]

ok done that

 

[richc46]

Did you make a system restore point, just in case the unexpected happens?

 

[Dylanos]

yeah i did

 

[richc46]

Just double click on the driver and follow instructions.

 

[Dylanos]

AsusSetup.exe? or asacpi.cat? not sure which one is the driver , sorry

 

[richc46]

Right click on the setup and follow instructions.

 

[Dylanos]

ok tried but won't run, says not compatible with this OS *face plants desk*

 

[Dylanos]

what was that device manager method you mentioned earlier? lol

 

[richc46]

OK Im at a disadvantage, With the information that you gave me about your computer P5ND etc. We put the information in. Then because of the bad URL, you input the information, assuming that the information is correct, I do not know what would cause that problem.
Lets try this and see if it helps the BSODS.
Navitgate to
C-->Windows-->System 32-->drivers.
When you see ascapi.sys, change the sys to .bup.
Effectively that will stop the Ascapi from causing the BSODS if that were the cause (even if its not the cause this time, it is well known to cause BSODs).
Then, also, make sure that your Windows update is set to download new drivers. It may download a new driver, because it will know that ascapi.sys is gone.
Even if it does not, we should keep the settings until we find the cause of the BSODs. If BSODs never happen again, the cause was Asacpi.

Forget Device Manager, for now. Do it the way I gave above.

 

[Dylanos]

ok now your really gonan scratch your head...i don't have any file on my system anywhere called ascapi.sys...i looked in the exact directory you said and nope, then did a search for "ascapi" and nothing...*looks puzzled*