My First Win7 Blue Screen of Death + Fix
Update: I think I got it fixed – it was an irql_not_less_or_equal error and some Internet forum had something about making sure sound devices aren’t using the same irq levels or something ( i dont’ understand it at all). As it turns out I found 2 unidentified IR (infra red) devices in the device list and disabling them fixed it. No idea why it worked – however, if you get something similar, then try to make sure your devices’ drivers are up to date, and that the devices aren’t interfering by using the same IRQ levels.
I got my first BSOD today – Now, I wouldn’t be writing about it except that in the 14 days that I’ve had the Windows 7 Beta, this is the first time that I’ve encountered one. That’s pretty remarkable – I’ve been using it as my primary machine, and the last week I’ve used it almost exclusively – I still can’t get Skype to work so I switch to Vista for that.
What do I think caused the BSOD?
I have no idea.
Do I have a screenshot?
No – the computer crashed so PrintScreen was out of the question. It was just a very normal BSOD – it was blue. I know that doesn’t help.
That’s a big plus for stability – I’ve used all manner of programs, installed all manner of programs (no games though), watched TV on it, recorded TV on it, run Windows Media Center, and it took 14 days before I hit a Blue Screen of Death. I do like Windows 7.
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I too have a blue screen with an unknown error saying that it might happened due to installation of a new hardware …what to do?????