- Jan 11, 2014
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The joys of Windows 8 :/
So started my rig after it was shut down for 9 or 10 hours and got that message.
Didn't get to see it in detail, but what could cause it? Hardware hasn't changed (other than an LED fan replacing a stock fan), software hasn't changed (apart from a game install and it's been through multiple shutdowns and restarts since) and a mobile phone driver install (the driver repeatedly crashed afterwards according to event logs)
Last time I got one of these pre-clean install it said something about memory. I haven't run memtest 86, but it has been tested uses Windows' diagnostic and it passed. My Hard Drives passed their SMART tests, my drivers are all up to date apart from the WiFi one AFAIK because it's a TP Link adaptor and the newer driver is some Atheros Broadcom one.
sfc/scannow finds no corruption although Windows has corrupted its own files twice in the past
My rig was fine for about 3 months then out the blue this happens.
How do I run Memtest86 and how long does it take?
7 didn't seem half as annoying as 8 does, but my pre built Windows 7 laptop has its own share of demons (boot failures, BSOD's, hard crashes)
So started my rig after it was shut down for 9 or 10 hours and got that message.
Didn't get to see it in detail, but what could cause it? Hardware hasn't changed (other than an LED fan replacing a stock fan), software hasn't changed (apart from a game install and it's been through multiple shutdowns and restarts since) and a mobile phone driver install (the driver repeatedly crashed afterwards according to event logs)
Last time I got one of these pre-clean install it said something about memory. I haven't run memtest 86, but it has been tested uses Windows' diagnostic and it passed. My Hard Drives passed their SMART tests, my drivers are all up to date apart from the WiFi one AFAIK because it's a TP Link adaptor and the newer driver is some Atheros Broadcom one.
sfc/scannow finds no corruption although Windows has corrupted its own files twice in the past
My rig was fine for about 3 months then out the blue this happens.
How do I run Memtest86 and how long does it take?
7 didn't seem half as annoying as 8 does, but my pre built Windows 7 laptop has its own share of demons (boot failures, BSOD's, hard crashes)
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