I received several Blue Screen Dumps & Microsoft was nice enough to load an app. that will help to determine what causeds the dump. The Application is called "WhoCrashed"(HOME EDITION) v4.01,,,,and after the blue screen I start Windows up in Normal mode and runn the app. the result was determined to be the "hal.sys" file as stated below:
Conclusion
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One crash dump has been found and analyzed. A third party driver has been identified to be causing system crashes on your computer. It is strongly suggested that you check for updates for these drivers on their company websites. Click on the links below to search with Google for updates for these drivers:
hal.sys
If no updates for these drivers are available, try searching with Google on the names of these drivers in combination the errors that have been reported for these drivers and include the brand and model name of your computer as well in the query. This often yields interesting results from discussions from users who have been experiencing similar problems.
Read the topic general suggestions for troubleshooting system crashes for more information.
Note that it's not always possible to state with certainty whether a reported driver is actually responsible for crashing your system or that the root cause is in another module. Nonetheless it's suggested you look for updates for the products that these drivers belong to and regularly visit Windows update or enable automatic updates for Windows. In case a piece of malfunctioning hardware is causing trouble, a search with Google on the bug check errors together with the model name and brand of your computer may help you investigate this further.
Was looking on web and found you guys and wanted to know if anyone else has these symptons and found a resolution? By the way, I started noticing these BlueScreens AFTER Windows automatically updated my Media Center software. Also I have a HP TouchSmart IQ826T that allows me to watch live tv through a TV Tuner. I finally realized my HP's latest version of the Video deiver from Nvidia did not work properly, so I called Nvidia and we found a working BETA driver that has been working fine for 6 months. Any help mwould be great!!!!! :-)
Conclusion
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One crash dump has been found and analyzed. A third party driver has been identified to be causing system crashes on your computer. It is strongly suggested that you check for updates for these drivers on their company websites. Click on the links below to search with Google for updates for these drivers:
hal.sys
If no updates for these drivers are available, try searching with Google on the names of these drivers in combination the errors that have been reported for these drivers and include the brand and model name of your computer as well in the query. This often yields interesting results from discussions from users who have been experiencing similar problems.
Read the topic general suggestions for troubleshooting system crashes for more information.
Note that it's not always possible to state with certainty whether a reported driver is actually responsible for crashing your system or that the root cause is in another module. Nonetheless it's suggested you look for updates for the products that these drivers belong to and regularly visit Windows update or enable automatic updates for Windows. In case a piece of malfunctioning hardware is causing trouble, a search with Google on the bug check errors together with the model name and brand of your computer may help you investigate this further.
Was looking on web and found you guys and wanted to know if anyone else has these symptons and found a resolution? By the way, I started noticing these BlueScreens AFTER Windows automatically updated my Media Center software. Also I have a HP TouchSmart IQ826T that allows me to watch live tv through a TV Tuner. I finally realized my HP's latest version of the Video deiver from Nvidia did not work properly, so I called Nvidia and we found a working BETA driver that has been working fine for 6 months. Any help mwould be great!!!!! :-)