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Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) is apperaing in WIN 7 too. I can only use my computer in Safe Mode with Networking. I have several minidump files but how do I use them with WinDbg utility. Also how do I load and verify the symbols. Does anyone have Microsoft support 1800 number? Thanks.
Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) is apperaing in WIN 7 too. I can only use my computer in Safe Mode with Networking.
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The sptd.sys may also be installed with Alcohol 120% or other applications that use the SPTD layer.
Since McAfee was involved in previous crashes I would suggest to uninstall it and see if that helps. As an alternative you could try NOD32 (paid, with a 30-day free trial) or Microsoft Security Essentials (free).
I would avoid installing any third party firewall, at this point.
Can you make available the minidump file from the last crash?
Oh I am in normal mode now. I had disabled all the services and let it run for the whole day, which was fine. So I enabled Mcafee to test, which ran fine for more than a day. But today it crashed again. Should I get rid of Mcafee? If so what anitivirus should I use?
The sptd.sys looks like a system file - I dont know what Daemon Tools is. I never installed it.
If you have installed the Debugging Tools you are good to go, you do not have to install anything else.
I has a look at the minidump files and there is quite an assortment of errors.
McAfee drivers were involved in quite a few of the crashes, both in Windows 7 and Vista.
The sptd.sys driver, which is installed with such applications as Daemon Tools, is also suspect.
However the issue could also be hardware related.
Did performing a "clean boot" allow you start Windows in Normal Mode?
Here is the link: http://cid-46b814bd96174a48.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/Minidump%20Files
I was asking about WDK, I have already installed the Debugging Tools. Thanks.
Can you copy and paste the web address of the shared folder where the dump files and screenshot are, here?
Also, to install the latest version of the Debugging Tools, if you use the following link, when you run setup un-select everything except "Debugging Tools for Windows" to install the Debugging Tools for Windows only:
