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General Category => Off the Record => Computer Affairs => Topic started by: Razgovory on July 30, 2012, 12:56:27 AM

Title: When it rains it pours! More Raz problems
Post by: Razgovory on July 30, 2012, 12:56:27 AM
I seem to be having lots of problems lately.  Current PC is crashing into blue screen.  I am probably going to take it in Tuesday.  I've gotten a whole host of weird things.  Trouble updating windows, for some reason I can't get google to work, sound sometimes stutters etc.  When I get the blue screen I later get these codes describing the problem:

QuoteBCCode:   1000008e
  BCP1:   C0000005
  BCP2:   8233E9E1
  BCP3:   9D30A784
  BCP4:   00000000
  OS Version:   6_0_6001
  Service Pack:   1_0
  Product:   768_1

It's been happening with more frequency lately.  Can't open steam without it doing it now.  Don't know what's causing it, suspect it's a problem with the MoBo.
Title: Re: When it rains it pours! More Raz problems
Post by: Razgovory on August 02, 2012, 03:56:05 AM
No matter, it's at the shop.  I should find the problem tomorrow.
Title: Re: When it rains it pours! More Raz problems
Post by: DontSayBanana on August 02, 2012, 08:33:08 PM
It sounds like your RAM's corrupted.  I'm not familiar with the STOP codes for BCP2 and BCP3, but C0000005 and 00000000 are "memory access violation" and "memory could not be read," respectively.  1000008e is a kinda generic error code for "unhandled exception," but it's usually triggered by corrupted or dead RAM or VRAM.

It's definitely hardware, since it's happening consistently, and I'm inclined to say it's got something to do with your graphics chipset, since you're pointing out Steam as a trigger.  What kind of video card is in your computer?
Title: Re: When it rains it pours! More Raz problems
Post by: Razgovory on August 02, 2012, 09:37:22 PM
I talked to the guy at the shop.  He said it was not hardware.  Everything is fine on that front.  He said it was a rootkit.   I've never heard of a rootkit or any virus surviving a reformating( or two!).  Anyway, I should get the computer back tommorow.  Damnedist thing I ever heard of.  There is always a chance he is wrong though.
Title: Re: When it rains it pours! More Raz problems
Post by: DontSayBanana on August 05, 2012, 09:01:49 AM
Quote from: Razgovory on August 02, 2012, 09:37:22 PM
I talked to the guy at the shop.  He said it was not hardware.  Everything is fine on that front.  He said it was a rootkit.   I've never heard of a rootkit or any virus surviving a reformating( or two!).  Anyway, I should get the computer back tommorow.  Damnedist thing I ever heard of.  There is always a chance he is wrong though.

Only way that can happen is if you re-install something that has a rootkit.  You don't play BioShock, do you?
Title: Re: When it rains it pours! More Raz problems
Post by: viper37 on August 06, 2012, 02:05:26 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on August 02, 2012, 09:37:22 PM
I talked to the guy at the shop.  He said it was not hardware.  Everything is fine on that front.  He said it was a rootkit.   I've never heard of a rootkit or any virus surviving a reformating( or two!).  Anyway, I should get the computer back tommorow.  Damnedist thing I ever heard of.  There is always a chance he is wrong though.
most virus survive reformating.  It's de-partitionning they don't survive.