THREAD STUCK IN DEVICE DRIVER

>
> "Professor Frink" <ahoy@clayven.com> wrote in message
> newsan.2003.10.15.20.09.35.618307@clayven.com...

>> First off, I apologize if this has been posted before.

>
> [snip tale of woe]
>

>>

>
> Try using 'burnintest professional 3.2' from Passmark software, they have a
> 30 day evaluation.
> http://www.passmark.com/download/index.htm
>
> This software tests one or all of your hardware components. Maybe you should
> start with your video card.

> First off, I apologize if this has been posted before. I am at the end of
> my rope and ready to drive to Redmond just to punch an XP developer in the
> head. This problem has been going on for almost a year and I'm tired of
> it. If ANYONE can tell me what I need to do so I have a solution, I would
> GREATLY appreciate it.
>
> OK, here we go. My system specs are:
>
> Gigabyte BA-8INXP motherboard
> P4/2.8 GHz
> 1 GB dual channel RAM (PC2700 I believe. I haven't looked in a while)
> 110 GB of space in two HDD (30GB Maxtor, 80GB Maxtor)
> 128MB Radeon 9700 Pro
> Sound Blaster Live 5.1
>
> I am not overclocking anything. All components are running as they should
> be.
>
> Approximately one week after I built the PC (yes, I built it myself), I
> started getting the occasional THREAD_STUCK_IN_DEVICE_DRIVER error. At
> first it would drop me back to 640x480x16 and give me the option of
> shutting down the computer, which I would do. I would then check my BIOS
> version, chipset drivers, etc. and make sure everything was up to date.
>
> Sometimes the problem would be resolved with a couple reboots and
> sometimes it would continue to occur until I FINALLY updated something
> that stopped it.
>
> Now, within the last month, when it drops, it resets my monitor and I
> can't get any signal at all. I have to reboot the computer and reset
> everything just to continue.
>
> I go through this any time I update the ATI Catalyst drivers and any time

> do a Windows Update security update. SOMETHING is being updated with both
> of these that is causing my problem.
>
> Does ANYBODY know what the cause is? I am as frustrated as I have EVER
> been with a computer and nobody wants to take responsibility for it.
> Microsoft says it's the mobo or chipset manufacturers fault, the mobo and
> chipset manufacturers say the problem is with the video card, and ATI
> claims the problem is with either XP or the mobo.
>
> Thanks to ANYONE who helps me out with this.

> Try replacing your ram with a high quality brand. Jym

>> Thanks to ANYONE who helps me out with this.

> First off, I apologize if this has been posted before. I am at the end of
> my rope and ready to drive to Redmond just to punch an XP developer in the
> head. This problem has been going on for almost a year and I'm tired of
> it. If ANYONE can tell me what I need to do so I have a solution, I would
> GREATLY appreciate it.
>
> OK, here we go. My system specs are:
>
> Gigabyte BA-8INXP motherboard
> P4/2.8 GHz
> 1 GB dual channel RAM (PC2700 I believe. I haven't looked in a while)
> 110 GB of space in two HDD (30GB Maxtor, 80GB Maxtor)
> 128MB Radeon 9700 Pro
> Sound Blaster Live 5.1
>
> I am not overclocking anything. All components are running as they should
> be.
>
> Approximately one week after I built the PC (yes, I built it myself), I
> started getting the occasional THREAD_STUCK_IN_DEVICE_DRIVER error. At
> first it would drop me back to 640x480x16 and give me the option of
> shutting down the computer, which I would do. I would then check my BIOS
> version, chipset drivers, etc. and make sure everything was up to date.
>
> Sometimes the problem would be resolved with a couple reboots and
> sometimes it would continue to occur until I FINALLY updated something
> that stopped it.
>
> Now, within the last month, when it drops, it resets my monitor and I
> can't get any signal at all. I have to reboot the computer and reset
> everything just to continue.
>
> I go through this any time I update the ATI Catalyst drivers and any time

> do a Windows Update security update. SOMETHING is being updated with both
> of these that is causing my problem.
>
> Does ANYBODY know what the cause is? I am as frustrated as I have EVER
> been with a computer and nobody wants to take responsibility for it.
> Microsoft says it's the mobo or chipset manufacturers fault, the mobo and
> chipset manufacturers say the problem is with the video card, and ATI
> claims the problem is with either XP or the mobo.
>
> Thanks to ANYONE who helps me out with this.

>-----Original Message-----
>On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 14:29:13 -0700, Jym wrote:
>

>> Try replacing your ram with a high quality brand. Jym

>

>>> Thanks to ANYONE who helps me out with this.

>
>I don't think memory has anything to do with it. It

>do software updates.
>.
>