Windows 8 crashes all the time. Please help!

Manufacturer Dell Inc. Model Inspiron 531 Total amount of system memory 2.00 GB RAM System type 32-bit operating system Number of processor cores 2 64-bit capable Yes

Total size of hard disk(s) 298 GB Disk partition (C:) 214 GB Free (288 GB Total) Disk partition (D:) 6 GB Free (10 GB Total) Media drive (E:) CD/DVD

Display adapter type NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 Total available graphics memory 799 MB Dedicated graphics memory 64 MB Dedicated system memory 0 MB Shared system memory 735 MB Display adapter driver version 9.18.13.697 Primary monitor resolution 1440×900 DirectX version DirectX 9

Network Adapter NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller

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How does this pertain to Windows Update functionality?

Did you upgrade the computer to Win8 or.

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I would initially scan to confirm the integrity of Windows’ files. To do so

1) Go to the Start Screen and type «cmd»

2) Right click on CMD and then Run as Administrator

3) On the Command Prompt , type » sfc /scannow » and wait for the results

If this does not solve your problem I think the only option is to format your PC. Refreshing or resetting apparently won’t resolve issues for a completely messed-up system. Also, the fact that you upgraded instead of performing a clean installation was not the best option: this way all problems from your previously installed operating system transfer to the new one.

If you decide to format keep in mind that you will have to:

1) BACK UP all of your personal files before formatting.

2) Run Windows Update several times until all updates are installed after formatting.

3) Reinstall all of your programs.

The formatting procedure (clean installation) takes about 25 to 30 minutes. Backing up, updating, installing programs and restoring files may last a lot longer.

For instructions on how to clean install Windows 8, watch this tutorial:

How to fix game crashes in Windows 10

• Games keep crashing in Windows 10 for many reasons, such as an outdated driver or other software interference.
• To fix this error, you should check your antivirus settings or the Windows built-in security solution.
• When all games are crashing on your PC, make sure to test your computer hardware.
• Also, you should verify the additional settings you may have done for the GPU.

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There are millions of gamers on Windows platform, and since most users have updated to Windows 10, it’s safe to say that Windows 10 is currently the most popular gaming system.

Despite its popularity, it seems that games crash on Windows 10, so let’s see if we can fix this somehow.

Many of us enjoy playing video games on our PC, but some users reported that games crash on Windows 10. Here are some annoying problems reported:

• Games crashing to desktop – If you’re having this error, the problem might be your game’s configuration; try changing the game’s settings and check if that solves the problem
• All games crashing – Some users reported that all games crash on their Windows 10 PC; this can be a big problem, but you should be able to fix it by using one of our solutions
• Steam games crash Windows 10 – Almost all gamers use Steam, but several users reported that Steam games crash on their PC; to fix this problem, be sure to verify the game cache of your Steam games
• Old games crash Windows 10 – According to users, it seems that older games crash on Windows 10; if you’re having the same problem, you might be able to fix it by running the games in compatibility mode
• Windows 10 crash when playing games – If you’re having this problem, the issue might be related to your display drivers; simply reinstall or update your drivers and check if that solves the problem
• Games crash Windows 10 randomly – If games crash randomly on Windows 10, the issue might be your overclock settings; to fix the problem, remove overclock settings and check if that solves the issue
• Games crash on startup – Several users reported that they can’t play games because they keep crashing on startup; to fix the problem, you need to check and remove any third-party applications that might be interfering with your games

How can I fix game crashes in Windows 10?

1. Update your display drivers

Depending on what type of graphics card you’re using it’s always good to keep your drivers updated. To do so, you need to find the model of your graphics card and visit the manufacturer’s website.

If there are Windows 10 drivers available make sure that you download them, but if your manufacturer didn’t release Windows 10 drivers yet you can just download the latest drivers for Windows 8 instead.

All your drivers need to be updated, but doing it manually is time-consuming, so we recommend you to use a third-party solution to automatically update your drivers.

DriverFix

2. Check your antivirus

If games crash on your Windows 10 PC, the problem might be related to your antivirus.

Some antivirus tools can interfere with your games and cause this error to occur. However, you can fix the problem simply by checking your antivirus configuration.

First of all, look for Gaming Mode feature and enable it. Many antivirus applications have this feature, and by using it, you’ll ensure that your antivirus isn’t interfering in any way with your games.

If that doesn’t work, try adding the game’s directory to the exclusions list in your antivirus and check if that helps.

If the issue still persists, you might want to consider disabling your antivirus as a temporary fix. In last case scenario, you might have to uninstall your antivirus.

Many users reported issues with AVG antivirus, but other antivirus tools can also cause this problem to occur.

For the Norton users, we’ve got a dedicated guide on how to completely remove it from your PC. There’s a similar guide for McAffe users, as well.

Sometimes switching to a different antivirus software can fix the problem, and if you’re looking for a new antivirus, you might want to check our recommended solution.

The tool offers great security features and supports Gaming Mode, so it won’t interfere with your games in any way.

3. Update your Windows 10

If this is a Windows 10 issue, it’s always good to keep your Windows 10 up to date. This seems like a major problem, so it’s most likely that Microsoft will fix this issue with a next Windows 10 update.

If your drivers are updated as well as your Windows 10, in most cases that’s enough to fix any game crashes. If the problem persists, it will probably be fixed with newest Windows 10 update.

4. Run your games in window mode

As you probably know most games can be run in windowed or fullscreen mode, and if you experience crashes with your games on Windows 10 it doesn’t hurt to try running them in windowed mode.

To do this, you need to go to video settings in your game and find the option to run it in window mode.

Many games come with an application that allows you to set display settings before running the game, so you can try using them as well if you can’t start your game.

If you’re interested in how to solve game issues in fullscreen mode, check out this useful guide.

windows xp ramdomly crashing all the time

i have a new build with windows xp 2002 home edition and it keeps crashing or freezing. i have checked hard drive for errors and installed the motherboard drivers again, and done the last known good configuration too. that is everything i can do because after a little while it crashes and crashes and then it starts crashing or freezing in less time and dosnt let me do anything. i noticed too that my pc is running slower than before. cmon it is a quad core it is suppose to be running at lightning speed. i just use it too play games like league of legends and world of warcraft cataclysm and some other games.

here are the specs:

• AMD phenom x4 9850
• stock fan
• MSI K9N6PGM2 motherboard
• nvidia geoforce 9500 GT
• 2GB of ram DDR2 800mhz
• stock CD drive that i had from an old Pc
• and a samsung hardrive that i had from and old pc too

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Help us understand what «crash» means to you.

When it crashes, are you getting a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) or does the system just restart, or something else?

Since you have an NVIDIA card and playing games and it’s a new build, my first thought would be incorrect video drivers.

I would navigate to the NVIDIA website and let their online scanner take a look at your video system and see what it suggests for drivers and consider their analysis if they suggest a new driver.

It is recommended to run the NVIDIA scan with Internet Explorer.

Here is the address to the NVIDIA page:

Read the directions, then click the GRAPHICS DRIVERS button to start the scan.

If following their directions does not straighten things out, then do this:

See how far you can get with providing the following information:

Do, or do not. There is no try.

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funny i have a teacher named ibarra. whatever lets get down to business ok

• i get the BSOF
• when i got the system i installed the driver from the cd that came with the video card and updated it from the website
• i have norton 360 security suite the one from comcast
• i had the recovery disk from my system
• i cant it happends randomly
• the blue screen is always different but the most common one is page fault in a nonpaged area
• msinfo32
• OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
  Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600
  OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
  System Name ANDRE
  System Manufacturer MSI
  System Model MS-7309
  System Type X86-based PC
  Processor x86 Family 16 Model 2 Stepping 3 AuthenticAMD

2511 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. V2.7, 11/22/2010
SMBIOS Version 2.6
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume2
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = «5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)»
Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Total Physical Memory 2,048.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 1.42 GB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 3.85 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys

video:

Name NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT
PNP Device ID PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0640&SUBSYS_C9593842&REV_A1\4&52EDC45&0&0048
Adapter Type GeForce 9500 GT, NVIDIA compatible
Adapter Description NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT
Adapter RAM 1.00 GB (1,073,741,824 bytes)
Installed Drivers nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version 6.14.12.6099
INF File oem32.inf (Section005 section)
Color Planes 1
Color Table Entries 4294967296
Resolution 1024 x 768 x 75 hertz
Bits/Pixel 32
Memory Address 0xDF000000-0xDFFFFFFF
Memory Address 0xC0000000-0xCFFFFFFF
Memory Address 0xDC000000-0xDFFFFFFF
I/O Port 0x0000EC00-0x0000EC7F
IRQ Channel IRQ 19
I/O Port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB
I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF
Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\nv4_mini.sys (6.14.12.6099, 9.18 MB (9,623,680 bytes), 3/15/2010 11:52 AM)

Name LogMeIn Mirror Driver
PNP Device ID ROOT\DISPLAY\0000
Adapter Type Not Available
Adapter Description LogMeIn, Inc.
Adapter RAM Not Available
Installed Drivers Not Available
Driver Version Not Available
INF File 2.50.596 (oem33.inf section)
Color Planes lmimirr
Color Table Entries Not Available
Resolution Not Available
Bits/Pixel Not Available
Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\lmimirr.sys (2.50.596, 9.91 KB (10,144 bytes), 12/28/2010 4:53 PM)

crash dumps:

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Dump File : Mini011311-02.dmp
Crash Time : 1/13/2011 6:34:15 PM
Bug Check String : SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
Bug Check Code : 0x1000007e
Parameter 1 : 0xc0000005
Parameter 2 : 0xb1fda5e5
Parameter 3 : 0xb8513718
Parameter 4 : 0xb8513414
Caused By Driver : kmixer.sys
Caused By Address : kmixer.sys+155e5
File Description : Kernel Mode Audio Mixer
Product Name : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company : Microsoft Corporation
File Version : 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2108)
Processor : 32-bit
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini011311-02.dmp
Processors Count : 4
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 2600
Dump File Size : 94,208
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Dump File : Mini011311-01.dmp
Crash Time : 1/13/2011 4:10:24 PM
Bug Check String : IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Bug Check Code : 0x1000000a
Parameter 1 : 0x20707249
Parameter 2 : 0x00000002
Parameter 3 : 0x00000001
Parameter 4 : 0x806e6a2a
Caused By Driver : hal.dll
Caused By Address : hal.dll+2a2a
File Description : Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL
Product Name : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company : Microsoft Corporation
File Version : 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)
Processor : 32-bit
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini011311-01.dmp
Processors Count : 4
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 2600
Dump File Size : 94,208
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Dump File : Mini011211-07.dmp
Crash Time : 1/12/2011 10:10:47 PM
Bug Check String : CRITICAL_OBJECT_TERMINATION
Bug Check Code : 0x000000f4
Parameter 1 : 0x00000003
Parameter 2 : 0x85e60990
Parameter 3 : 0x85e60b04
Parameter 4 : 0x805d2954
Caused By Driver : ntoskrnl.exe
Caused By Address : ntoskrnl.exe+22f43
File Description : NT Kernel & System
Product Name : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company : Microsoft Corporation
File Version : 5.1.2600.5973 (xpsp_sp3_gdr.100427-1636)
Processor : 32-bit
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini011211-07.dmp
Processors Count : 4
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 2600
Dump File Size : 94,208
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Dump File : Mini011211-06.dmp
Crash Time : 1/12/2011 8:53:56 PM
Bug Check String : PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
Bug Check Code : 0x10000050
Parameter 1 : 0xe3730748
Parameter 2 : 0x00000000
Parameter 3 : 0xb40ed03a
Parameter 4 : 0x00000001
Caused By Driver : BHDrvx86.sys
Caused By Address : BHDrvx86.sys+2003a
File Description :
Product Name :
Company :
File Version :
Processor : 32-bit
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini011211-06.dmp
Processors Count : 4
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 2600
Dump File Size : 94,208
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Dump File : Mini011211-05.dmp
Crash Time : 1/12/2011 7:50:25 PM
Bug Check String : KERNEL_MODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
Bug Check Code : 0x1000008e
Parameter 1 : 0xc0000005
Parameter 2 : 0xb7e7c18c
Parameter 3 : 0xb459a848
Parameter 4 : 0x00000000
Caused By Driver : SYMDS.SYS
Caused By Address : SYMDS.SYS+518c
File Description :
Product Name :
Company :
File Version :
Processor : 32-bit
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini011211-05.dmp
Processors Count : 4
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 2600
Dump File Size : 94,208
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Dump File : Mini011211-04.dmp
Crash Time : 1/12/2011 7:39:04 PM
Bug Check String : PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
Bug Check Code : 0x10000050
Parameter 1 : 0x8af333c0
Parameter 2 : 0x00000001
Parameter 3 : 0x8054b168
Parameter 4 : 0x00000000
Caused By Driver : ntoskrnl.exe
Caused By Address : ntoskrnl.exe+74168
File Description : NT Kernel & System
Product Name : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company : Microsoft Corporation
File Version : 5.1.2600.5973 (xpsp_sp3_gdr.100427-1636)
Processor : 32-bit
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini011211-04.dmp
Processors Count : 4
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 2600
Dump File Size : 94,208
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Dump File : Mini011211-03.dmp
Crash Time : 1/12/2011 4:45:43 PM
Bug Check String : PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
Bug Check Code : 0x00000050
Parameter 1 : 0xff10ffff
Parameter 2 : 0x00000000
Parameter 3 : 0x00000000
Parameter 4 : 0x00000000
Caused By Driver : ntoskrnl.exe
Caused By Address : ntoskrnl.exe+22f43
File Description : NT Kernel & System
Product Name : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company : Microsoft Corporation
File Version : 5.1.2600.5973 (xpsp_sp3_gdr.100427-1636)
Processor : 32-bit
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini011211-03.dmp
Processors Count : 4
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 2600
Dump File Size : 94,208
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i have tons of more crash dumps if you want me to show you just ask i think that is everythign you asked for.

edit: just when i finished writing the post my pc crashed

in the top it says IRQL_not_not_less_or_equal

STOP: 0x0000000A (0x0000001c, 0x00000002, 0x00000001, 0x805257c1)