Category Archives: BSOD

Unexpected system crashes and red screen of death (RSOD)

Having recently upgraded my system I kept finding that my computer would unexpectedly restart, games would crash out and after playing almost any game for 15-30 minutes I would get a Red Screen along with buzzing and then the computer would restart. As with any issue the route cause and resolution might be different for you … Continue Reading ››

Srvnet.sys – Revision History for Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Small Business Server 2008 (SBS 2008)

Srvnet.sys - Revision History for Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Small Business Server 2008 (SBS 2008) 10-Apr-2013 - 6.0.6002.23094 - Srvnet.sys - x86/x64 - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2831038 - "0x0000007E" Stop error when many users connect to shared folders on a Windows Server 2008 SP2-based computer 08-Mar-2013 - 6.0.6002.23075 - Srvnet.sys - x86/x64 - Continue Reading ››

Troubleshoot a Blue Screen of Death BSOD or Crash Dump on a Microsoft Windows Operating System

It's probably the thing we all dread most, evereything has been working great for weeks/months/years and then suddenly your machine starts randomly crashing to a Blue Screen of Death or BSOD All is not lost though as Windows will often generate its own crash dump a report of what happened to cause the crash, this is … Continue Reading ››

Windows will not boot with a Stop Error 0x0000007B

A very common BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) is a STOP error 0x0000007B and may indicate either a hardware, software or driver issue. Please see the great troubleshooting guide put together by Tim Fisher on about.com http://pcsupport.about.com/od/findbyerrormessage/a/stop0x0000007b.htm One thing that Tim does not mention is that sometimes it is necessary to slipstream the AHCI SATA Controller Drivers … Continue Reading ››