Windows 7 keeps crashing HARD. Anyone else get this?

[lektrix]

I've been using Windows 7 Pro 64-bit (no SP1) fine for the last year or so but it started crashing hard last week. Ten minutes in and I'd receive random 0x0000000000000F reference errors, "Explorer.exe has encountered a problem" whether I'm on Firefox or just opening my saved pictures. Sometimes the system would hang forcing me to do a hard reset. After I hit the switch, Windows 7 would fail to boot up (Non-system disk error, please press ctrl-alt-del to reboot) unless I try 15 more times or wait 20 hours . If I'm lucky, I can get into Windows, check my email for a few minutes, back up some files for 10 minutes, before it crashes/hangs again.

I'm not doing anything CPU or GPU intensive, NOTHING overclocked, and I haven't made any recent changes. What then, could be the problem? I thought it was HDD related so I went out and bought a 60GB SSD but I just HDTune-tested my old HDD and it was fine, no bad sectors, 0% damaged blocks!

 

[Majcric]

Since it was working fine before, lets start simple and try a system restore. If no success then it might be time to discuss hardware.

Good luck
Majcric

 

[pete1229]

Have you tried or done a memory test yet? I would try at least four to six passes then go on from there. Also, have you checked to be sure all your fans are working and there's not too much dust trapped on or in the cpu heat sink and fan? Could be an overheating issue also.

 

[lektrix]

Since it was working fine before, lets start simple and try a system restore. If no success then it might be time to discuss hardware.

Good luck
Majcric

I don't have any. Or I don't make regular backups enough to be able to use it properly. I know, stupid eh?

Have you tried or done a memory test yet? I would try at least four to six passes then go on from there. Also, have you checked to be sure all your fans are working and there's not too much dust trapped on or in the cpu heat sink and fan? Could be an overheating issue also.

The CPU temps are fine, temps for everything are fine. I will have to do a memtest though.

 

[Majcric]

When you say you don't have any are you refering to no system retore points? If you can restore to an earlier date do so, if not consider a format of windows 7 to eliminate any window corrupted kernels.

Then... if you're still experienceing this issue it will be time to try a hardware solution.

Also while I'm at it... what is your system build? Specs please?

Majcric

 

[lektrix]

MEMTEST - I have 2x2GB Patriots and 2x1GB Ballistics (fresh from RMA 8 months ago).When I test all 6GB at once, it passes 6 loops over 8+ hours. Here is the messed up part. My computer will not boot when I try to test the 2x2 alone, 2x1 alone, or 4x1 alone. I tried yellow and red slots, same issue. I did not try each 4x1 in every slot because quite honestly I just don't have the time. When I say it will not boot, I mean that I get a black screen after turning on the PC OR I get a flashing cursor on a black screen.....As soon as I put the 6GB back in, my PC boots up. What does this mean then? Memory or motherboard?

 

[mancy]

Hi,

Hard disk of your system has partitions which store the information. Corruption in those partitions might result in crashing of the Windows 7 Operating System. This might also result in the loss of data from the hard disk. The fragmentation of data in the hard disk might also cause system crashes. Thus, you need to do defragmentation of hard disk every week.

 

[denis280]

Souds like the HDD is starting to give up.