WTF Windows 7 WTF..

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  1. GodofHardcore

    GodofHardcore Paragon of the Forum *

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    I just got a BSOD Nothing so bad that it didn't recover but it did indeed happen...

    Anybody else get a BSOD in windows 7 yet? (I run ultimate)
     
  2. neoblast

    neoblast Robust Member

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    I get some when loading windows and I have to reboot the pc
     
  3. GodofHardcore

    GodofHardcore Paragon of the Forum *

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    Google search shows it's not uncommon. Hopefully this isn't an isolated incident.
     
  4. 3do

    3do Segata Sanshiro!

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    I got blue screens once or twice in 7 but don't think it was the OS's fault but rather my hardware.
     
  5. GodofHardcore

    GodofHardcore Paragon of the Forum *

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    Turns out it was a JAVA exploit/Malcious code in something Security essentials found it and fixed it.
     
  6. phate

    phate Enthusiastic Member

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    I got a bluescreen a while back, but it was a bit self induced (sort of), a friend plugged in his U3 flashdrive and it tried to install a 32bit driver into my 64bit system. Lets just say Win7 didn't like that so much.

    Also got a BSOD back in the beta when a bad audio driver was miss behaving.
     
  7. Quzar

    Quzar Spirited Member

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    Never once had a BSOD in the 9 or so months I've been using various versions. Have had many hard crashes but 99% could be directly attributed to hardware issues (overheating, cable getting pulled, etc).
     
  8. Borman

    Borman Digital Games Curator

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    Just wanted to comment, if you search for Windows 7 BSOD on Google, of course you are going to find the problems ;P Never had a blue-screen error from all the time running from beta-rc (which were ultimate), to my retail now.
     
  9. Segata Sanshiro

    Segata Sanshiro speedlolita

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    You search the BSOD error code...

    :|
     
  10. Cyantist

    Cyantist Site Supporter 2012,2013,2014,2015

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    Dont even bother buying Ultimate edition. Short of getting Language packs and some different tech support its useless.
     
  11. Segata Sanshiro

    Segata Sanshiro speedlolita

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    It has a few extra features over Home Premium - or whatever it's called now. But yeah, not worth the extra $$$$$.
     
  12. Cyantist

    Cyantist Site Supporter 2012,2013,2014,2015

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    I bought system builders edition cost me £70 IIRC its only ment for single use but you can reuse it.
     
  13. phate

    phate Enthusiastic Member

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    Actually its got quite a bit more features then Home Premium, especially if you are working in a corporate or semiprofessional environment. However I still wouldn't buy Ultimate, because those same features are in Professional. The only feature Ultimate has on Professional is bitlocker, but thats essentially a non-issue if you consider third party security apps like Truecrypt.
     
  14. lllsondowlll

    lllsondowlll Fiery Member

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    I get it when I wake my pc up from sleep I think its a power saving issue so I just keep it on all the time now :-/
     
  15. phate

    phate Enthusiastic Member

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    You are most likely right, probably a driver not compatible with how Windows 7 "sleeps".

    Have you ever tried running Windbg to possibly determine the driver thats causing the problem?
     
  16. Segata Sanshiro

    Segata Sanshiro speedlolita

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    Well yeah, I was speaking from the perspective of an end user.
     
  17. phate

    phate Enthusiastic Member

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    Well then it depends on your definition of who an end user is

    :110:
     
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