t_ave1 Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 hey, there may already be a topic on this but im sick of looking for the solution!basically, after loading up utorrent and downloading a torrent for a number of minutes, my Laptop completely crashes and restarts itself. Iv gone through anti spyware programmes and think i have removed all threats.All i can describe it as is that a blue screen quickly flashes, with coding on, then my system restarts itself.Please help as i need to be able to download!ThanksTom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowTek Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 My Computer> right click Properties> Advanced tab> Start Up and Recovery Settings> uncheck System Failure, Automatically RestartNow, note the failure code. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTHK Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 Windows Key + R > %windir%\minidumpIf you have any minidumps in there, you can zip them up and put them on MediaFire. I or someone else will analyze it.And/or when following ShadowTek, skip all the crap about shutting down for safety, note the error (Like DRIVER_IRQL_Whatever), and if there's one, the file name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_ave1 Posted November 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 ok so i followed ShadowTeks advice and unchecked 'Automatic Restart'. Now where do i find the failure code?I dont understand what minidumps are?in the 'small dump directory' box it says %SystemRoot%\Minidump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTHK Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 Well, go there then | Minidumps contain information on the crash, sometimes they'll tell you exactly what's wrong. I can look at it if you put it on mediafire.com, preferable in a zip/rar/7zip archive.The "failure code" will appear when the crash and restart again happens, except this time the blue screen of death (BSOD) wont just disappear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_ave1 Posted November 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 ok so how do i access the minidump to make it into a rar file? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 Windows Key + R > %windir%\minidumpYou don't need to grab all of them -- only the most recent 2 or 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_ave1 Posted November 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=fa9929c0d0f7f83bd2db6fb9a8902bda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 w22n51.sysIt's an Intel wireless network adapter driver... Update the driver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_ave1 Posted November 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 how do i update the driver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 Don't know. Find out what wireless adapter you're using, locate it on Intel's website, and get the driver there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_ave1 Posted November 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 -Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200BGThat is my driver, as far as i can see on the Intel website they say there are no updates for it?Can you Help At all?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Product_Filter.aspx?ProductID=1637 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_ave1 Posted November 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 i have downloaded it, however it opens up in winrar and im unsure what to do next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moogly Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 Unrar it on your HD and go to system manager. Right click on your network card and update the driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_ave1 Posted November 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 when trying to unrar it, after the disc, XP, Drivers folders, is has x32 and x64. Not sure which one is mine?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelittlefire Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 Your OS version will tell you... generally under System properties. I'd even say "default" would be 32bit except for the large push for new computers to be 64-bit (x64) recently. If you browse the driver updater to the root (x32 and x64 as subfirectories) it might find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_ave1 Posted November 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 ok i have updated the drives, is that all?the error code on the blue screen of death read DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 You installed the driver, restarted your computer, and it's still giving a BSOD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_ave1 Posted November 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 no its okay now, there is no crashing or restarting. but my whole system has slowed down quite abit, utorrent is working but downloading very slowly despite the large number of seeds. my wireless connection is on and off. do u know why this is?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTHK Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Sounds like the Intel might just be crap, try setup guide again; http://www.utorrent.com/setup_guide.php and maybe using recommended conservative settings http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=34259Failing that, try speed troubleshooting: http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=15992 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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