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Windows 7 - Blue Screen

rruwalton

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I left the pc on and after a few hours went back to it to see a blue screen. Click on link below to see message:

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I would be obliged if someone could tell me what the problem is please.

Thanks
Richard
 
Wireless card issue has caused the crash. I'd re-install the driver. (newer version if possible) Most likely the drivers have gotten corrupt.

File is for Atheros USB device. If driver re-install doesn't work then it may be uninstall and replace the device time.
 
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I have a wireless usb adapter but no wireless card.

Same thing I was referring to. Atheros USB device is the Wireless USB adapter I was referring to. This issue has been going since Vista so not limited to Win 7.

Most times a driver re-install fixes and all is fine. Sometimes you just have to uninstall the whole thing and not use the wireless USB.

IMO you are far better replacing a USB wireless with either PCI(e) for desktop or MiniPCI/expresscard for notebook/laptop/netbook as appropriate.

Have seen perfectly good Wireless cards/USB sticks cause all sorts of errors with no apparent reason. (Most were on Dell notebooks mind)

Hope that clears it up a little. When I replied earlier had to cut short as son (15 month old) woke up and wanted fed.
 
Thanks again for your help. :)

I use the adapter in preference to hard wired as it gives me a much faster speed.

I was lucky to find win 7 drivers for my w118g adapter so if it occurs again I will reinstall the drivers.
 
Essentially it's a compatibility/conflict problem and means that the USB device is not being assigned correctly and the resulting IRQ (Interrupt ReQuest) conflict causes a crash because the processor is probably being told to deal with information for more than one device on the same IRQ. That would be fine if the driver was coded correctly for the new model in Vista and Win7 but if not then expect problems.

Those of us who grew up having to set manual IRQ's in the BIOS and software of a computer will remember how annoying it could be. These days the software does all of that for you and usually gets it right.. usually. You can still force an IRQ for a device onto a specific channel but I don't know if that would just make things worse under Win7/Vista.

Definitely better to use a modern driver or simply re-install the old one and hope that Win7 makes a better guestimate about how to assign its IRQ channels.
 
Those of us who grew up having to set manual IRQ's in the BIOS and software of a computer will remember how annoying it could be.
Geez Mark... You're going back a bit there!

Haven't had to (or bothered to) play with that stuff for years. :laugh:
 
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Thanks again.

Of course you're spot on.

There's no compatible drivers for the WG111T adapter so I used the ones from here http://www.codeblog.co.uk/2010/01/3...-wg111t-windows-7-x32x64-driver-installation/

and just found this comment quote "Monday, March 22, 2010 @ 06:23
Having the same problem as Owen, every so often I get the blue screen of death and im pretty sure it’s the WG11T driver thats causing it because the only other USB devices I have are a mouse and keyboard. Hopefully netgear will release a Windows 7 driver soon with no BSOD."
 
tbh l would just go out and get a new adapter, got my wireless N usb one for £15 as l wanted to be sure l had a compatible one :p so l have 2 supposedly my old one l find works lol which is annoying but l guess its useful to have a spare.
 
Thanks timeless, where do you get a superb wireless N adapter from for £15.00?

I'm tight and £15.00 is a tank full of fuel for my Suzuki :)
 
this is the one l currently use: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/161806 the one thats £15

however l found one cheaper at around £12: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/149672

lve used Tenda before, in fact it was my previous adapter (this one is a different model tho) however it was pretty reliable and seems to be windows 7 compatible according to the reviews.
 
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no probs :)
 
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