Blue Screen Of Death ARGHH!!! Help please??

[thefridge71]

Hi guys... just bought the game WoW yesterday... looked great, pity i wont get to play it because of either my computer or a big int he game at the moment....

i started the game after installing.. then it decided to install an update, cool, then it said to restart the game, i left the game and a downloader came up.. which proceeded to download a 19mb update for about 3-4 minutes, then the computer crashed, giving me this message which i can't comprehend

IRQL_OF_LESS_OR_EQUAL

blah blah blah (you know this)

TECHNICAL INFORMATION :

STOP: OxOOOOOOOA (OxA961044C, OxOOOOOOO2, OxOOOOOOOO, Ox8O4EEO8O)

Beginning dump of physical memory
Physical Memory dump complete..
Contact system administrator or technical support group (you, this wasnt in the message) for further assistance

Now if anyone out there (gurus and nice people) can help me with this message id be very very pleased....

Thankyou for your time.. thefridge71

[renegade600]

give info about your computer, cpu, ram, harddrive size/space available, and operating system.

[thefridge71]

ahh sorry mate, thansk for replying so quickly, system stats

amd athlon 1.7ghz
512ddr ram
64mb Radeon 9600
OS Windows XP Pro
110gb used / 110gb free (hard drive)
realtek ac97 audio
nvidia nforce networking controller
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR 108
SAMSUNG DVD-ROM SD-6125

should just about cover it... and thanks again for the quick reply, appreciated

[zipulrich]

It's a WoW thing. See this thread (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread-search.aspx?ForumName=wow-tech-support&Author=Moriquendi&Cluster=Wow) for a possible fix.

[zack_rage]

How To Repair XP

Last known good config: Always the easiest to try first before settling for a reinstallation of Windows XP. Reboot the PC and tap F8 while you wait for boot options to be displayed for you. Once there, choose "Last known good configuration."

System restore: In some cases, a reinstallation can be avoided by using system restore. If you are unable to get system restore to work from within safe mode, you can try to access it from within a command prompt. You do not need to leave safe mode to do this, just follow these instructions closely:

1. Reboot into safe mode with a command prompt.
2. Get to an administrator account so that you have the needed permissions to get things done.
3. At the command prompt, type: %systemroot%system32 estore strui.exe
4. Follow the instructions to restore your PC to an earlier state of operation.

Recovery console: The XP recovery console can be a very useful utility when employed with care. There are a variety of situations where having access to it can be really handy. In fact, you need to get access to it before we go any further.

1. Reboot from the Windows XP CD. Once you arrive at the welcome screen, choose "R" for recovery.
2. You will be asked which Windows installation you wish to access. Choose the appropriate number.
3. Now a prompt for your administrator password will appear. Enter it and continue (if no password, press enter).

Now we are ready to roll up our sleeves and get to work. While at the console, you can type help for a list of available commands that are at your disposal. For example, you can repair a messed up boot sector by typing FIXBOOT and then typing enter afterward. If you are having difficulty booting up because of a messed up ntldr file, however, then you might need to replace it by typing:
COPY E:i386NTLDR C:
(Keep in mind this is assuming that E: is the correct drive letter for your CD ROM drive). Once you have repaired what you have needed to from the recovery console, simply type EXIT at the prompt to leave and restart Windows.

When all else fails, sometimes reinstalling is the best medicine. Below, we will look at two very different methods to accomplish this.

Repair installation: Running a repair install of Windows XP can be a handy way of fixing the installation of XP without having to start totally over and deleting important data from your PC. To do this type of install, simply follow these instructions.

1. Boot from your XP installation CD.
2. At the welcome screen, choose enter.
3. Once at the license agreement, press F8.
4. At the next screen, choose to repair the selected Windows XP installation by pressing R.
5. The files will begin to install and then your PC will reboot. During the reboot you will be presented with option of booting from the CD again by pressing any key. Don't press anything. Allow it to finish the install without booting from the CD again.

Full reinstallation of Windows XP: If all else fails and you are ready to completely delete everything on your hard drive, then you are ready to do a full reinstallation.
You will be erasing everything, so make sure you already have a backup of any important data before you continue. Follow the instructions above 'til you arrive at step 4. At that point, choose to continue installing a fresh copy of XP on your system and NOT the repair option. Black Viper has a great walkthrough that will take you step by step through the nuances of setting up your partitions, formatting, etc.

Well, that should about cover how to deal with repairing and if need be, reinstalling Windows XP.

cheers!

[waitdonttellme]

thefridge71, please do NOT reinstall your operating system to try to resolve the error messages you're getting. There is a much simpler fix - OS reinstalls should only be done as a last, final resort.

[thefridge71]

i updated all my drivers, none of them, disabled the sound driver and tried, didnt work... and i have done a system restore, then updated all the drivers again.... no apples.

[zack_rage]

try updating your bios and see if it works! cheers!

[zack_rage]

Compaq use System Recovery CD'S so make sure that you are using the proper CD's and post back your results!

cheers!

[bAdWaYz]

Dude! I wouldn't go willy nilly flashing a BIOS because of a game issue. That could lead to the computer being pooched for sure. After reading some things on the links that Zip posted my guess is it would be a driver issue of some sort. At least that is more near a fix than flashing the BIOS or reloading the OS. At the most I would uninstall the game and reinstall but to dump the OS or flash the BIOS is drastic if you ask me. You may wish to make sure that you have the latest ver of DirectX it is 9.0c and can be found here (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.aspx) and as always it may be a good idea if you haven't already to install Service Pack 2. The WOW website's KB says it can fix known issues.

[thefridge71]

updating bios??? how do i do that exactly?

[bAdWaYz]

Hello...is this thing on.."tap tap tap" :disgust:

[zipulrich]

DON'T flash your BIOS!! It ain't going to help with this problem. Honest.

Take a look around the World of Warcraft forums for a solution, or better yet ask tech support there. There may be a patch available to help you sort things out.

[Edit - bAdWaYz... :rotflmao:]