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"Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
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> 1) One of your devices is in the above category. Makes ure all devices
> have the latest driver. Try running without any USB devices connected
> except one of the storage devices and see what happens.

No change. Even if the only device, it still BSODs on disconnect.

> 2) Some other hardware is causing the problem, bad motherboard, bad power
> supply, etc..

Always possible, but I think not likely. The system is incredibly stable
otherwise. So long as I don't disconnect a USB port, the system will run for
many months without needing a reboot.

> 3) Some software installed on your computer is causing a problem. I would
> suspect anything that monitors disk activity as unplugging a storage
> device triggers it. Could be antivirus, something like disk doctor, lots
> of possibilities, could even be some form of malware.

Possible, but I'm not sure what to do with that suggestion. The system does
have both antispy and antivirus software on it, both of which run clean.
I've checked both programs so see if there is a setting for scanning new
storage devices and found nothing.

> 4) At some time some program or driver install has changed some file in
> Windows causing the problem. Try running sfc /scannow.

Performed with no change in symptoms.

Bruce.

 

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In the end it all comes down to how much time do you want to spend trying to
fix this. When all else fails the tried and true clean reinstall and slowly
rebuild the system testing as you go is the only route.

Kerry

 

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"Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
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> In the end it all comes down to how much time do you want to spend trying
> to
> fix this. When all else fails the tried and true clean reinstall and
> slowly
> rebuild the system testing as you go is the only route.

Thanks much for the help.

Bruce.

 

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Hi Bruce

Did you ever solve this issue? I had exactly the same problem. The PC would
BSOD when I removed a USB memeory stick or card reader.

I eventually solved it by removing a virus software called Alurias
SpyElliminator. A couple of days later I also removed Sym Ghost just to be
sure.

A while back I even re-installed XP Pro on a new harddrive and the problem
re-appeared.

Seems OK now. You might like to check out any recent software you installed
around the time this issue arose.

regards

PeterH


"Bruce Chastain" <bachastain@XNOSPAMXsbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> "jerryrock" <jerryrock@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1AB27D2C-CB3C-4AEB-9D94-1EBFDF61DCE4@microsoft.com...
>> It does look like a USB driver problem. Have you installed the latest
>> motherboard drivers?
>
> Yes.
>
>> Do you have USB 2.0 enabled in the systems Bios?
>
> This is an ASUS CUBX motherboard which only supports USB 1.1.
>
>> Do you
>> have any conflicts listed in system/hardware properties?
>
> No. The device manager looks very clean. No errors indicated.
>
> This is a real mystery, and it's gotten rather solid now. Every time I
> disconnect the USB device, it BSODs.
>
> And first selecting "Safely Remove Hardware" from the taskbar tray also
> causes the same BSOD without physically removing the USB device.
>
> Bruce.
>
>

 

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"My View" <no spam ple@se.com> wrote in message
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> Did you ever solve this issue? I had exactly the same problem. The PC
> would
> BSOD when I removed a USB memeory stick or card reader.

Nope. It's still an issue with me.

> I eventually solved it by removing a virus software called Alurias
> SpyElliminator. A couple of days later I also removed Sym Ghost just to be
> sure.

We don't have Alurias so that's not an issue. We do have Trend Micro AV but
that was installed many months before the BSODs started.

> A while back I even re-installed XP Pro on a new harddrive and the problem
> re-appeared.

Did you reinstall Alurias too? Otherwise I don't see how Alurias could be
at fault.

Interesting. That makes it sound as if the problem is in the core Windows
rather than any add on sofware. And that's what I discovered too. My
system was BSODing even in Safe Mode which should eliminate any add on
software.

> Seems OK now. You might like to check out any recent software you
> installed
> around the time this issue arose.

I've tried that and wasn't able to come up with anything that might be to
blame.

Bruce.

 

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Bruce Chastain wrote:
> "My View" <no spam ple@se.com> wrote in message
> news:UaUTe.26412$FA3.17462@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>
>>Did you ever solve this issue? I had exactly the same problem. The PC
>>would
>>BSOD when I removed a USB memeory stick or card reader.
>
>
> Nope. It's still an issue with me.
>
>
>>I eventually solved it by removing a virus software called Alurias
>>SpyElliminator. A couple of days later I also removed Sym Ghost just to be
>>sure.
>
>
> We don't have Alurias so that's not an issue. We do have Trend Micro AV but
> that was installed many months before the BSODs started.
>
>
>>A while back I even re-installed XP Pro on a new harddrive and the problem
>>re-appeared.
>
>
> Did you reinstall Alurias too? Otherwise I don't see how Alurias could be
> at fault.
>
> Interesting. That makes it sound as if the problem is in the core Windows
> rather than any add on sofware. And that's what I discovered too. My
> system was BSODing even in Safe Mode which should eliminate any add on
> software.
>
>
>>Seems OK now. You might like to check out any recent software you
>>installed
>>around the time this issue arose.
>
>
> I've tried that and wasn't able to come up with anything that might be to
> blame.
>
> Bruce.
>
>

Hi guys,

I had the same problem and it got to the stage where it was bsod every
hour or so and then eventually it wouldn't even boot up. I realised that
alot of people are having this problem and it seems to do with the
inability of xp to cope with irq's. Although the system showed that
there was no conflict there obviously was. I ended but formatting and
re-installing windows and although it came less often it still occurred.
Someone (very intelligent guy!) mentioned that in my case i seemed to be
over loading the system either by too many high-level tasks or by
hardware. As soon as I uninstalled/unplugged a few devices the problem
stopped.

Might be worth experimenting abit with this.

Hope that helps,

Z

 

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"Zankhna" <public.zp@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> I had the same problem and it got to the stage where it was bsod every
> hour or so and then eventually it wouldn't even boot up.

I don't think I have the same problem because this system is extremely
stable. So long as I don't disconnect the USB card reader or MP3 player,
the PC will run for months without rebooting or errors.

Bruce.

 

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Bruce,

A system can get a BSOD in Safe Mode if there is a driver issue or a hardware issue, or a corruption in critical system files.

--
Maurice N
MVP Windows - Shell / User
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Bruce Chastain wrote:
> "My View" <no spam ple@se.com> wrote in message
> news:UaUTe.26412$FA3.17462@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>> Did you ever solve this issue? I had exactly the same problem. The PC
>> would
>> BSOD when I removed a USB memeory stick or card reader.
>
> Nope. It's still an issue with me.
>
<snip>
> We don't have Alurias so that's not an issue. We do have Trend Micro
> AV but that was installed many months before the BSODs started.
>
>> A while back I even re-installed XP Pro on a new harddrive and the
>> problem re-appeared.
>
> Did you reinstall Alurias too? Otherwise I don't see how Alurias
> could be at fault.
>
> Interesting. That makes it sound as if the problem is in the core
> Windows rather than any add on sofware. And that's what I discovered
> too. My system was BSODing even in Safe Mode which should eliminate
> any add on software.
>
>
> Bruce.

 

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"Maurice N ~ MVP" <maurice@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> A system can get a BSOD in Safe Mode if there is a driver issue or a
> hardware issue, or a corruption in critical system files.

The problem is that the BSOD (in or out of Safe Mode) doesn't identify which
driver or file is involved, so I'm stuck with no where to go next.

Bruce.

 

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I did re-install Alurias with the new setup.
I also have Trend Micro and that, as with yourself, has never been a
problem.
XP SP2 does seem to be at the centre of this.


"Bruce Chastain" <bchastain@XNOSPAMXhyperfeed.com> wrote in message
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> "My View" <no spam ple@se.com> wrote in message
> news:UaUTe.26412$FA3.17462@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>> Did you ever solve this issue? I had exactly the same problem. The PC
>> would
>> BSOD when I removed a USB memeory stick or card reader.
>
> Nope. It's still an issue with me.
>
>> I eventually solved it by removing a virus software called Alurias
>> SpyElliminator. A couple of days later I also removed Sym Ghost just to
>> be
>> sure.
>
> We don't have Alurias so that's not an issue. We do have Trend Micro AV
> but that was installed many months before the BSODs started.
>
>> A while back I even re-installed XP Pro on a new harddrive and the
>> problem
>> re-appeared.
>
> Did you reinstall Alurias too? Otherwise I don't see how Alurias could be
> at fault.
>
> Interesting. That makes it sound as if the problem is in the core Windows
> rather than any add on sofware. And that's what I discovered too. My
> system was BSODing even in Safe Mode which should eliminate any add on
> software.
>
>> Seems OK now. You might like to check out any recent software you
>> installed
>> around the time this issue arose.
>
> I've tried that and wasn't able to come up with anything that might be to
> blame.
>
> Bruce.
>
>

 

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Bruce, I haven't found your original post - which version of XP are you
using?


"Bruce Chastain" <bchastain@XNOSPAMXhyperfeed.com> wrote in message
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> "Maurice N ~ MVP" <maurice@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:%23QdC9pStFHA.3640@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> A system can get a BSOD in Safe Mode if there is a driver issue or a
>> hardware issue, or a corruption in critical system files.
>
> The problem is that the BSOD (in or out of Safe Mode) doesn't identify
> which driver or file is involved, so I'm stuck with no where to go next.
>
> Bruce.
>
>

 

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"My View" <no spam ple@se.com> wrote in message
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> Bruce, I haven't found your original post - which version of XP are you
> using?

Home.

Bruce.