- Jul 2, 2019
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Hey everyone,
I've got a weird query that I hope someone will be able to help me figure it out.
Basic system specs:
MoBo: Asus Maximus V gene (BIOS version 1903)
CPU: i5 3570k
RAM: 16GB DDR3 1333Mhz
GPU: RX 580 (previously Nvidia GTX 980 Ti)
OS: Win10 Pro 64bit, build 1809
Situation:
Started having random games crash to a randomly colored screen with no option to recover only to reset the system. New Nvidia drivers helped for a while then it started again. PC then upgraded to Win10, initially 1903 then 1809. At this point GPU decided to have failure so had to replace it.
Initial install of AMD drivers would freeze the PC during hardware detection, even in safe mode, so had to do a clean reinstall of Windows. No other hardware had issues, and it turned out to be the build issue so downgraded to 1809 and that seemingly solved everything.
All was fine till I decided to install drivers for my wireless headset (Corsair H2100).
Drivers downloaded from Corsair website, and midway through installation it froze the PC.
I left it alone for an hour or so but no joy and had to reset again. On boot it tells me the driver is corrupt and needs a reinstall. So I go to control panel to uninstall it - I can't - Windows Installer service isn't running.
Unable to launch msiexec either. Checking the services snap-in I find the Windows Installer is indeed disabled (??). Enabled it, still can't launch the msiexec. Sfc /scannow seemingly tells me it's fine, plus it's pretty much a fresh install of Windows.
Driver uninstall through Control Panel hangs the PC. Driver uninstall through Win10 settings tells me I haven't got permissions to uninstall the app.
Does anyone have any ideas on what could be the cause/solution? I could understand display drivers etc causing crashes, but a random wireless headset?
I've got a weird query that I hope someone will be able to help me figure it out.
Basic system specs:
MoBo: Asus Maximus V gene (BIOS version 1903)
CPU: i5 3570k
RAM: 16GB DDR3 1333Mhz
GPU: RX 580 (previously Nvidia GTX 980 Ti)
OS: Win10 Pro 64bit, build 1809
Situation:
Started having random games crash to a randomly colored screen with no option to recover only to reset the system. New Nvidia drivers helped for a while then it started again. PC then upgraded to Win10, initially 1903 then 1809. At this point GPU decided to have failure so had to replace it.
Initial install of AMD drivers would freeze the PC during hardware detection, even in safe mode, so had to do a clean reinstall of Windows. No other hardware had issues, and it turned out to be the build issue so downgraded to 1809 and that seemingly solved everything.
All was fine till I decided to install drivers for my wireless headset (Corsair H2100).
Drivers downloaded from Corsair website, and midway through installation it froze the PC.
I left it alone for an hour or so but no joy and had to reset again. On boot it tells me the driver is corrupt and needs a reinstall. So I go to control panel to uninstall it - I can't - Windows Installer service isn't running.
Unable to launch msiexec either. Checking the services snap-in I find the Windows Installer is indeed disabled (??). Enabled it, still can't launch the msiexec. Sfc /scannow seemingly tells me it's fine, plus it's pretty much a fresh install of Windows.
Driver uninstall through Control Panel hangs the PC. Driver uninstall through Win10 settings tells me I haven't got permissions to uninstall the app.
Does anyone have any ideas on what could be the cause/solution? I could understand display drivers etc causing crashes, but a random wireless headset?
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