Win 7: apps crash, then explorer crashes, then services fail, then boom
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Published on 2010-04-19T06:02:35Z
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Periodically, every 2-3 days one of my systems will go haywire: every app will crash search will fail via the start menu and then explorer will fail. Restarting explorer via taskmanager will cause it to fail again, then it'll BSOD and restart.
The eventlog for when this happens goes something like this every time:
- ERROR: Session "ReadyBoot" stopped due to the following error: 0xC0000188 (supposedly not a problem)
- WARNING: The maximum file size for session "ReadyBoot" has been reached... (forget where I found out, but also 'not a problem')
- ERROR: Session "Circular Kernel Context Logger" stopped due to the following error: 0xC0000188 (again, supposedly not a problem)
- WARNING: The maximum file size for session "Circular Kernel Context Logger" has been reached...
- ERROR: Faulting application name: Explorer.EXE, version: 6.1.7600.16450, time stamp:...
- ERROR: Faulting application name: explorer.exe, version: 6.1.7600.16450, time stamp:...
- ERROR: Faulting application name: svchost.exe_iphlpsvc, version: 6.1.7600.16385, time stamp:...
- ERROR: The Service Name service terminated unexpectedly. It has done this 1 time(s)
That last one happens a number of times but with a different service name. Then finally we have:
ERROR: The Service Control Manager tried to take a corrective action (Restart the service) after the unexpected termination of the Server service, but this action failed with the following error: An instance of the service is already running.
After that, I have my BSOD and logs complaining that windows started up without shutting down.
It's a new machine:
- Intel i3 530
- 4gb RAM (Ran memtest for 4 hrs, no problems)
- 320GB WD/250GB Seagate HDDs (Happened on fresh installs on 2 separate HDDs)
- Win7 Pro/Ultimate x64 (wife's copy of pro, my copy of ult, no change)
- Fresh install + driver and windows update (happened without updates as well)
I'm at a bit of a loss as to what I can look at next. Especially since it'll work like a charm for 2-3 days and then it's hooped for a night (I'm on it now in fact - no problems).
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