blue screen fix question
- From: "slhayes" <bberry@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 12 Apr 2007 11:00:11 -0700
I have posted about installing my Palm at the link below and have
found something new on the internet and want an opinion since I still
haven't solved my problem even after going to Palms support after the
many responses I received here. Here is the link to the discussion
from this forum:
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware/browse_thread/thread/6c16a039e51db461/12e1f2c8bd42c78a?lnk=gst&q=slhayes&rnum=1&hl=en#12e1f2c8bd42c78a
What I have found now is a page that suggests that the problem may be
duplicate or conflicting dll's
can someone tell me their opinion on this? Here is the link to the
page that talks about blue screens and dll's:
http://pcworld.about.com/magazine/1904p078id41661.htm
Here is the excerpt:
Step-by-Step: Battle the Enigmatic Blue Screen of Death
It's big, it's blue, and it fills your screen--the infamous Windows
General Protection Fault. If you get GPFs often, your PC may have two
or more DLLs slugging it out. Have no fear. Grab your gloves and
safety goggles, and we'll dig into Windows and see what's causing the
trouble.
1. Uninstall that new program. If your PC crashes or locks up after
you install a new program, uninstall it; your computer may return to
normal.
2. Check the DLLs. Dynamic link libraries are small programs used--and
often shared--by many Windows applications. First look for duplicate
DLLs, compare the versions, then get rid of the old ones. Follow these
steps.
Files box (or the Search Results box in Windows Me). Make sure IncludeFrom the Windows desktop, press F3, which brings up the Find: All
subfolders is checked (Advanced Options and Search Subfolders in
Windows Me) and the 'Look in' field shows My Computer, then type *.dll
in the 'Named' field. The results window will be jammed with files.
Sort them by selecting View, Details and clicking the Name column
heading.
Search tip: To ease your search, first look for DLLs that cause the
most trouble, which are usually files that begin with the following
letters: BWCC, CO, CTL, MFC, MSV, and OLE. Use the "wild card" trick
and add *.dll after each set of those letters. For instance, typing
MFC*.dll will find all DLLs that start with MFC.
3. Compare and zap the duplicates. To do this, right-click each
duplicate file, select Properties, and click the Version tab. Then
compare the versions (and I'll bet files with higher version numbers
will be in the Windows System folder). Remember: The date isn't
important--it's the version number that is critical.
4. Rename the DLLs. If you discover a DLL with a lower version number
in an application's folder and in the Windows System folder, don't
delete it. Instead, highlight the file and press F2 to rename the file
extension to.d_l. Doing so keeps the old DLL version from loading and
forces the program to look in the System folder for the right DLL.
After each DLL renaming ceremony, reboot your PC. If all's well,
rename more old DLLs.
Shortcut: Download a copy of DLL Checker, a shareware program that
finds and highlights duplicate DLLs; it makes renaming DLLs quick and
easy.
--Steve Bass
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I ran the DLL checker and I see almost 7000 dll's many are multiple
duplicates. It is a trial version download with the option to buy.
What it the opinion on this take on the cause of blue screens? Or am
I just wasting my time to go through this list? I do intend to rename
a couple and I did uninstall one program I thought might be
questionable.
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