I appreciate your efforts to find a solution, however I do not illegally download software. I use BitComet as a way to send massive files to clients, and if need be, I can download files from them as well. Nothing that I use is illegal and I have never used a "Keygen" on this laptop. I am very aware of the dangers of illegally downloaded software, I've heard and seen the endless complaints of corrupt files due to virus' and such. Thus, with this expensive hardware, I'm not willing to do something as stupid as subject it to such harm.
Where exactly would this <filename>.sys be located? Nothing in the Windows folder... After running a search for *.sys, it came up thousands of .sys files, all of which are undoubtedly essential for windows to run. Storeport.sys shows no signs of harm, and after a reformat, I would assume it is in tip top shape. How I would go about ensuring it's health is beyond me.. what do you suggest?
HJT shows 57 processes running, Task Manager shows the same. I ran TrandMicro HouseCall a few hours before I posted the very first post, it came up with nothing.
The softwarepatch website with the "hotfix" or "patch" for the storport and 3GB memory issue does not seem to relate to my problem. For starters, it looks like it is for 32 bit systems (filename, description, both say it). However, I have downloaded it for the time being. I will install it should the memory dumps and such come up with nothing useful.
The amount of time it can be running without a BSOD is indefinite as it is. Some days it will happen 20 minutes after boot up, some days it will take 8 hours. One time, it occurred twice within a 5 minute (approximately) period.
I do not have any virtual drives installed on the system.
Upon review of the hardware manager, after triple checking, I have come up with nothing. Everything seems perfectly normal to me, comparing it to a few other PC's and laptops I have (and have had) in the past.
I will leave the laptop running tomorrow for 24 hours with the network disabled, and probably let it run some games for "stress testing". I will check back here with the other network laptop and post if I discover anything new.
As for the "basic troubleshooting methods", I'm a couple hundred steps ahead of that
. Removed everything external from the laptop, to no avail. One of the first things I tried was exactly that, while also checking all drivers. After the reformat, with no additions beyond factory setup, it still encountered the blue screen error after some time.
Thanks for the suggestions and help! Much appreciated!