Bsod

[zettabyte]

ok when i use windows xp after a wile i blue screen comes up that says windows has encoded a problem and has shutdown to prevent damage and then Driver_is_not _less_or _equal or something like that it always happens when im trying to get work done can anyone help
The faulting driver in all cases is A3AB.sys which is a Dlink wireless driver from what I can see:

http://www.google.com/search?client=...utf-8&oe=utf-8

[Hard Drive C:]

How much virtual memory and RAM does your hard drive have? And do you have a virus scanner like Kaspersky or AVG?

[zettabyte]

i have 2gigs of RAM and AVG internet security

[Hard Drive C:]

Try running AVG. Also, how much virtual memory to you have? To check, go to Start Menu, click My Computer, right click the C drive (or whatever your local drive may be, then click Properties and tell me how much Used space and Free space you have in GBs.

[zettabyte]

used 80.90gb
free 177gb

[Hard Drive C:]

Try posting a HijackThis log; go here: http://www.techsupportforum.com/secu...sting-log.html

Maybe that will help.

[zettabyte]

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.0 (BETA)
Scan saved at 2:41:44 PM, on 7/9/2007
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgrssvc.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgamsvr.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgupsvc.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgrssvc.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgemc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\RTHDCPL.EXE
C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static\MOM.EXE
C:\Program Files\D-Link\AirPlus XtremeG\AirPlusCFG.exe
C:\Program Files\ANI\ANIWZCS2 Service\WZCSLDR2.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgcc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\program files\steam\steam.exe
C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static\ccc.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgfwsrv.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\kevin\Desktop\HiJackThis_v2.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RTHDCPL] RTHDCPL.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Alcmtr] ALCMTR.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [StartCCC] C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static\CLIStart.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [D-Link AirPlus XtremeG] C:\Program Files\D-Link\AirPlus XtremeG\AirPlusCFG.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ANIWZCS2Service] C:\Program Files\ANI\ANIWZCS2 Service\WZCSLDR2.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_CC] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgcc.exe /STARTUP
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MSConfig] C:\WINDOWS\system32\msconfig.exe /auto
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Steam] "c:\program files\steam\steam.exe" -silent
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [AVG7_Run] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgw.exe /RUNONCE (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\RunOnce: [nltide_3] rundll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSectionEx nLite.inf,C,,4,N (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-20\..\Run: [AVG7_Run] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgw.exe /RUNONCE (User 'NETWORK SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-20\..\RunOnce: [nltide_3] rundll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSectionEx nLite.inf,C,,4,N (User 'NETWORK SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-18\..\Run: [AVG7_Run] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgw.exe /RUNONCE (User 'SYSTEM')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-18\..\RunOnce: [nltide_3] rundll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSectionEx nLite.inf,C,,4,N (User 'SYSTEM')
O4 - HKUS\.DEFAULT\..\Run: [AVG7_Run] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgw.exe /RUNONCE (User 'Default user')
O4 - HKUS\.DEFAULT\..\RunOnce: [nltide_3] rundll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSectionEx nLite.inf,C,,4,N (User 'Default user')
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - %windir%\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe (file missing)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - %windir%\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe (file missing)
O20 - Winlogon Notify: avgwlntf - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\avgwlntf.dll
O22 - SharedTaskScheduler: Browseui preloader - {438755C2-A8BA-11D1-B96B-00A0C90312E1} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\browseui.dll
O22 - SharedTaskScheduler: Component Categories cache daemon - {8C7461EF-2B13-11d2-BE35-3078302C2030} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\browseui.dll
O23 - Service: ANIWZCSd Service (ANIWZCSdService) - Alpha Networks Inc. - C:\Program Files\ANI\ANIWZCS2 Service\ANIWZCSdS.exe
O23 - Service: Ati HotKey Poller - ATI Technologies Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
O23 - Service: ATI Smart - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2sgag.exe
O23 - Service: AVG7 Alert Manager Server (Avg7Alrt) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgamsvr.exe
O23 - Service: AVG7 Update Service (Avg7UpdSvc) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgupsvc.exe
O23 - Service: AVG7 Resident Shield Service (AvgCoreSvc) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgrssvc.exe
O23 - Service: AVG E-mail Scanner (AVGEMS) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgemc.exe
O23 - Service: AVG Firewall (AVGFwSrv) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgfwsrv.exe

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End of file - 4773 bytes

[kinbard]

Hi,
You want to post this log in the HJT fourm so the analyst can see it. Please be patient as they are very busy.

[Glaswegian]

Log is clean.

And that file is related to Dlink wireless driver.

Not my area so I'll let others continue.

[kinbard]

Try installing the latest driver for the wireless router. Since it is throwing the error, this might fix it.

[zettabyte]

ok i have ill try it again though

[roswell998]

Running XP-Pro. Installed a D-Link DWL-520g wireless card (router is D-Link DI-624) about a week ago and began having same problem (BSOD reporting A3AB.SYS as culprit which is the D-Link driver file).

I've done much research in the past couple of days via web search and discovered that this is a well documented problem with the D-Link drivers dating back for about 3 years and the latest drivers D-Link supplies either in the box or via web support DO NOT resolve the problem.

NOW THE GOOD NEWS!

There are a couple of solutions which work around the problem but I stumbled into something that may be better so I'll state that first and then state the older proven solution.

1. Go to www.microsoft.com and seach for "Catalog". Select the search result which will take you to their beta "Catalog" homepage download site. Then search there for "d-link dwl-g520 xp" and download the driver V5.3.0.46 dated 5/28/2007.

Since I installed that driver a few days ago, no BSOD yet. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. If the failure returns I'll try a solution suggested by other forum posts that seems to stop the BSOD which is:

2. Enter http://192.168.0.1 which takes you to the DI-624 router configuration settings page and disable the Turbo mode by selecting "Super G without Turbo" in the drop-down box. This will drop your network speed down to 54kbs from 108kbs.

3. There are a couple of other solutions posted requiring drivers provided by the wireless card chipset provider or from a 3rd party, but I don't plan to go that route except as a last resort.

The already proven method in item 2 above drops the network speed down significantly. Before finding that solution, the new driver from Microsoft had already been downloaded and installed, therefore I'm going to give the new driver a little more time. If the system crashes again, then the next step will be to disable the turbo mode. In a week or so I'll post again with an update.

[kinbard]

Hi and welcome roswell998,
Thank you for the info. Wish it didn't slow the speed down, but if it works until a better solution can be found its worth dealing with!

[roswell998]

Originally Posted by kinbard

...........Wish it didn't slow the speed down, but if it works until a better solution can be found its worth dealing with!

Just to clarify...........I have not disabled the turbo mode yet, so the speed is still 108mbs. The driver from Microsoft is dated only about 6 weeks ago and the disable Turbo mode has been a solution for a year or so.

Bottom line............If the new driver solves the problem the speed won't be reduced!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll keep you guys posted on the result.

[roswell998]

UPDATE.......

It appears that the new drivers available from the Microsoft website solve the BSOD crashing problem of the D-Link DWL-G530(b) wireless adapter running under Windows XP Pro SP2 when running full speed in "Super G with Dynamic Turbo" mode.

It has been over a week since the new drivers were downloaded from the Microsoft Catalog beta website and installed. So far so good since there have been no BSOD crashes.

The Microsoft beta Catalog website with the D-Link driver is:

http://test.catalog.update.microsoft...0dwl-g520%20xp

and the driver I downloaded is:

Version 5.3.0.46 dated 5/28/2007

If there are any additional developments related to the stability of this driver I will post them and it will be appreciated if others that use these drivers post their experiences.

Good luck!!!

[roswell998]

I don’t know if anyone is still interested in this product/problem, but the new driver downloaded from Microsoft as described above has worked without problem now for approximately 1 month.

I’d recommend that if you are in a rush to patch the problem, turn off the turbo mode since that is an instant fix. Then later download and install the updated driver from Microsoft as a permanent fix and turn the turbo mode back on.