[sleeky559]

I have started getting BSoD when I start the laptop. "The I/O manager has detected an error with the driver that is being verified.." is the kind of error I'm getting and then it goes to startup Repair and keeps trying to repair to no avail and then it starts all over again. What should I do now??

 

[usasma]

Have you enabled Driver Verifier? If so, it's likely that that's causing this.
To fix it you'll have to mount the registry remotely and delete these 2 keys in order to stop Driver Verifier from running:

Delete these registry keys to stop Driver Verifier from loading (works in XP, Vista, Win7):
        HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\VerifyDrivers
        HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\VerifyDriverLevel

More info on this at this link: Using Driver Verifier to identify issues with Windows drivers for advanced users

The easiest way to do this is to use the Startup Repair disk to run System Restore and restore the system to a point where Driver Verifier isn't running.

 

[sleeky559]

I did enable the Driver Verifier but AFTER I got the BSoD. But why does Verifier cause problem when it's supposed to resolve driver issues!?

 

[jcgriff2]

Driver Verifier does not resolve issues itself, it performs various tests on drivers and if one fails a test, the driver is flagged and cannot load.

In this case, it appears D/V has flagged a boot driver. Following usasma's instructions to turn off D/V will hopefully result in boot-up so the VERIFIER_ENABLED dump file can be processed - c:\windows\minidump.

Regards. . .

jcgriff2

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