Bsod

constantly getting the blue screen, and im not sure whats causing it

I havent installed any new software lately, and I cant use system restore to fix it

I cant even run a full virus scan, always going to the blue screen

any recommendation on what I should do?

have you tried booting into safe mode and running the various checks?

safe mode doesnt work either.

safe mode doesnt work either.

by doesn't work do you mean you can't boot into safe mode or that you still get the bsod when in safe mode?

also how long does it take to hit the bsod? does it happen during startup or a couple mins after everything loads? the more info on when this happens the better as that can narrow down whats causing the problem

And does it say anything special? sometimes windows writes what is the driver causing the BSoD.

Run Memtest86+ and see if you have any RAM errors. If you get them, then the RAM is causing the BSODs and will have to be replaced.

by doesn't work do you mean you can't boot into safe mode or that you still get the bsod when in safe mode?

also how long does it take to hit the bsod? does it happen during startup or a couple mins after everything loads? the more info on when this happens the better as that can narrow down whats causing the problem

it wont go into safe mode entirely

the screen comes up when I leave the computer left alone for about an hour or so (because of this I cant run a full system virus scan)

Edit: I dont know if this might help but the technical info it said on the bsod:

STOP: 0x00000050 (0xE105A000 0x00000001 0xBAFA6225 0x00000001)
SYMEFA.SYS - Adress BAFA6225 base at BAF7F000, Datestamp 4a414e30

and

STOP: 0x00000080 (0x00000005 0x80566BB5 0xA8678C38 0x00000000)

at the very top of the BSoD you should have the type of BSoD, that's more helpful.

at the very top of the BSoD you should have the type of BSoD, that's more helpful.

Actually, what he posted is VERY helpful - now we know the faulty driver is called "SYMEAA.SYS".

The usual way would be uninstall\rename\remove C:\windows\system32\symeaa.sys (you said you can work an hour or so without BSoD, right?). However, quick googling has shown me that the driver is related to Norton antivirus. If you are running this antivirus, uninstall it completely and re-install it (or possibly install a different anti virus if the problem occurs again even after reinstalling).

at the very top of the BSoD you should have the type of BSoD, that's more helpful.

there were two instances that showed up on top of bsod

first is just:

PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA

second is;

The problem seems to be caused by the following file: SYSMEFA.SYS

PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA

Hmm, its either your RAM, or your Norton Antivirus.

there were two instances that showed up on top of bsod

first is just:



second is;

That just proves my theory further. Reinstall your Norton.