BSOD error on Vista Ultimate 64-Bit

Well, everytime I'm doing something that massively takes up my RAM, such as converting a video using WinAVI or playing GRAW 2 Demo or even when playing GTA: SA online. This is the BSOD error message I always seem to get: driver_irql_not_less_or_equal. What can I do to solve this problem?

My specs:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

ASUS M2N32-SLi Deluxe [Wireless Edition]

eVGA 8800GTS [640MB] w/ Latest Drivers

G. Skill 2x1GB [DDR2 - 800MHz] [Dual-Channel]

Windows Vista Ultimate 64-Bit

Means your memory is using a improper address try running Memtest to see if its faulty RAM, this error could either be a driver error of memory error, have you installed any new drivers at all with new devices or anything like that? Might be a faulty driver

Means your memory is using a improper address try running Memtest to see if its faulty RAM, this error could either be a driver error of memory error, have you installed any new drivers at all with new devices or anything like that? Might be a faulty driver

GP1mil

Means your memory is using a improper address try running Memtest to see if its faulty RAM, this error could either be a driver error of memory error, have you installed any new drivers at all with new devices or anything like that? Might be a faulty driver

GP1mil

I have Vista 64-bit, Memtest is only for 32-bit.

Ah damn totally spaced on that one ha, crap ummm you could try taking one of the sticks of RAM out and see if it will boot and not BSOD on you

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Wierd..

I had the same error a while ago on XP Home, it turns out it was because there were two firewalls trying to run at the same time, had to go into safe mode to disable one... cant be the same thing here though!

Good luck anyway..

Its cos Vista is a glitchy RAM beast...

i had the same problem. Wait till SP1 comes out. cos right now? vista is teh sux

Its cos Vista is a glitchy RAM beast...

i had the same problem. Wait till SP1 comes out. cos right now? vista is teh sux

Jsung8070

Thanks, I think? As for the guy who offered my Hiren's Boot CD, I'll wait for SP1, if it ever comes out. But, I'm also dual-booting with another hard drive, which has Windows XP: Home Edition and I tried to play Spider-Man 3 on it and I got the same blue-screen error.

It sounds to me like you have a dead stick of RAM (happened to me).

Try memtest.

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Means your memory is using a improper address try running Memtest to see if its faulty RAM, this error could either be a driver error of memory error, have you installed any new drivers at all with new devices or anything like that? Might be a faulty driver

ATLReppa770

I have Vista 64-bit, Memtest is only for 32-bit.

If you tried to play on XP and got the same error its most likely faulty RAM, Vista doesn't "hog" RAM persay it utilizes it and when a application/program/game needs it Vista removes whatever service it running in the background to make room for application in needGP1mil

So, should I replace both RAM sticks? I have RAM from G. Skill, they give a one-year replacement warranty for their RAM. Should I take advantage?

Wait, wait, wait... I read in an interview that Windows Vista would be so stable that a "blue screen of death" wasn't programmed for it. Those bunch of liars! So was it really blue? I thought with a new OS we would get something a little more "snazy", if you will... such as a sweet tone of opaque.SPHYNXA

That's what I thought, at first. So much for that, since I got the once again, ugly blue screen, I never really had any BSOD problems with Win2K Pro/ME or XP, until I got my new computer.