Windows 7 Ultimate x64 - lots of stop errors

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Hi,

I upgraded my PC myself, bought a motherboard, cpu, ram and a HDD. I reinstalled Windows 7 64x bit.

Gigabyte GA H170M-D3H Rev 1.0
8G 2Rx8 DDR4 2133u Transcend

1. First problem it kept on giving me is Explorer has stopped working (when I enter the system properties via control panel > system). :confused:
2. Installed the motherboard DVD. Then got more stop errors this time which seems to be the display driver. I updated everything with App Center, but to be back at square 1 with a igfx stopped working error. :wtf:
3. I did some searching and Intel suggested updating to the generic drivers. Which also did the same thing.

Seems lots of people having problems with Win7 x64.

Where do I go from here ?
Any suggestions appreciated.
 
Sounds like your RAM may be acting up.

Run a test on your RAM. You can do this by downloading and writing Memtest86 to a bootable CD or use the built-in Windows diagnostic utility.

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff700221.aspx

Tip: Run Diagnostics to Check Your System for Memory Problems



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Windows 7 includes built-in features to help you identify and diagnose problems with memory. If you suspect a computer has a memory problem that isn’t being automatically detected, you can run the Windows Memory Diagnostics utility by completing the following steps:

Click Start, type mdsched.exe in the Search box, and then press Enter.
Choose whether to restart the computer and run the tool immediately or schedule the tool to run at the next restart.
Windows Memory Diagnostics runs automatically after the computer restarts and performs a standard memory test automatically. If you want to perform fewer or more tests, press F1, use the Up and Down arrow keys to set the Test Mix as Basic, Standard, or Extended, and then press F10 to apply the desired settings and resume testing.
When testing is completed, the computer restarts automatically. You’ll see the test results when you log on.
Note that if a computer crashes because of failing memory, and Windows Memory Diagnostics detects this, the system will prompt you to schedule a memory test the next time the computer is restarted.
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My first guess would be gfx card drivers. Are you using the onboard gfx or a dedicated gfx card?
 
Werfetter said:
My first guess would be gfx card drivers. Are you using the onboard gfx or a dedicated gfx card?
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My guess as well, the first Explorer has stopped working error was just after the fresh install, no updates or drivers installed. It listed a file which narrowed it down to the gfx drivers. As said, after the updates these stopped working errors pops up.

I use the onboard gfx.
 
Rouxenator said:
I'm gonna have to stop you right there, it's 2018, why install an OS that is almost a decade old?
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Here's the story - I was using Win10. It kept on hanging, I would click on any folder to open and it took minutes. Applications never started. It irritated the hell of out me. (even after re-installation it was ok for a while then acted up again). Normal tasks became a pain time consuming nightmare. That's why I decided to give old Win7 a go again.
 
The reason I thought RAM may be an issue is because the integrated GPU will use an allocation of your system RAM as RAM for the video processor. That *could* cause gfx crashes as I have seen it happen with old Intel GMA systems
 
PhireSide said:
The reason I thought RAM may be an issue is because the integrated GPU will use an allocation of your system RAM as RAM for the video processor. That *could* cause gfx crashes as I have seen it happen with old Intel GMA systems
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Oh ic !
 
Kevvie said:
Here's the story - I was using Win10. It kept on hanging, I would click on any folder to open and it took minutes. Applications never started. It irritated the hell of out me. (even after re-installation it was ok for a while then acted up again). Normal tasks became a pain time consuming nightmare. That's why I decided to give old Win7 a go again.
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Could you also test the HDD?
https://www.seagate.com/gb/en/support/downloads/seatools/ pick the DOS version and boot it off of a USB drive/DVD.
 
I had this on a PC that came with Hynix RAM. Replaced the faulty RAM with something better, and the issues were gone. It was back in 2010, when I was still running Windows 7.
 
Ho3n3r said:
I had this on a PC that came with Hynix RAM. Replaced the faulty RAM with something better, and the issues were gone. It was back in 2010, when I was still running Windows 7.
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I think I should 1st replace the RAM anyway.. just MAYBE. My lewe is in skerwe.
 
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