Analysis
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Crash dump directory: C:\WINDOWS\Minidump
Crash dumps are enabled on your computer.
On Mon 10/4/2010 5:52:23 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: nv4_disp.dll
Bugcheck code: 0x1000008E (0xC0000005, 0xBD098B60, 0xAB9C4BB8, 0x0)
Error: KERNEL_MODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED_M
Dump file: C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini100410-02.dmp
file path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\nv4_disp.dll
product: NVIDIA Compatible Windows 2000 Display driver, Version 258.96
company: NVIDIA Corporation
description: NVIDIA Compatible Windows 2000 Display driver, Version 258.96
On Mon 10/4/2010 6:58:16 AM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: nv4_disp.dll
Bugcheck code: 0x1000008E (0xE0000001, 0xB3871925, 0xAAB4C400, 0x0)
Error: KERNEL_MODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED_M
Dump file: C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini100410-01.dmp
file path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\nv4_disp.dll
product: NVIDIA Compatible Windows 2000 Display driver, Version 258.96
company: NVIDIA Corporation
description: NVIDIA Compatible Windows 2000 Display driver, Version 258.96
On Sun 10/3/2010 4:06:49 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: nv4_disp.dll
Bugcheck code: 0x1000008E (0xE0000001, 0xAF11F925, 0xACB4C8BC, 0x0)
Error: KERNEL_MODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED_M
Dump file: C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini100310-01.dmp
file path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\nv4_disp.dll
product: NVIDIA Compatible Windows 2000 Display driver, Version 258.96
company: NVIDIA Corporation
description: NVIDIA Compatible Windows 2000 Display driver, Version 258.96
On Sat 10/2/2010 4:58:16 AM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: nv4_disp.dll
Bugcheck code: 0x1000008E (0xE0000001, 0xAF32C925, 0xA68E08BC, 0x0)
Error: KERNEL_MODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED_M
Dump file: C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini100210-01.dmp
file path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\nv4_disp.dll
product: NVIDIA Compatible Windows 2000 Display driver, Version 258.96
company: NVIDIA Corporation
description: NVIDIA Compatible Windows 2000 Display driver, Version 258.96
On Thu 9/30/2010 7:13:16 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: nv4_disp.dll
Bugcheck code: 0x1000008E (0xE0000001, 0xA8847925, 0xA587B8BC, 0x0)
Error: KERNEL_MODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED_M
Dump file: C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini093010-01.dmp
file path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\nv4_disp.dll
product: NVIDIA Compatible Windows 2000 Display driver, Version 258.96
company: NVIDIA Corporation
description: NVIDIA Compatible Windows 2000 Display driver, Version 258.96
On Sun 9/26/2010 10:49:29 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: nv4_disp.dll
Bugcheck code: 0x1000008E (0xE0000001, 0xA9AB9925, 0xA6C9F320, 0x0)
Error: KERNEL_MODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED_M
Dump file: C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini092610-02.dmp
file path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\nv4_disp.dll
product: NVIDIA Compatible Windows 2000 Display driver, Version 258.96
company: NVIDIA Corporation
description: NVIDIA Compatible Windows 2000 Display driver, Version 258.96
On Sun 9/26/2010 8:30:08 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: nv4_disp.dll
Bugcheck code: 0x1000008E (0xE0000001, 0xA8A3A925, 0xA75968BC, 0x0)
Error: KERNEL_MODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED_M
Dump file: C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini092610-01.dmp
file path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\nv4_disp.dll
product: NVIDIA Compatible Windows 2000 Display driver, Version 258.96
company: NVIDIA Corporation
description: NVIDIA Compatible Windows 2000 Display driver, Version 258.96
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Conclusion
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7 crash dumps have been found and analyzed. Note that it's not always possible to state with certainty whether a reported driver is really responsible for crashing your system or that the root cause is in another module. Nonetheless it's suggested you look for updates for the products that these drivers belong to and regularly visit Windows update or enable automatic updates for Windows. In case a piece of malfunctioning hardware is causing trouble, a search with Google on the bug check errors together with the model name and brand of your computer may help you investigate this further.
I am using display driver version 258.96. I have tried pretty much every other driver out there as well as a fresh install of xp and I still get the errors. The whocrashed analysis only shows nv4_disp.dll but I have had mostly BSOD's that show watchdog.sys as the problem file.
I can run games like L4D2 for hours without any crashes, and can run for days without any crashes using streaming video and whatnot, but then on occasion I will get the bsod, usually when I start opening a lot of folders or start streaming video on youtube or vimeo or anything like that. I have been running this system for ages without this problem, it only started after formatting and reinstalling windows.
System specs
Windows XP Pro SP3
AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.01 GHz
3.00 GB of Patriot DDR2 Ram
Asus M2N-E Mobo
BFG 8800gt OC 512mb
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Edited by larrybrains, 04 October 2010 - 12:40 PM.