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    Please help me with these errors

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Const, Feb 19, 2013.

  1. Const

    Const Notebook Enthusiast

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    Laptop:Acer E1-571.

    It's 3 weeks old. On three seperate occasions it's froze up and rebooted giving me an error message of 'DPC Watchdog Violation'.

    My latest error message is this.

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    The only software I've downloaded is Anti-Malwarebytes.

    Thanks.
     
    Const, Feb 19, 2013
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  2. mattcheau

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    i'd reinstall windows.
     
    mattcheau, Feb 20, 2013
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  3. TreeTops Ranch

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    I probably would do as Mattcheau suggests also. But you sure didn't give us much info. What OS? Did you google that 'DPC Watchdog Violation' message? Win 8 people have posted lots of info on that one.
     
    TreeTops Ranch, Feb 20, 2013
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    Prostar Computer Company Representative

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  5. TANWare

    TANWare Just This Side of Senile, I think. Super Moderator

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    There are so many links for the DPC watchdog, apparently a common problem with Windows 8. It just makes me ill to see how M$ is treating people with this new OS, both marketing and more importantly support issues. Things are broken all over the place and just not getting fixed. Overall this is making Vista look like a overwhelming success............

    Edit; one caviet though. Since they pushed the hardcore PC users away from Windows 8 with their marketing and desktop issues there are alot less of us out there doing M$'s support job for them and/or finding the fix's/issues.................
     
    TANWare, Feb 20, 2013
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  6. Atom Ant

    Atom Ant Hello, here I go again

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    Install the latest system bios and firmware of your Hard Drive, than re-install Windows. Anti-Malwarebytes you do not need to install, Windows 8 has a good built in Antivirus.
     
    Atom Ant, Feb 21, 2013
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  7. TreeTops Ranch

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    He hasn't told us what OS he is using, How do you know he has Win 8?
     
    TreeTops Ranch, Feb 21, 2013
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  8. saturnotaku

    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    You can't tell from the colors and font in the screen shot?
     
    saturnotaku, Feb 21, 2013
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  9. TreeTops Ranch

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    OK you got me on that one. I don't use Win 8.
     
    TreeTops Ranch, Feb 21, 2013
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  10. S.SubZero

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    About 15,900 results (0.17 seconds)

    For reference, "antidisestablishmentarianism" has 300,000 results.

    I don't think under 16k is "so many" personally.
     
    S.SubZero, Feb 21, 2013
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  11. TANWare

    TANWare Just This Side of Senile, I think. Super Moderator

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    You can start sorting through the 15,900 results for an answer or clues to the answer. I won't bother sorting through the 300,000 links as there is no real answer.............. :)
     
    TANWare, Feb 21, 2013
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