KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE

[copespeak]

Hi there, I've just got my new Dell XPS One up and running on Windows 8. I thought a TV Tuner might be nice, so ordered one from Dell at the same time. It's a WinFast Dongle Gold. I have installed it OK, but when I open it, my PC is not happy and shuts down for a restart, saying there a 'KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE'. Everything else is operating with no problems, so it's obviously that program it doesn't like.

Any suggestions would be gratefully received. Thanks.

[TechnoGeek]

Does it officialy support windows 8? Are there official drivers for it that run on windows 8?

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/jj569891(v=vs.85).aspx

It seems to be a driver error, often caused by changes between mismatched OS/driver target versions.

Do you have more details on the STOP code? (it should have 4 numbers in parentheses after the code somewhere; the first 0xsomething might give more insight into the cause of the crash.)

[copespeak]

Ah, now that's interesting! I would have assumed that as a Dell rep sold it to me it would be compatible. I will go and do a search and see if there's a newer driver.

[copespeak]

I have uninstalled and tried to reinstall it and it doesn't follow through to the end .... after 20 minutes it was still going.

I have uninstalled it again and tried to find a new driver for it and have come up with this one: http://drivers.downseeker.com/download/238273/leadtek-winfast-dtv-dongle-dual-device-driver-10.12.20.1/ , but there doesn't seem to have an .exe file in there and is only 56kb.

I'm a bit befuddled. The disc I got with it says it is OK for Windows 7, but I have a brand new Windows 8 computer. I have Googled that and the link above is all I can find.

[TechnoGeek]

Do you have a more specific model# for the device?

I recommend you get drivers from this page, NOT any other site (assuming I'm correct and this, Leadtek, is the manufacturer):
http://www.leadtek.com/eng/support/download.aspx

[copespeak]

I have been in to Leadtek and got a driver download, but a message popped up saying not to install this driver until you have installed the product. I have had to be elsewhere today, but will attack it again tomorrow. I joined the Leadtek forum, but have had no email back from them.

It's a curly one.

Thanks very much for your input TechnoGeek.