Keep getting BSOD

[gomer309]

It's a Dell XPS 8300, Window 7.1, 64 bit, i7 processor.

AMD High Definition Audio Device
Intel(R) Display Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio

these are listed in device manager under sounds, I checked properties says they are all working fine, and did the update driver and it says drivers are up to date.  do I need to look somewhere else?

[gomer309]

sorry to jump in again, could this (sound and sleeping)  have anything to do with the power option we disabled back in msconfig?  I noticed when I was in the control panel and clicked on power nothing happens.  grasping at straws I suppose.

[Allan]

Not sure which one we're talking about, but go ahead and re-enable it and reboot.

[gomer309]

when we were working thru msconfig and checking things one at a time, when I got to power it seemed that was when the bsod appeared.  since then everything has been checked but power.  I just checked it and restarted, and my audio is back and I can access power settings from the control panel.  when I restarted I did it in the selective start  up mode, and after the restart it (msconfig) now  says normal start up, so i'll assume the sleep problem will be fixed, the audio is working again.  Now I suppose I have to see if I get any bsod and get back to you. 

[gomer309]

I also change the setting so screen doesn't turn off and it doesn't sleep, this way if I get a bsod I should be able to see when it happens.  hope that's ok

[Allan]

fingers crossed

[gomer309]

thought I'd throw out an update.  since the last post no bsod.  at about 2:17 I opened a second tab in ie (homepage only), thenaround 3:10 I opened firefox and went to wife facebook acct and as of now, no bsod.  going to keep trying different things and see what happens.  I appreciate all the help.

[Allan]

You're very welcome. Delighted to hear the good news (so far) - thanks for the update!!!

[gomer309]

hello again, just got home after work (11:20 local time).  Wife played her Farmville last night while I slept, with two ie windows open and firefox open.  she said it restarted this morning around 0930 or 10 but she said there was no bsod, so not sure why it restarted or if she touched something to make it restart w/o knowing.  looking at my update history it looked like windows 10 tried to install but failed (which is weird because I didn't reserve my free copy because I wasn't sure if I wanted to go there yet with all these bsod).  anyway, I'm gonna let it run for a while see if anything happens.  not sure if I want or need windows 10, guess i'll have to decide.  do I need to be doing anything with autoruns or process explorer? 

[Allan]

Not as long as everything is working properly.

[patio]

If Win 10 started to install then she started it...it will not do it without user intervention...

[gomer309]

okay, thanks for that info.  i'll have to chat with her.

[gomer309]

well it's been almost 2 full days w/o any bsod, and things appear to be working okay.   I appreciate all the help you guys have provided, so feel free to close this unless there is something else we need to do.  Once again, you guys amaze me with your knowledge and skills.