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Windows XP Laptop keeps getting Kernel_Stack or Thread or Process BSODs

Asked by build18er in Windows XP Operating System

I have a windows xp laptop that has always been a problem.

I have reformatted it many times, and have also tried restoring it to factory images (i am currently running on a factory image, that i loaded a couple months ago).  For the most part it is stable, as i am using it right now, and it doesn't loose my data (though i  back it up).

At seemingly random points, sometimes when it is under load, other times when it is not the computer will get one of 2 bsods, a Kernel_Stack_InPage_Error or a "A thread or process crucial to..." BSOD.  

The laptop is an Alienware m15x.  I know it isn't a hardware issue as this is the second complete system that i have had from them, and i switched out the ram to my own 3 gigs of OCZ DDR2 ram.  (and memtest checks out ok).

I have pagedefrag run at startup.

I have the system set to create minidump files when it crashes, but it fails to all but 2 of the times (i will upload these)

I use driverwizard to get the latest of all the drivers for the system.

I have symantec corporate and superantispyware running, and the system is clean.

The system does have 2 graphics cards that i can switch back and forth from (a nvidia card, and an internal intel card).

I have an excel spread sheet that i have kept a log of all of the BSODs and which graphics card the computer was using.  Along with that i have a text file with the only errors i see in the event log, although there are none that correspond with the time/name of the BSODS.

I had to add .log to the end of the minidump files such that EE would allow me to upload them.

I am really at a loss for ideas of things to do and how to troubleshoot this.  I would love to finally have this machine work fully.

Thanks for the help.
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