Resolved Bsod [0x50 - Probably caused by : P17.sys]

Hey guys, first post here.. Think its in the right spot.
I've recieved a blue screen with a BCCode of 0x50 and it blames a Creative sound driver "Probably caused by : P17.sys ( P17+29c28)" the driver is old (2007) and I will update it but my debugging skills are somewhat limited.. I was just wondering if anyone could tell me why it is causing the BSOD other than its an old driver or because the requested data was not in memory. I was looking for a bit of an explanation is anyone is willing to inform a noob. Hopefully then I can understand these logs more then. Thanks for any advice and I've uploaded the dump file...
http://www.mediafire.com/?w4707076r7785l6

 

A driver dating back to 2007 would have been made before windows 7. I would suggest your first move should be to try and get a Windows 7 compatable driver and then see if the problem persists.

Unfortunately when a BSOD occurs the named driver or application is not always the cause. Drivers are a common cause but it can also be due to hardware problems, hard drive and memory faults being the most common.

Try to get the driver replaced and then when you have BlueScreenView installed we can look at your next BSOD dump file if it occurs again. It can sometimes help if you tell us what processes you were running at the time of the crash. Also, it is worth trying to run the PC in safe mode for a while to see if it still crashes, if it doesn't that usually points the finger at a driver issue.

 

Sorry, I've already had a look at it but was after some more information as to why the driver was causing the issue. It worked fine before but since reinstalling Windows 7 the problem came out of no where. I understand its a very specialised field which is why I thought I would put a post up on a debugging forum of sorts

Again sorry I didn't realise members don't download the files (only skimmed rules). In anycase the problem was solved with an update. I'm still a little curious about why but its not a big issue. Thanks for your replies.

 

Hello,

P17.sys is from Creative a major culprit that causes BSOD on Windows 7 machine. It's best to use Daniel_k's Support Pack is much more stable and good performance.

Hope this helps,
Captain