QUOTE(europology @ May 13 2007, 02:37 AM)
driver? wat's the prob? cos it's been doing very well all this while... jus suddenly this happens...

We cant tell u much because we dont know what u have done to your computer through recent years. Mostly an approximation to extimate the problem only. Maybe you installed something that has the same priority with ur webcam? Maybe a new software that has video recording capabilities has changed your drivers setting? Many possibilities.
What I can recommend is, u update the driver for your webcam; or u reinstall your webcam (all software and drivers).
Added on May 21, 2007, 6:26 pmQUOTE(Kagaya @ May 20 2007, 06:58 PM)
I'm forwarding a question with description as discrete as possible prior attaching a minidump file as the problem is with my non-tech savvy friend.
My friend's PC is currently facing an instant restart when he initiates Internet Explorer. A BSOD appeared with some error message and symbols then a restart occurs.
The problem appeared yesterday and showed when he initiates Internet Explorer with an active dialup connection. Somehow, his MSN Live Messenger functioned well. In fact, I did told him to try using other browser which are Firefox but it seems like he stopped using it for the moment and try to salvage and backup whatever in the laptop and be prepare for a reformatting

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Somehow, the formatting haven't occurs and I would like to know from some of the sifu or expert here who have witness such a problem regarding Internet Explorer or problems alike which might not be caused by IE.
He thought of using MS Restore to restore to a previous state but the last changes occurs to his PC was the installation of a demo version of SoundForge Foundry where after the uninstallation (after the BSOD incident) the problem still persist.
I hope some you guys could tell/suggest some premonition/ideas on the root of the problem superficially so that I can convince him that a format is not necessary for the moment.
I promise that I'll attach the minidump later for your diagnostic but for moment, any idea?
In simple word: PC reboot whenever IE is up and trying to surf a website with a short term BSOD.
I believe the snapshot at the front got a solution to disable the instant restart but as for the reason behind the IE-Restart thingy, it seems like I found an FAQ from Microsoft KB where there are 10 frequently asked questions on this issue. The most obvious one would be with the Display Driver as I found the other 9 possibility were too low.
However, the problem didn't occurs before this until yesterday.
Any chances that it's an OS corruption or IE corruption? I thought of telling to repair IE but it seems he had lost his WinXP CD...
Please help, thank you

Added on May 21, 2007, 12:15 pmForget it, FORMATTED liao...sorry all...sigh...

Long story -> summarised to:
PC restart when IE is launched. Problem not solved with system restoreProbably IE corruption, or a recent virus attack like "pokemon" cause this kinda things to happen.
Reinstalling IE or updating it to a newer version should solve the problem.
Added on May 21, 2007, 6:30 pmThere is a simillar thread about IE restart here:
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/460034This post has been edited by ff7yta: May 21 2007, 06:30 PM