Re^4: [OT]ish: HTTP/HTML/IO::Socket sanity check. (steps)

Perhaps http://zapp5.staticworld.net/howto/graphics/215201-0110-bsod_original.jpg will help you see other useful information on your bluescreen.

Had there been any extra info there I would have noted it.

However, on one occasion only -- of 3 BSODs this time, and many previous -- it did list some extra info at the bottom:

USBPORT.SYS 0x00000007E and then a bunch of 16 byte hex addresses simi
+lar but slightly different from the first above.
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With that, I disconnected my wifi dongle and plugged in a cable direct to the router and the problem went away. Revert to wifi again and the BSOD comes back.

Upshot. It looks like you hit the nail on the head with "drivers". I'll have to see if there is a later driver for the USB adapter.

Thanks for nudging me in the right direction.

With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'

Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.

"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".

In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.

The start of some sanity?

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