To fix the 0x000000D1 or DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL_TO blue screen error in Windows Vista, boot your system into Safe Mode and remove any new installed device driver. This error is usually caused by an incompatible driver, uninstalling it should fix the issue.
Right-click on My Computer
Go to Properties
Go to the Advanced tab
At the Startup and Recovery section, click the Settings button
At the System failure section, make sure the “Automatically restart” option is unchecked
Click OK
To fix the 0x000000D1 or DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL_TO blue screen error in Windows Vista, boot your system into Safe Mode and remove any new installed device driver. This error is usually caused by an incompatible driver, uninstalling it should fix the issue.
Right-click on My Computer
Go to Properties
Go to the Advanced tab
At the Startup and Recovery section, click the Settings button
At the System failure section, make sure the “Automatically restart” option is unchecked
Click OK
Restart your computer and press “F8” on the boot touch screen until the Windows Vista logo appears.
Use the arrow keys to select “Repair your computer” from a variety.
If you recently installed new software, uninstall it. If you recently discovered a new device driver (or the BSOD information points to your carrier or device), uninstall that driver or restart your computer (if you don’t really need the device, you can temporarily uninstall it instead). Restart your computer. and see if the BSOD comes back.
If you’re using a laptop that doesn’t have a scroll lock button, you can usually activate it by holding the Fn key and pressing C, K, S, or the F6 key twice. If you type the key correctly, the PC will immediately display a blue screen.
A so-called blue screen error (also known as a solid stop error) can occur when a serious problem causes the device to shut down or restart unexpectedly. Most likely, you will see a blue screen with a message that your device has encountered a problem and needs to restart your computer.
Go to C:/Windows/Software Distribution/Download Files and delete any extra folders in the Download folder. Then go back to the root of your C: drive and delete the $Windows.~BT folder.
Restart your computer and enter the BIOS by pressing F2, Delete or Esc.
Enable UEFI boot from the boot menu.
Disable secure boot.
Run the Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool. Go to Search, File, Windows Diagnostic Tool and open the tool.
Select “Restart” and check if there are any issues.
Let your computer restart and the next time you run the tool, it may tell you if there is a problem with your storage’s RAM.
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