My main computer with Windows XP Home has a blue screen warning of a css-dvp.sys problem. I have sought all sorts of advice, but the problem is I cannot GET rid of the blue screen. When I close my pc by switching off at the box and restart the blue screen re-appears before I can call up anything. As a result I am being a model of controlled patience, but it is wearing thin.
Please can someone suggest something?
Donald.Did you, or do you have Authentium Command AntiVirus installed?
It looks like its driver, and it's listed as one of Device drivers known to cause instability in Windows XP Service Pack 2: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883775Thanks for the reply. No, I don't. Of course, now the pc is down there is no way of checking other files is there?Try repair: http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htmThanks for the excellent advise. I will try that and let you know how I get on. It may take a biy of juggling with the pc, though, as when I start up the blue screen kicks in. Could I do this in Safe Mode? Print those instructions out, and follow them very carefully. You need to boot to Windows CD.Thanks again. I will follow the instructions with the greatest of care and caution.
Keep us posted I tried all the advice given to reinstall with disc but, of course, it has been upgraded and I don't have the product key. I did a restore from Safe Mode and got my screen back but the files have lost CONNECTION and can't source where they were produced. Quite honestly, I know how they feel! I will try a Safe Mode restore to another date. It's a bit like a trip in the Dr Who Tardus - you never know where you will end up!
DonaldSorry. The files "are not SUPPORTED".Wow! The Tardus has landed in a safe place. After a system restore to last week there is no css_dvp.sys and no broken file links. There is a God and he moves around in cyberspace using the internet highway.
Thank you for all the help. I will now have to find that css_dvp.sys and delete it before it rears its ugly blue screen again!
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I tried all the advice given to reinstall with disc but, of course, it has been upgraded