Hi. I'm running Vista Ultimate (32bit) with Service Pack 1.
I also have (until recently) Symantec Antivirus Gaming Edition 2009 installed with the latest updates.
For the last two automatic Windows update events, I have experienced a BSOD after Windows is started. It happens just after a Microsoft Windows Update has completed during a shutdown event.
For the last two times, I also followed the following procedure to get out of the constant loop of BSOD symtoms where SYMEVA.SYS is the culprit (according to the blue screen) and the symptom being PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA;
1. Boot to Safe Mode by pressing F8 during hard disk bootup sequence
2. Start "Uninstall" application provided by Symantec
3. Restart the computer but boot into Safe Mode again.
4. Start Device Manager and remove (from memory) EraserUtilReboot and Symantec Eraser Utility Driver from Non-Plug and Play Devices section.
5. Restart the computer again normally.
If SYMEVA.SYS cannot survive the rigours of an automatic Windows update, I will be removing it permanently off my machine. I am posting here just in case there is a more permanent solution/alternative.
Hi. I'm running Vista Ultimate (32bit) with Service Pack 1.
I also have (until recently) Symantec Antivirus Gaming Edition 2009 installed with the latest updates.
For the last two automatic Windows update events, I have experienced a BSOD after Windows is started. It happens just after a Microsoft Windows Update has completed during a shutdown event.
For the last two times, I also followed the following procedure to get out of the constant loop of BSOD symtoms where SYMEVA.SYS is the culprit (according to the blue screen) and the symptom being PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA;
1. Boot to Safe Mode by pressing F8 during hard disk bootup sequence
2. Start "Uninstall" application provided by Symantec
3. Restart the computer but boot into Safe Mode again.
4. Start Device Manager and remove (from memory) EraserUtilReboot and Symantec Eraser Utility Driver from Non-Plug and Play Devices section.
5. Restart the computer again normally.
If SYMEVA.SYS cannot survive the rigours of an automatic Windows update, I will be removing it permanently off my machine. I am posting here just in case there is a more permanent solution/alternative.