windows 7 - What's the best way to recover from BSOD error?

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2014-06
  • Paul Brandenburg

    I Have windows 7 premium, getting errors indicating PYTHONDLL AND PYTHON27.DLL missing, also BSOD ERROR 0x00000050, 0xFFFFFAE0066F7C18, 0X0000000000000000, 0X0000000000000005 Please give me some recommendations.

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  • justcool393

    For your Python problem, try reinstalling Python. It looks like they somehow got deleted, and you can get them back by reinstalling Python.

    For your BSOD problem, check your HDD (run Command Prompt as Admin, and type chkdsk) and memory. To check memory, run either Windows Memory diagnostic (F8 before Windows logo shows up and hit tab and enter) or Memtest86 (download it and then burn it to a disk).

    If that doesn't help (it shows all clear), we will need more information to help you. Please upload your crash dump files (C:\Windows\MEMORY.DMP peferably, but if that doesn't exist C:\Windows\Minidump\.dmp) to an online service like Dropbox or OneDrive.

  • SEARAS

    Error 0x00000050 can occur if:

    • RAM / HDD is faulty - (@justcool's answer covers this).
    • Videocard is faulty - Check it's driver (4th point). Also check if there is no overheating (using tools like GPU-Z) as overheating can cause various BSODs.
    • there is no free space on HDD for page file - delete anything to free more HDD space.
    • faulty service - remove/reinstall software and check if problem exists.
    • bad driver - update lately installed driver. If you have plugged in new device, unplug it and check if problem exists. If you have updated driver and problem occured, roll back the driver.

    Hope this helps.
    Here is the source (if you know russian, or use Google Translate instead).


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  • Tom Morris

    If you have a password for a POP3 account in Outlook 2007 (Windows 7 Home Premium) and you then forget the password, how do you retrieve it?

    I tried copy-and-paste. No go.

    I downloaded Mail PassView, but upon installing it, AVG said it was malware, so I removed it.

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    By this point, I gave up and managed to get hold of the password by another means (it was written down on a piece of paper in the briefcase of the owner of the account - I know, it makes the inner sysadmin rage). I also attempted to write a simple POP3 server in Python and then get Outlook to log on to it, but that didn't really work out (it was about 4am at that point).

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  • Bobby

    AntiVir doesn't report anything on MailPV, so I think it's safe. Also, the developer already covered that topic in his blog.

    To be absolutely sure, you can run it through VirusTotal.

  • Arjan

    If all else fails, then using a packet analyzer (network sniffer) like Wireshark will show passwords if these are not encrypted. Just be sure to filter on pop.request, or ensure no other applications are running that flood the logs.

  • Goyuix

    I am a big fan of a couple of Nirsoft.net utilities for this type of thing. In particular:

  • Kije

    Is this the password that Outlook uses to log into the POP3 Server? I am far from being an expert with POP3 servers, but have yet to meet a provider who could not reset a password for me. Apologies if this is what you have been trying - I read the question as attempting to get around the password from the POP3 client side.

    (Also - I can't get upset at finding a password written down in a briefcase. I am sure there are lots of confidential things carried in briefcases, and a free floating password is not necessarily useful.)