Blue Screen Thread Stuck In Device Driver Error Stop Code 0X000000EA

STOP 0x000000EA THREAD_STUCK_IN_DEVICE_DRIVER Also known as the infamous “infinite loop” problem, this nasty bug has about a hundred different causes. What’s actually happening is that your video driver has essentially entered an infinite loop because your video adapter has locked up.

  • Try upgrading your computer’s power supply.

  • Make sure you have the latest driver for your video card. If you
    already have the latest driver, try “rolling back” to an older driver

  • Make sure you have the latest driver for your sound card.

  • Make sure your sound card is not in a slot immediately
    next to your video card, air flow to fans my be restricted causing overheating

  • Make sure your video card is seated in its AGP or PCI-e slot.

 

Error message in Windows XP: "STOP 0x000000EA THREAD_STUCK_IN_DEVICE_DRIVER"

Fix from ©Microsoft http://support.microsoft.com/kb/293078

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