portcls.sys blue screen Crash

[TALA]

Hello , I have a Windows Xp operating system installed in my Computer My motherboard is asus p5rd1-am, Whenever i play an Audio or and mp3 Files the Application Like Winamps in which i am playing the video stop responding and the my System Crashes with the Blue Screen Error , it Seem Crashing is Caused by portcls.sys File please Help me Thanks in advance

[Humberto]

On a computer that is running Windows XP, you perform an audio stress test by running an audio application that uses the Portcls.sys file. When you do this, the audio application may stop responding.


You Can Download the Hotfix Available Here

[Lillebror]

Hello , You Can try Updating Your sound card Drivers As most of the time Bsod error Caused by Drivers Failures

To update the sound card driver, follow these steps:

• Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click System.
• Click the Hardware tab.
• Expand Sound, video, and game controllers.
• Double-click the sound card, and then click the Driver tab.
• Click Update Driver.
• Follow the Hardware Update Wizard to update the sound card driver.

[Calvin K]

Windows XP Patch: Windows Hardware Compatibility Audio Test Causes Computer to Stop Responding

This update addresses the "HCT Audio Test Causes Computer to Stop Responding" issue in Windows XP. Download now to allow HCT Audio Tests to complete.

• Click the Download link to start the download, or choose a different language from the drop-down list and click Go.
• Do one of the following:
  
  1. To start the installation immediately, click Open or Run this program from its current location.
  2. To copy the download to your computer for installation at a later time, click Save or Save this program to disk.