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Tamper Mode keeps coming back

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Hi, I'm having repeated problems with Vista Home Premium going into tamper mode randomly after boot-up, for several weeks now. I have been through all the threads and verified that there have been no new programs installed, tried re-entering the product key, etc. At least now i don't get the 'this is not a genuine copy of windows' notification, but i seem to keep going into tamper mode. When I delete the Cumulative Update for Media Center update the problem seems to go away, but that may be coincidence. I'd really like some help here, i've just about reached my limit with random vista errors and i'm days away from chucking vista and using my alternative xp boot or <shudder> buying a mac.
Diagnostic report attached below.
thanks,
aviv
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Product Name: Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium
Architecture: 0x00000000
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OEMID and OEMTableID Consistent: yes
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FACP INTEL CALISTGA
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SSDT HP 30BBTuesday, July 21, 2009 3:39 AM
Answers
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Hello asg1927,
In Memory Mod-Auths are some of the hardest issues to resolve.
In memory Mod-Auths are caused by a running program that is attempting to Hook or Shim (modify) Vista systems files while they run in system memory.
The hardest part about fixing a In Memory Mod-Auth is that the program that is causing the problem is actually sending command to other systems, those systems will, in turn, send commands to other systems and so on, till eventually one of the commands ends up causing the Modification of the system file and thus causing the Mod-Auth tamper error. Because of this, it's impossible for us to back track to the ultimate program that's causing the problem.
I can provide tips and tricks to assist in the identification process (you said you've read the other threads, so you have seen my suggestions) but other then that, there is little I can do.
The two biggest tips I can provide is that
a) The Program must be running for the issue to occure, so if you see the issue, you know that problem programs is running right then.
b) The programs that cause this issue can be either a legitimate program that happen to be incompatible with Vista or it can be caused by some sort of Malware. (The malware is doing, on purpose, the same things that Incompatible Programs do by accident).
Lastly, you can create a (no cost) email support request at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52029 and see if they can provide any additional assistance. But I did want to set your expectations that the help they are able to provide will, most likely, be as limited what I was able to provide.
I am very sorry I couldn't be more help,
Darin MS- Edited by Darin Smith MS Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:01 PM
- Marked as answer by Darin Smith MS Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:02 PM
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:00 PM