Blue Screen of Death (How's that for irony)

I have a 160G ATV, and since the last firmware was installed, connected via HDMI, and every time I turn the system off for the night, the ATV comes back with a blue screen. The ATV become totally non-responsive; the LED in front blinks to inidicate it's receiving commands from the remote, but no audio comes out and it's blue-blue-blue.
This didn't happen before, and I have no problems with the other HDMI devices on my processor.
I'm running to an Integra 9.8 with HDMI 1.3. Ideas?

Try connecting the tv directly to the tv, to eliminate or confirm the switch as the problem.

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I suppose the new install just wrote over all the files, and it appears to have left all of my settings in tact. Now, if I just knew which one or few files was the problem, I'd be really satisfied.
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JFJ_595 wrote:
the start-up music still plays.
The POST for the hardware checks out then.
JFJ_595 wrote:
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Solved!
Go to Solution.

**FIXED IT** TWICE!
I've been messing with this on multiple machines at my school.
I was getting the BSOD, "no tablet installed" all that good stuff.
I installed this, that and the other thing.
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Sorry, what i wrote was wrong and i can't edit it again now
Here's what I was actually meant to say,
Hi
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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2407487,00.asp
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201252
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx9QQpakXvk
^^^^^ This one might benefit you the most!
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HI leetasee,
Sorry to hear about the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) that you are getting. What is the error message that you are getting with the BSOD? A BSOD can either be caused by software or hardware. Let's see if you can check the computer for hardware failures using the HP Diagnostic Tools. Below I have included a link on how to use the tools. You can use them from the boot menu, run the System Test – Extensive.
Testing Hardware Failures Windows Vista:
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Something else to try is see if you can boot into safe mode.
Start your computer in safe mode:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-ca/windows/start-computer-safe-mode#start-computer-safe-mode=windows...
If that works then try the link below to deal with any potential software problems.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958233
Thank you,
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