how to prevent the 'blue screen of death'?

Question

i get the blue screen with a lot of text that makes my PC restart, about every 30 minutes approximately. what can i do to prevent it from occuring?

Answer 1

Switch to Linux. ;)



Seriously though, the Blue screen is a hardware problem or hardware driver problem. You should try to catch any of the test is displays, sometimes it will tell you a little about where to look and what software you might be able to uninstall or what hardware you might need to replace.



Hope that helps.

Answer 2

How To Prevent Blue Screen

Answer 3

Hi there



The BSOD is Windows way of telling you something is wrong. It may be a command from a mouse click, or you typed two keys too quickly and the computer does not know what to do, or it could be some errant code from an old program that is interfering with the normal operation of your computer, or it could be a device driver that doesn't play well with others, or it could be the dreaded "something else."



Unfortunately, there is very little you can do about it.



I recommend backing up all your work on the hard drive, then wiping out your disk. Now perform a clean install of the operating system. This will remove all the collected junk that's floating around your system.



After installing the latest drivers for the devices you use, the first program to install after this re-format/re-install is a virus protection package. If you don't have one, I recommend AVG. Its good and its FREE. See the link below.



Next, make sure your internet firewall is enabled. You don't want visitors noodling around your computer, do you.



Third, reinstall your essential programs (one at a time) and test them. If there is no BSOD, add another app and the backed up documents you created for that app.



If, after adding a program or driver, the BSOD returns, you've found the reason. That program is causing the problem or the driver conflicts with other bits installed in your computer.



Time to uninstall that program or device.



Eventually, your system will be back to normal.



Yes, I know its a hassle ... and a lot of work, but it should resolve the problem.



Hope this helps.



Gary

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/acpb/



PS - Check out an Apple User Group near you. Macs don't get a BSOD.

http://www.apple.com/usergroups/

Answer 4

There's a lot of different things that could give you blue screens.



Next time you get a blue screen, write down the error message on it. Write it down exactly as you see it, with puncuation and everything.



Then google pieces of it, especially from the first part, with that long number in it. You should be able to get some idea of what specifically is causing your problem.

Answer 5

Bluescreens can be caused by physical faults such as faulty memory, power supply issues, overheating of components, or hardware running beyond its specification limits. I'm not sure why your computer is doing this. If you have the reinstallation disc that came with your PC, you could try reinstalling Windows. I wish I could be of more help, but I really don't know too much about the "Blue Screen of Death".

Answer 6

Write down the first line of the text on the blue screen, and then when the computer is restarted, search it in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

Answer 7

Could be a problem with device drivers, hardware or software. This problem can be solved by uninstalling new software, updating device drivers and making minor configuration changes . From http://fixit.in/bluescreenofdeath.html . You can also run a free registry scan using utilities from http://re7.info

Answer 8

This sounds like it could hardware, could be your memory. Are you doing anything in particular at the time?

Answer 9

you cannot avoid death...