The system blue screen error (commonly referred to as the Blue Screen of Death or BSOD) is a nickname for the blue color that showing on the screen when there is a critical error inside the windows operating system kernel. If you see the error message featuring a solid blue background that means your windows has encountered a critical error that causes your operating system to become temporarily unstable or unresponsive.
For protecting the operating system from damage, Windows responds by stopping all tasks on your computer, and indicating the problem in the BSOD error.
The system blue screen error was much popular and appears more frequently in the earlier versions of windows then today's XP/Vista operating systems.
In Windows XP/Vista the default settings when the system blue screen occurred is to automatically restart your computer.
So, you will be able to see only a blue flash following by restart when this error occurred.
But to fix this BSOD error, you need first to know what the error message is about.
By disabling the automatic restart feature, you will be able to see the error message itself, which indicates the appropriate problem.
Disable the BSOD error auto-restart in XP/Vista
If you have noticed that your Windows XP/Vista reboots by itself without asking you, it is because of the system blue screen error.
In order to see what error caused the BSOD, you will have to see the blue screen itself.
To disable the auto-restart feature, use the following instruction, which will help you to see what cause the system blue screen error.
1. Go to your Control Panel System and Maintenance and select System
2. Click on the Advanced System Settings
3. Under the Startup and Recovery section, click Settings...
4. Under System Failure un-check "Automatically restart"
How to fix system blue screen error
After restart, you can hit the F8 key, to load your windows in safe mode.
Here are some solutions you can use according to your system blue screen error message:
* Remove the Virus/Spyware - Run Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware to get rid of the virus or spyware you have on your computer. Run it to scan your entire computer to verify that there are no more harmful programs inside your computer.
* Reinstall the malfunctioning driver - In Windows device manager (Right click on my computer and select properties, Hardware..) you can find the list of all the drivers installed on your computer. Look for the device with an exclamation mark next to it. This device is the malfunctioning one that you should reinstall or remove it.
* Defragment and check your disk - Run Disk Defragmenter and disk check on your computer disk.
* Fix your Windows Registry - Run registry cleaner software to scan your entire registry, and fix all the errors inside.
* Check your RAM - If you have a RAM problem then you need to replace the faulty stick.
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