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How to determine what caused a blue screen

 
 
!TG
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      10th Aug 2006
The helpful Microsoft message says that the most likely cause of the
blue screen is a device driver.
Does anyone know how to determine if a driver is causing it, a piece of
hardware, or whatever?!
It's very frustrating because it happens about once or twice a week.
 
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Ted Zieglar
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      10th Aug 2006
You need supply the STOP code (0x000...) or the title of the error
(LOOKS_LIKE_THIS).

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!TG wrote:
> The helpful Microsoft message says that the most likely cause of the
> blue screen is a device driver.
> Does anyone know how to determine if a driver is causing it, a piece of
> hardware, or whatever?!
> It's very frustrating because it happens about once or twice a week.

 
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Pavel A.
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      12th Aug 2006
"!TG" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> The helpful Microsoft message says that the most likely cause of the blue screen is a device driver.
> Does anyone know how to determine if a driver is causing it, a piece of hardware, or whatever?!
> It's very frustrating because it happens about once or twice a week.


Unfortunately this is not easy. The blue screen info is intended
for technical personnel such as tech. support.
If you suspect a recently added device or software, call their support
and they will analyse the blue screen info for you.
For the rest of us, Windows can send this info
to Microsoft, where they classify it and may suggest a solution
if this is a common issue .... but our problems mostly are too unique

Regards,
--PA


 
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