Blue Error screen

[jeremy_w07]

Is there a way to allow the blue screen to hold to allow the user to read it?
Do you use the 'pause break' key?

 

[nass]

Is there a way to allow the blue screen to hold to allow the user to read it?
Do you use the 'pause break' key?

While computer Booting Press F8 to get to the Boot up options, using the Up
and Down arrow to select the option you need to capture the error message.
On Boot up options select this:
Disable automatic restart on system failure.
Now what the BSOD error tell you?
HTH,
nass

 

[Thee Chicago Wolf]

Is there a way to allow the blue screen to hold to allow the user to read it?

Do you use the 'pause break' key?

Yes, but you do have to set an option for it to work. Go to Control
Panel > System > Advanced tab > click Startup & Recovery > in the
System Failure area, uncheck Automatically Reboot, click OK, click OK
again. You may have to reboot for it to save the changes. Next time a
blue screen happens, it should stay on-screen until you power off.

- Thee Chicago Wolf

 

[Gerry]

Jeremy

Disable automatic restart on system failure. This should help by
allowing time to write down the STOP code properly. Right click on
the My Computer icon on the Desktop and select Properties, Advanced,
Start-Up and Recovery, System Failure and uncheck box before
Automatically Restart.

Do not re-enable automatic restart on system failure until you have
resolved the problem. Check for variants of the Stop Error message.

An alternative is to keep pressing the F8 key during Start-Up and select
option - Disable automatic restart on system failure.

If you are using a wireless keyboard and the F8 key does not work
substitute a wired keyboard and mouse for this exercise only.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Stourport, England
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[jeremy_w07]

There is a message that says, "STOP: 0x0000009C

 

[nass]

There is a message that says, "STOP: 0x0000009C

Understanding and troubleshooting the "Stop 0x0000009C" screen
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/162363
Stop error message in Windows XP that you may receive: "0x0000009C
(0x00000004, 0x00000000, 0xb2000000, 0x00020151)"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/329284
ACPI Compliant BSOD stop error code: 0x000000A5 fixes
http://forums.microsoft.com/technet...2&siteid=17&sb=0&d=1&at=7&ft=11&tf=0&pageid=1

How to perform a clean boot procedure to prevent background programs from..:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/331796

Open a Notepad, customize or minimize to the taskbar as you will need it
later for this step to copy the error message on it.
Open a run command and type in:
eventvwr.msc click [OK] you will get the Event viewer control Panel.
click on each of these:
Application
System
Security
Look in the right Pane/window for error message with red (X) or Yellow
exclamation mark /!\ , double click each one to get more info about the
causer.
On the Event error properties message you will see:
Up Arrow
Down arrow
Two pages
Click on the two pages to copy the error message then bring up the Notepad
you opened earlier and right click on the first line and select Paste from
the list, this will paste the error message on a Notepad.
Please don't duplicate the error message one of each kind will be sufficient.
HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427/en-us

Please we need just the error messages with Red (X) and don't repeat the
error, just one of each kind and post them back in your next post.

Can you also please include your XP/Vista version and SP? and when this
error occued is it after installing new Hardware/software/updates?
HTH,
nass

 

[jeremy_w07]

Here is the message:

MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION

........

**** STOP: 0x0000009c (0x00000004, 0x805461F0, 0xB200000, 0x00070F0F)