Bluescreen disappears so quickly, I can't read the msg

[Guest]

Latterly my Windows XP Home crashes often with a bluescrren. This bluescreen
disapperas so quickly (1-2sec) that I can't read the message it provides.
Is there a way to keep the message on screen/prevent rebooting so tha I have
time to read the screen (pressing [Pause] does not work)? Or will the message
be saved somewhere on th HD?

TIA

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

If you can't read the error message, right click on My Computer, select
Properties and then the Advanced tab. Click on Settings under Startup and
Recovery and disable 'Automatically restart'. Next time your PC reboots,
you should see a Blue Screen. Could you please post the Stop Code from the
BSOD?

Also, please have a look in the Event Viewer to see if any entries there may
refer to the problem.

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[Guest]

Thank you very much for your reply. That helps me a lot but leads me another
question: Is there a listing on the web, where I can find out something about
the stop code by myself? Maybe it is a already known issue...

Do you want me to post the stop code to this thread?

 

[Guest]

Try this

http://aumha.org/win5/kbestop.htm

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Yes. Have a look at Jim Eshelman's web site - left hand column:

http://aumha.org/win5/kbestop.htm

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[Guest]

Ok. Thanks for the link.
I'll check it out at home and post the stop code here tomorrow...

 

[Joshua Smith [MSFT]]

Hi Christoph,

Finding the stop code will probably give you an idea of what is going
wrong, but not necessarily what is causing it since usually they just
indicate the memory address that was the cause. To determine what driver is
causing the problem I need you to enable driver verifier.
Steps:
1) Windows Key + R
2) Type in 'verifier' and hit enter
3) Make sure 'Create Standard Setting' is selected and hit next
4) Click on 'Select all drivers installed on this computer' and hit Finish
5) Reboot

There is a possibility that your computer will crash on reboot. If this
occurs hit F8 when rebooting just before the windows logo screen and select
the safe mode boot option. Follow the same steps above but on step 4 choose
'Select driver names from a list'; hit next; check the box next to any
driver where the provider is not Microsoft; hit Finish; reboot.

This will slow the performance of you computer a little while enabled but
will hopefully catch the driver causing corruption. Next time you crash
the blue screen will hopefully say something like
"DRIVER_VERIFIER_DETECTED_VIOLATION". If this occurs please send the
corresponding minidump (by default it is at c:\windows\Minidump ) my way and
I'll look at it in a debugger and see what it says. If you have any
questions or I didn't explain something well enough don't hesitate to e-mail
me back. Good Luck,


Joshua Smith
OpenGL Test Lab
Microsoft

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Latterly my Windows XP Home crashes often with a bluescrren. This bluescreen
disapperas so quickly (1-2sec) that I can't read the message it provides.
Is there a way to keep the message on screen/prevent rebooting so tha I have
time to read the screen (pressing [Pause] does not work)? Or will the message
be saved somewhere on th HD?

TIA

To get started troubleshooting the cause of your problems, we'll
need to learn what specific errors are occurring and being recorded.

To get the error message from the blue screen (a.k.a. the BSOD --
Blue Screen of Death), you'll need to turn off WinXP's automatic
reboot "feature:" Right-click My Computer > Properties > Advanced >
Startup and Recovery > Uncheck "Automatically restart." The next time
your PC crashes, you'll be left with a blue screen full of memory
addresses and other seeming gibberish. The top 2 or 3 lines of this
screen will contain information that can help solve your problem.
Carefully write down these lines and post the exact text back here.
Hopefully, one of us will be able to provide some insight.

Additionally, you should check your Event Logs to see if they can
shed any light on the matter, To do so, Right-click My Computer >
Manage > Event Viewer > System and Application. Record the specifics
of any red-flagged error messages and post the exact text back here.
Again, hopefully, one of us will be able to provide some insight.

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Bruce Chambers

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You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
both at once. - RAH

 

[Guest]

Hi!

The stop code was 0xC2 - BAD_POOL_CALLER

Windows crashed after connecting to the internet.
One of these guys was responsible for this..: Trojan/W97M.Tabi, Worm/Rbot.DE
or BDS/Iroffer.1228

After removing infected files, Windows runs stable ;-)

 

[Guest]

Hello,

I am also having the very exact problem, it gets quite frustrating. Screen
is on for about 1-2 seconds. If anyone has an idea what I should do, I'll be
glad to listen.
Thank You for your help!

 

[Guest]

Hello Bruce,

From a post you had on 1/12/95, you were helping someone with a blue screen
error message that would appear and be gone in about 2 seconds. Should I
follow your advice? It seems that you know what your talking about. Thank you
for your help! Tim








--
Sincerely Tim

Latterly my Windows XP Home crashes often with a bluescrren. This bluescreen
disapperas so quickly (1-2sec) that I can't read the message it provides.
Is there a way to keep the message on screen/prevent rebooting so tha I have
time to read the screen (pressing [Pause] does not work)? Or will the message
be saved somewhere on th HD?

TIA

To get started troubleshooting the cause of your problems, we'll
need to learn what specific errors are occurring and being recorded.

To get the error message from the blue screen (a.k.a. the BSOD --
Blue Screen of Death), you'll need to turn off WinXP's automatic
reboot "feature:" Right-click My Computer > Properties > Advanced >
Startup and Recovery > Uncheck "Automatically restart." The next time
your PC crashes, you'll be left with a blue screen full of memory
addresses and other seeming gibberish. The top 2 or 3 lines of this
screen will contain information that can help solve your problem.
Carefully write down these lines and post the exact text back here.
Hopefully, one of us will be able to provide some insight.

Additionally, you should check your Event Logs to see if they can
shed any light on the matter, To do so, Right-click My Computer >
Manage > Event Viewer > System and Application. Record the specifics
of any red-flagged error messages and post the exact text back here.
Again, hopefully, one of us will be able to provide some insight.

--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
both at once. - RAH

 

[SingaporeWebDesign]

Hello,

Keep hitting F8 after you press the power button until you get a menu.

Go to Advanced Options (hit F8 again) and select "Disable Automatic
Restart..." and press Enter twice.

alternatively, if you can get inside windows:

Start > Control Panel > System > Advanced (tab) > Settings (Startup and
Recovery) > (uncheck automatically restart)

--
Singapore Web Design
http://www.bootstrike.com/Webdesign/
Singapore Web Hosting

Hello Bruce,

From a post you had on 1/12/95, you were helping someone with a blue
screen
error message that would appear and be gone in about 2 seconds. Should I
follow your advice? It seems that you know what your talking about. Thank
you
for your help! Tim








--
Sincerely Tim

Latterly my Windows XP Home crashes often with a bluescrren. This
bluescreen
disapperas so quickly (1-2sec) that I can't read the message it
provides.
Is there a way to keep the message on screen/prevent rebooting so tha I
have
time to read the screen (pressing [Pause] does not work)? Or will the
message
be saved somewhere on th HD?

TIA

To get started troubleshooting the cause of your problems, we'll
need to learn what specific errors are occurring and being recorded.

To get the error message from the blue screen (a.k.a. the BSOD --
Blue Screen of Death), you'll need to turn off WinXP's automatic
reboot "feature:" Right-click My Computer > Properties > Advanced >
Startup and Recovery > Uncheck "Automatically restart." The next time
your PC crashes, you'll be left with a blue screen full of memory
addresses and other seeming gibberish. The top 2 or 3 lines of this
screen will contain information that can help solve your problem.
Carefully write down these lines and post the exact text back here.
Hopefully, one of us will be able to provide some insight.

Additionally, you should check your Event Logs to see if they can
shed any light on the matter, To do so, Right-click My Computer >
Manage > Event Viewer > System and Application. Record the specifics
of any red-flagged error messages and post the exact text back here.
Again, hopefully, one of us will be able to provide some insight.

--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
both at once. - RAH

 

[Deano]

Hello Bruce,

From a post you had on 1/12/95, you were helping someone with a blue screen
error message that would appear and be gone in about 2 seconds. Should I
follow your advice? It seems that you know what your talking about. Thank you
for your help! Tim

Thanks to all for the info about removing the autorestart function to be
able to view the BSOD messages. BSOD's I can deal with. Messages
flashing by at the speed of light, I can't. <bg> ;-Deano