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Hi,
I been getting BSOD's and it is only visible for about a 1/2 second. I am hoping that this file will show me what they
are but it won't let me see it says access denied when I try to open it with Notepad.
Is there a way to view this file or see the BSOD Files?

Have a good day,
RScotti

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You need to prevent the PC from restarting when a BSOD occurs. To do this
follow the instructions on this link from my website:
http://vistasupport.mvps.org/disable_automatic_restart_to_read_blue_screen_messages.htm

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Hi John,
I noticed that there is also an option for that in the F8 boot up menu. It looks liked it keeps going back to asking if
you want to disable restart on system failures. If so Is there a way to keep it so it will always NOT restart on a
failure or do I have to keep selecting it on every boot?

You need to prevent the PC from restarting when a BSOD occurs. To do this
follow the instructions on this link from my website:
http://vistasupport.mvps.org/disable_automatic_restart_to_read_blue_screen_messages.htm
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Have a good day,
RScotti

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By following the instruction on the link I gave you, you completely disable
the restart. So as soon as you get a blue screen, instead of Vista
automatically restarting, Vista simply displays the blue screen. This is by
far the easiest way of dealing with the problem.

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Hi John,
I did do that but the startup @ F8 still said to disable failures so I clicked on it. I thought this was there for:
Say you run a install program like Vista setup and if you get a blue screen it would let you see it. I didn't think you
way would cover that?

How can Vista in Windows disable something if it is installing after it reboots the last time of the installation?

By following the instruction on the link I gave you, you completely disable
the restart. So as soon as you get a blue screen, instead of Vista
automatically restarting, Vista simply displays the blue screen. This is by
far the easiest way of dealing with the problem.
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Have a good day,
RScotti

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I've never used the F8 option to disable BSOD auto restart. Whenever I have
installed or re-installed Vista or XP I have always, as soon as possible
after install, disabled the BSOD auto-restart feature.

If the disable feature at F8 is anything like the one below it to disable
unsigned drivers, then this option will only work once. In other words it is
not a permanent way of disabling the feature. After press F8 and then
selecting this option from the menu, should you have a BSOD the PC will not
restart. However, I assume that when you restart the pc normally and a BSOD
occurs the PC will restart unless the option has been disabled in advanced
system settings.

As I've said, I haven't had cause to use the F8 option so I may be wrong on
the way it works. Obviously, if I am wrong someone will tell me.

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Hi John,
I did do that but the startup @ F8 still said to disable failures so I clicked on it. I thought this was there for:
Say you run a install program like Vista setup and if you get a blue screen it would let you see it. I didn't think you
way would cover that?

How can Vista in Windows disable something if it is installing after it reboots the last time of the installation?
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Hi again, John,

Since you didn't reply to my last message. I don't know if you are monitoring this thread anymore but wanted you to know
that if you use your instructions they DO NOT WORK IF YOU REINSTALL Vista after you reboot.
I tried to install Vista Ultimate over the same version and go a blue screen after the second or third boot and it just
flashed for a 1/2 second and couldn't read it.

I am sure it does work from within Windows.

Have a good day,
RScotti

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Hi John,
Please disregard my last message.
I had to put a new Motherboard in and didn't update my newsreader till after I sent my last message,
Sorry for jumping too fast.

Hi again, John,

Since you didn't reply to my last message. I don't know if you are monitoring this thread anymore but wanted you to know
that if you use your instructions they DO NOT WORK IF YOU REINSTALL Vista after you reboot.
I tried to install Vista Ultimate over the same version and go a blue screen after the second or third boot and it just
flashed for a 1/2 second and couldn't read it.

I am sure it does work from within Windows.

Have a good day,
RScotti

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Have a good day,
RScotti

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Of course it doesn't work. You are re-installing. All you have done is
re-installed everything to default. When you re-install 'over' the operating
system it returns all the parameters to default. In this case the parameters
for disabling the auto restart would have been set back to auto restart.
Upgrading should keep settings but simply installing over the original copy
won't. By installing over the original copy I mean booting from the DVD and
selecting the same partition that Vista is already on for the new copy.
Obviously 'upgrading' is done from within Vista.

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Of course it doesn't work. You are re-installing. All you have done is
re-installed everything to default. When you re-install 'over' the operating
system it returns all the parameters to default. In this case the parameters
for disabling the auto restart would have been set back to auto restart.
Upgrading should keep settings but simply installing over the original copy
won't. By installing over the original copy I mean booting from the DVD and
selecting the same partition that Vista is already on for the new copy.
Obviously 'upgrading' is done from within Vista.
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Sorry John,
I thought you talked about "upgrading" over the same Vista.
I just checked it didn't return to default and my box is still unchecked about rebooting after failures. Cause the
reinstall didn't work Got a BSOD as before but still couldn't read it.

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Hi again John,
I am confused. I was trying to do a "Repair Vista"using your instructions from here.

http://vistasupport.mvps.org/repair...using_the_upgrade_option_of_the_vista_dvd.htm

Which was "upgrading" over the original (BUT with the same version) from within Windows.
Maybe I read it wrong?
I didn't think I did?


Of course it doesn't work. You are re-installing. All you have done is
re-installed everything to default. When you re-install 'over' the operating
system it returns all the parameters to default. In this case the parameters
for disabling the auto restart would have been set back to auto restart.
Upgrading should keep settings but simply installing over the original copy
won't. By installing over the original copy I mean booting from the DVD and
selecting the same partition that Vista is already on for the new copy.
Obviously 'upgrading' is done from within Vista.
Click to expand...

Have a good day,
RScotti

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You didn't read it wrong. Unlike Windows XP, Vista doesn't have a repair
option whereby you can stick the DVD into the DVD drive, boot up, select I
at the appropriate time etc, etc.

However, Vista can be repaired by actually 'upgrading' the copy you already
have. By doing this it also keeps any setting and applications you already
have installed. I have to admit that when I tired it the process took
literally hours, I think it was about 4 hours, but it did the trick. My only
complaint was the fact that, after the upgrade, Vista announced that my copy
was not a legal copy. However, that problem was soon solved as I have
outlined in the article on my website.

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You didn't read it wrong. Unlike Windows XP, Vista doesn't have a repair
option whereby you can stick the DVD into the DVD drive, boot up, select I
at the appropriate time etc, etc.

However, Vista can be repaired by actually 'upgrading' the copy you already
have. By doing this it also keeps any setting and applications you already
have installed. I have to admit that when I tired it the process took
literally hours, I think it was about 4 hours, but it did the trick. My only
complaint was the fact that, after the upgrade, Vista announced that my copy
was not a legal copy. However, that problem was soon solved as I have
outlined in the article on my website.
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Hi John,
Yes I know but that is exactly what DID NOT WORK on mine.
I had a problem and still do with System Restore. It won't create the automatic restore points. It does create SOME of
the install and all the manual RP's.
That is why I used you instructions to do this but get a BSOD when it is completing the upgrade.
I have sent messages here but no one seems to know the answer to this.

That is also why I asked you about your second instruction on disabling the restart on a failure.
As of even now I have only 1 automatic checkpoint RP on 4/20/2007 None today. I did a clean install on 4/17/2007.

I have even changed the RP frequency to do it every 12 hours as per Ed Bott's Inside Out MS Press book but doesn't work
either.

Have a good day,
RScotti

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You are not dual booting with XP by any chance? I have to be honest and say
that I don't have system restore enabled. Personally I much prefer to image
my hard drive periodically using Acronis True Image 10.

With Vista I have always found system restore temperamental. Yes, I have
experienced the same problem with system restore as you are now having;
this, however, was in the early beta stages. The bug was reported and, as
far as I am aware, I never got a message back saying whether the fault had
been repaired or whether they were not fixing it.

I originally dual booted XP and Vista and it is a known problem that when
you boot to XP you wipe out every system restore point on Vista. Now I still
dual boot, but I use virtual machine software to access XP. I also found
that, on the one occasion I made multiple restore points in one day
(manually), when I came to restore the system the restore files were
corrupt; so basically they were useless to me and I had to re-image the
drive.

Most SOD are driver related. I'm not saying it will work or not, but have
you tried removing all USB devices and then installing Vista? USB devices
connected to the PC during install are known to cause problems. If you have
a USB keyboard/Mouse then, just for installing Vista, change it to a PS/2

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You are not dual booting with XP by any chance? I have to be honest and say
that I don't have system restore enabled. Personally I much prefer to image
my hard drive periodically using Acronis True Image 10.
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I am not dual booting with anything. I do three things. Complete PC Backup, System Restore & ENUNT.
I miss the Norton Ghost had much better options. Will still buy it when the Vista comes out cause Complete PC backup
counts the System Restore even though it doesn't copy them.
With Vista I have always found system restore temperamental. Yes, I have
experienced the same problem with system restore as you are now having;
this, however, was in the early beta stages. The bug was reported and, as
far as I am aware, I never got a message back saying whether the fault had
been repaired or whether they were not fixing it.
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You are right on that one! Still only have one Checkpoint restore and it's been over 36 hours.
I originally dual booted XP and Vista and it is a known problem that when
you boot to XP you wipe out every system restore point on Vista. Now I still
dual boot, but I use virtual machine software to access XP. I also found
that, on the one occasion I made multiple restore points in one day
(manually), when I came to restore the system the restore files were
corrupt; so basically they were useless to me and I had to re-image the
drive.
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Yes, I learned that from Colin.I did use VPC 2007 but only the beta version also.
Most SOD are driver related. I'm not saying it will work or not, but have
you tried removing all USB devices and then installing Vista? USB devices
connected to the PC during install are known to cause problems. If you have
a USB keyboard/Mouse then, just for installing Vista, change it to a PS/2
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I don't thing so since I can an did do a clean install with the same configuration.
I did have USB drives but they were shut off both ways.

PS I really want to thank you for all the time you are spending with me.

Have a good day,
RScotti

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The 'time' is immaterial. If I know the answer and can help you then I will.
The problem is the machine is not in front of me so it is difficult to see
what is happening.

You would know if you were dual booting because a menu would appear giving
you the option to boot to XP or Vista. It would also mean that you would
have to have installed both Vista and XP on your system.

You mention USB drives are these the small USB disks or are we talking about
200 to 400GB full hard drives. When I say remove USB hardware I mean just
that. Unplug every USB item you have. Once again if you have a USB
keyboard/mouse then see if you can borrow a standard PS/2 keyboard/mouse
from a friend to allow you to install Vista again.

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Hi John,
You would know if you were dual booting because a menu would appear giving
you the option to boot to XP or Vista. It would also mean that you would
have to have installed both Vista and XP on your system.
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Yes I would know. was a MS tech beta tester for 8 years. although it was Win 95 to ME
No experience on XP or Vista. Frankly I forgot a lot.
I'm in my golden years.
You mention USB drives are these the small USB disks or are we talking about
200 to 400GB full hard drives. When I say remove USB hardware I mean just
that. Unplug every USB item you have. Once again if you have a USB
keyboard/mouse then see if you can borrow a standard PS/2 keyboard/mouse
from a friend to allow you to install Vista again.
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I do have a USB 500 GB,a USB 8 GB flash drive and a USB laser mouse.
I do have a standard keyboard that I can use and I forgot to disconnect the USB mouse. BUT that didn't stop the Clean
install from working also had the other two connected.

Have a good day,
RScotti

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