Colin
06-16-04, 06:00 PM
No one likes to get BSOD's but as mentioned an earlier tip, deciphering the message is important in figuring out what the problem is. Unfortunately by default whenever WindowsXP shows a blue screen it will reboot the PC within a few seconds often not letting you read the error code. As always though there's a way to disable the OS from rebooting every time it crashes.
First right click on the "My Computer" icon then go to properties. From there click the advanced tab and under the Startup and Recovery section click the settings button. Find the Automatically restart check box and uncheck it, then press ok and press ok again.
From now on when your PC crashes it will no longer automatically reboot allowing you time to write down the error code which should help you find out what's wrong with your PC.
First right click on the "My Computer" icon then go to properties. From there click the advanced tab and under the Startup and Recovery section click the settings button. Find the Automatically restart check box and uncheck it, then press ok and press ok again.
From now on when your PC crashes it will no longer automatically reboot allowing you time to write down the error code which should help you find out what's wrong with your PC.