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    Blue screen of death no matter what

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Crimsonman, Aug 2, 2007.

  1. Crimsonman

    Crimsonman Ex NBR member :cry:

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    My desktop keeps on getting a blue screen of death everytime i turn it on, even in safe mode, what can I do?
     
  2. baddogboxer

    baddogboxer Notebook Deity

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    Mac or Linux, sorry best I can do!
     
  3. Crimsonman

    Crimsonman Ex NBR member :cry:

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    meh, oh well
     
  4. andyasselin

    andyasselin Notebook Deity

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    what happen when you hit f8 bring up boot menu and pick disable automaic restart what the blue screen say?
     
  5. j-dogg

    j-dogg Notebook Evangelist

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    did you do anythig recently that could of caused this? have you installed some sort of driver try booting to last known good configuration not sure if this will work but its worth a shot

    basicaly when its booting press f8 then go down to last known good configuration here are the instructions from microsoft

    If your computer has a single operating system installed, press and hold the F8 key as your computer restarts. You need to press F8 before the Windows logo appears. If the Windows logo appears, you will need to try again by waiting until the Windows logon prompt appears, and then shutting down and restarting your computer.


    If your computer has more than one operating system, use the arrow keys to highlight the operating system you want to start, and then press F8.
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    On the Advanced Boot Options screen, use the arrow keys to highlight Last Known Good Configuration, and then press ENTER.
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    If your computer has more than one operating system installed, use the arrow keys to highlight the operating system that you want to start by using Last Known Good Configuration, and then press ENTER. Windows will then resume starting normally.
     
  6. Crimsonman

    Crimsonman Ex NBR member :cry:

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    nope

    nope, ill just throw it away, it's 5 years old :p
     
  7. davron

    davron Notebook Evangelist

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    Well you should have told that earlier Because I don't think Vista has BSODs :)
     
  8. Crimsonman

    Crimsonman Ex NBR member :cry:

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    well, yeah, i'd like to fix it but if i cant oh well
     
  9. w_tanoto

    w_tanoto Notebook Consultant

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    Vista DOES HAVE BSOD.
    It sounds to me that your graphic card or maybe other component is not working or broken. I've had the same experience, and it stopped when I changed the motherboard (with graphic chip attached)
     
  10. w_tanoto

    w_tanoto Notebook Consultant

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    oh, BTW, vista's BSOD only make appearance in extreme case, unlike XP, so you'll see it less.
     
  11. gerryf19

    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    When you get a BSOD, as andyasselin noted, it is telling you something. If you want help, you need to read what people say and answer questions.

    Each BSOD has a STOP error code; what is it? The STOP error code tells you (sometimes) what the problem is.
     
  12. Padmé

    Padmé NBR Super Pink Princess

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    That's crazy. Try all kinds of stuff to try and fix it. Use it as a teaching tool. That's how you learn. :D
     
  13. kanehi

    kanehi Notebook Deity

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    Notebook Hardware Control for XP will cause a BSOD for Vista. It happened to me and had to do fresh installation.
     
  14. minimalism

    minimalism Notebook Geek

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    ^ Only if you're using a version not approved for Vista. A V-compatible version has been out for months now.
     
  15. kanehi

    kanehi Notebook Deity

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    NHC is a nice program but a lot of times when coming out of hibernation it 'll stop working and have to reload. And Vista keeps informing you that it blocked a program when starting. It won't let NHC load automatically!