alot of BSOD in Vista64

Hi.

Vista64, has been very disappointing for me, I get a BSOD every couple of days, for no apparent reason.

The BSOD only show for .5 of a second and dose not give me time to get error details.

I have formatted and re-installed Vista64 a numberer of times, and i still have problems.

I have checked my memory for hours with memtest+ v2.01 and Vista memory test.

Today, The only background program was Limewire and i was typing a response in the dialog box of notebook review, as i was typing it BSOD.

I am sure Vista32 did not give me so much trouble, I might go back to 32 and see what happens, but i will loose 512mb of memory.

I should be able to run a dozen programs at once with my system spec, but i get a BSOD when trying to run only 2.

What is going on!

nlite gives me BSOD

crucial memory scanner gives me BSOD

Regards

John.

 

BSODs are usually hardware/driver related. Have you updated your drivers? There is a setting to prevent automatic reboots when the system blue screens. I believe you can get there this way:

1. Right-click on My Computer, and choose Properties
2. Click on the Advanced tab
3. Choose the Settings button under Startup and Recovery
4. In the system failure area, uncheck "Automatically Restart"

This is the method in XP, but it should be pretty close, and I don't have Vista in front of me at work.

Also, I'd ditch Limewire. It is extremely easy to get viruses and spyware when you are downloading with P2P software, and even with a scanner you are still opening ports for this purpose. Make sure to scan for viruses, or the next time you reinstall, try leaving Limewire out of it and see if it crashes.

 

Hi.

thanks for the help, now i can view the error information

+rep

Thanks

john.

 

Control Panel> Administrative Tools> Computer Management> Reliability Monitor

This little gem (unfortunately tucked away) displays all of the system's errors, at the application, OS and driver level. Check it out and let us know what error codes you found. As someone before me said, it is most likely due to drivers.

 

Just curious, but what was the cause?

 

U can also check the Event Viewer for errors...not sure if it's the same in Vista though...XP is right click on My Computer--> Manage--> expand Event Viewer....

EDIT..the process that BOG mentioned above might be waht i am talking about...