Blue screen of death

ACEGOONER

Caused me to buy a  pc. Anyone know what it is and if there is a fi. Everyone i mentioned this to says my old pc is finished.

AcidMan27

Could be anything tbh. Not sure you needed to buy a new pc.

Can be caused by a piece of hardware failing or a problem with a driver.

Had you updated anything recently before it started? How often did it happen? Had you been doing anything just before the bsod would appear?

You can use this to examine the dump file to narrow down the culprit.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/gg463009.aspx

ACEGOONER

In Response to Re: Blue screen of death:

Could be anything tbh. Not sure you needed to buy a new pc. Can be caused by a piece of hardware failing or a problem with a driver. Had you updated anything recently before it started? How often did it happen? Had you been doing anything just before the bsod would appear? You can use this to examine the dump file to narrow down the culprit. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/gg463009.aspx
Posted by AcidMan27

Thanks acidman, my old pc had auto updates so I cant really answer your question. The BSOD was crashing my pc everytime I tried to download something to try and fix it, I have seen the link you provided but never got to use it because the pc would crash every 5 mins. 

I now have a windows 8 HP all in one PC, it wasnt specifically bought for poker but can comfortably take 9 tables with no overlap more than enough for me. Pretty neat piece of kit which was paid for out of december c4p and profits.  

AcidMan27

OK no biggy then if you've already bought a replacement.


Do you like Windows 8?

ACEGOONER

In Response to Re: Blue screen of death:

OK no biggy then if you've already bought a replacement. Do you like Windows 8?
Posted by AcidMan27

Its too early to tell but I feel I need a training course !  Big changes with this version, its very bold of microsoft. 

WHOAMI196

I have had this, all you have to do (can be tricky if the blue screen flashes for less than a second) take note of the long number at the bottom, then google it, it will then tell you what to do (it will take you to random tech forums, someone is bound to have had the same problem)

AcidMan27

In Response to Re: Blue screen of death:

I have had this, all you have to do (can be tricky if the blue screen flashes for less than a second) take note of the long number at the bottom, then google it, it will then tell you what to do (it will take you to random tech forums, someone is bound to have had the same problem)
Posted by WHOAMI196

You can change the settings to stop your PC from rebooting when you get a bsod. This gives you more time.

You can also view the dump files that can tell you the problem.