Blue Screen Errors

"Harry" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I, too, am plagued with BSOD. I have a Dell Dim E521, purchased about 10
> mos ago. Dell's answers have been everything from driver updates (which
> don't work for the machine problems) to restoring to factory setup, which
> doesn't work for me. Stripping away all of my useful programs may be an
> answer, but not the right answer.
> Dell is going to call again today. I think these are the same guys I talk
> to when I call HP support. So far I've communicated with half the male
> population of India.
> I'm no computer geek (and don't intend to spend 10 hours a week to become
> one), but have been involved in analytical trouble shooting all of my
> life. My take is that these BSOD posts represent less than 5% of the BSOD
> problems being encountered with Vista. The actual problem is way too
> widespread to be blamed on hardware.
> If Microsoft really wants to get to bottom of this, you need to start
> asking better questions to find the commonalities, i.e. Virus software,
> device drivers, usage patterns, etc., and stop worrying about stepping on
> the toes of various software providers. Otherwise we'll all just continue
> grasping at straws, and the favored target straw is as varied as the
> number of techs.
> The shotgun approach of uninstalling everything but Vista would give me
> 100 GB of disk space that I would never use, and reduce my machine to toy
> status. If all I can do is email & web surfing, I don't need a computer.
> I'm way too busy using applications to be taking the time to be
> re-installing.


There are several different BSODs and they contain information about the
error to help diagnose the problem. Very few people seem to be willing to
copy down that information and include it.

--
Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
www.fjsmjs.com
Do not reply with email

What firewall, anti-virus application or security suite is installed?

How much RAM are you running?

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"Harry" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I, too, am plagued with BSOD. I have a Dell Dim E521, purchased about 10
> mos ago. Dell's answers have been everything from driver updates (which
> don't work for the machine problems) to restoring to factory setup, which
> doesn't work for me. Stripping away all of my useful programs may be an
> answer, but not the right answer.
> Dell is going to call again today. I think these are the same guys I talk
> to when I call HP support. So far I've communicated with half the male
> population of India.
> I'm no computer geek (and don't intend to spend 10 hours a week to become
> one), but have been involved in analytical trouble shooting all of my
> life. My take is that these BSOD posts represent less than 5% of the BSOD
> problems being encountered with Vista. The actual problem is way too
> widespread to be blamed on hardware.
> If Microsoft really wants to get to bottom of this, you need to start
> asking better questions to find the commonalities, i.e. Virus software,
> device drivers, usage patterns, etc., and stop worrying about stepping on
> the toes of various software providers. Otherwise we'll all just continue
> grasping at straws, and the favored target straw is as varied as the
> number of techs.
> The shotgun approach of uninstalling everything but Vista would give me
> 100 GB of disk space that I would never use, and reduce my machine to toy
> status. If all I can do is email & web surfing, I don't need a computer.
> I'm way too busy using applications to be taking the time to be
> re-installing.
>
> --
> Harry
>
>
>

I, too, am plagued with BSOD. I have a Dell Dim E521, purchased about 10 mos
ago. Dell's answers have been everything from driver updates (which don't
work for the machine problems) to restoring to factory setup, which doesn't
work for me. Stripping away all of my useful programs may be an answer, but
not the right answer.
Dell is going to call again today. I think these are the same guys I talk to
when I call HP support. So far I've communicated with half the male
population of India.
I'm no computer geek (and don't intend to spend 10 hours a week to become
one), but have been involved in analytical trouble shooting all of my life.
My take is that these BSOD posts represent less than 5% of the BSOD problems
being encountered with Vista. The actual problem is way too widespread to be
blamed on hardware.
If Microsoft really wants to get to bottom of this, you need to start asking
better questions to find the commonalities, i.e. Virus software, device
drivers, usage patterns, etc., and stop worrying about stepping on the toes
of various software providers. Otherwise we'll all just continue grasping at
straws, and the favored target straw is as varied as the number of techs.
The shotgun approach of uninstalling everything but Vista would give me 100
GB of disk space that I would never use, and reduce my machine to toy
status. If all I can do is email & web surfing, I don't need a computer.
I'm way too busy using applications to be taking the time to be
re-installing.

--
Harry

If you haven't turned OFF automatic restart, do so. Then you will get a
more useful error code and error message on your BSOD screen which you can
see until you manually restart. Write down both and repost. System
Properties/advanced/startup uncheck automatically restart


"Harry" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I, too, am plagued with BSOD. I have a Dell Dim E521, purchased about 10
> mos ago. Dell's answers have been everything from driver updates (which
> don't work for the machine problems) to restoring to factory setup, which
> doesn't work for me. Stripping away all of my useful programs may be an
> answer, but not the right answer.
> Dell is going to call again today. I think these are the same guys I talk
> to when I call HP support. So far I've communicated with half the male
> population of India.
> I'm no computer geek (and don't intend to spend 10 hours a week to become
> one), but have been involved in analytical trouble shooting all of my
> life. My take is that these BSOD posts represent less than 5% of the BSOD
> problems being encountered with Vista. The actual problem is way too
> widespread to be blamed on hardware.
> If Microsoft really wants to get to bottom of this, you need to start
> asking better questions to find the commonalities, i.e. Virus software,
> device drivers, usage patterns, etc., and stop worrying about stepping on
> the toes of various software providers. Otherwise we'll all just continue
> grasping at straws, and the favored target straw is as varied as the
> number of techs.
> The shotgun approach of uninstalling everything but Vista would give me
> 100 GB of disk space that I would never use, and reduce my machine to toy
> status. If all I can do is email & web surfing, I don't need a computer.
> I'm way too busy using applications to be taking the time to be
> re-installing.
>
> --
> Harry
>
>
>

1. 1GB or RAM is barebones minimum for Vista. I suggest you increase it to
at least 2GB.

2. McAfee is known to cause problems.
Replace McAfee with the free AVG http://free.grisoft.com/ or Avast
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html, and Windows Firewall and Windows
Defender. Disabling McAfee is not enough. You need to completely uninstall
it.
McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/U...val-Tool.shtml

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"Harry" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Windows, McAfee. 1G RAM.
>
> "Bob" <> wrote in message
> news:. ..
>> What firewall, anti-virus application or security suite is installed?
>>
>> How much RAM are you running?
>>
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>> *Report back, please*
>> [When responding to posts, please include the post(s) you are replying to
>> so that others may learn and benefit from the issue]
>>
>> [How to ask a question]
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
>>
>> "Harry" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> I, too, am plagued with BSOD. I have a Dell Dim E521, purchased about 10
>>> mos ago. Dell's answers have been everything from driver updates (which
>>> don't work for the machine problems) to restoring to factory setup,
>>> which doesn't work for me. Stripping away all of my useful programs may
>>> be an answer, but not the right answer.
>>> Dell is going to call again today. I think these are the same guys I
>>> talk to when I call HP support. So far I've communicated with half the
>>> male population of India.
>>> I'm no computer geek (and don't intend to spend 10 hours a week to
>>> become one), but have been involved in analytical trouble shooting all
>>> of my life. My take is that these BSOD posts represent less than 5% of
>>> the BSOD problems being encountered with Vista. The actual problem is
>>> way too widespread to be blamed on hardware.
>>> If Microsoft really wants to get to bottom of this, you need to start
>>> asking better questions to find the commonalities, i.e. Virus software,
>>> device drivers, usage patterns, etc., and stop worrying about stepping
>>> on the toes of various software providers. Otherwise we'll all just
>>> continue grasping at straws, and the favored target straw is as varied
>>> as the number of techs.
>>> The shotgun approach of uninstalling everything but Vista would give me
>>> 100 GB of disk space that I would never use, and reduce my machine to
>>> toy status. If all I can do is email & web surfing, I don't need a
>>> computer.
>>> I'm way too busy using applications to be taking the time to be
>>> re-installing.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Harry
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>

Windows, McAfee. 1G RAM.

"Bob" <> wrote in message
news:. ..
> What firewall, anti-virus application or security suite is installed?
>
> How much RAM are you running?
>
> -------
> *Report back, please*
> [When responding to posts, please include the post(s) you are replying to
> so that others may learn and benefit from the issue]
>
> [How to ask a question]
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
>
> "Harry" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> I, too, am plagued with BSOD. I have a Dell Dim E521, purchased about 10
>> mos ago. Dell's answers have been everything from driver updates (which
>> don't work for the machine problems) to restoring to factory setup, which
>> doesn't work for me. Stripping away all of my useful programs may be an
>> answer, but not the right answer.
>> Dell is going to call again today. I think these are the same guys I talk
>> to when I call HP support. So far I've communicated with half the male
>> population of India.
>> I'm no computer geek (and don't intend to spend 10 hours a week to become
>> one), but have been involved in analytical trouble shooting all of my
>> life. My take is that these BSOD posts represent less than 5% of the BSOD
>> problems being encountered with Vista. The actual problem is way too
>> widespread to be blamed on hardware.
>> If Microsoft really wants to get to bottom of this, you need to start
>> asking better questions to find the commonalities, i.e. Virus software,
>> device drivers, usage patterns, etc., and stop worrying about stepping on
>> the toes of various software providers. Otherwise we'll all just continue
>> grasping at straws, and the favored target straw is as varied as the
>> number of techs.
>> The shotgun approach of uninstalling everything but Vista would give me
>> 100 GB of disk space that I would never use, and reduce my machine to toy
>> status. If all I can do is email & web surfing, I don't need a computer.
>> I'm way too busy using applications to be taking the time to be
>> re-installing.
>>
>> --
>> Harry
>>
>>
>>
>

You're welcome.

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"Harry" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Thanks. I'll try those suggestions.
> Harry
>
> "Bob" <> wrote in message
> news:l-...
>> 1. 1GB or RAM is barebones minimum for Vista. I suggest you increase it
>> to at least 2GB.
>>
>> 2. McAfee is known to cause problems.
>> Replace McAfee with the free AVG http://free.grisoft.com/ or Avast
>> http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html, and Windows Firewall and
>> Windows Defender. Disabling McAfee is not enough. You need to completely
>> uninstall it.
>> McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool
>> http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/U...val-Tool.shtml
>>
>> --
>> -------
>> *Report back, please*
>> [When responding to posts, please include the post(s) you are replying to
>> so that others may learn and benefit from the issue]
>>
>> [How to ask a question]
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
>>
>> "Harry" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Windows, McAfee. 1G RAM.
>>>
>>> "Bob" <> wrote in message
>>> news:. ..
>>>> What firewall, anti-virus application or security suite is installed?
>>>>
>>>> How much RAM are you running?
>>>>
>>>> -------
>>>> *Report back, please*
>>>> [When responding to posts, please include the post(s) you are replying
>>>> to so that others may learn and benefit from the issue]
>>>>
>>>> [How to ask a question]
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
>>>>
>>>> "Harry" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:...
>>>>> I, too, am plagued with BSOD. I have a Dell Dim E521, purchased about
>>>>> 10 mos ago. Dell's answers have been everything from driver updates
>>>>> (which don't work for the machine problems) to restoring to factory
>>>>> setup, which doesn't work for me. Stripping away all of my useful
>>>>> programs may be an answer, but not the right answer.
>>>>> Dell is going to call again today. I think these are the same guys I
>>>>> talk to when I call HP support. So far I've communicated with half the
>>>>> male population of India.
>>>>> I'm no computer geek (and don't intend to spend 10 hours a week to
>>>>> become one), but have been involved in analytical trouble shooting all
>>>>> of my life. My take is that these BSOD posts represent less than 5% of
>>>>> the BSOD problems being encountered with Vista. The actual problem is
>>>>> way too widespread to be blamed on hardware.
>>>>> If Microsoft really wants to get to bottom of this, you need to start
>>>>> asking better questions to find the commonalities, i.e. Virus
>>>>> software, device drivers, usage patterns, etc., and stop worrying
>>>>> about stepping on the toes of various software providers. Otherwise
>>>>> we'll all just continue grasping at straws, and the favored target
>>>>> straw is as varied as the number of techs.
>>>>> The shotgun approach of uninstalling everything but Vista would give
>>>>> me 100 GB of disk space that I would never use, and reduce my machine
>>>>> to toy status. If all I can do is email & web surfing, I don't need a
>>>>> computer.
>>>>> I'm way too busy using applications to be taking the time to be
>>>>> re-installing.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Harry
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>

Thanks. I'll try those suggestions.
Harry

"Bob" <> wrote in message
news:l-...
> 1. 1GB or RAM is barebones minimum for Vista. I suggest you increase it to
> at least 2GB.
>
> 2. McAfee is known to cause problems.
> Replace McAfee with the free AVG http://free.grisoft.com/ or Avast
> http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html, and Windows Firewall and
> Windows Defender. Disabling McAfee is not enough. You need to completely
> uninstall it.
> McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool
> http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/U...val-Tool.shtml
>
> --
> -------
> *Report back, please*
> [When responding to posts, please include the post(s) you are replying to
> so that others may learn and benefit from the issue]
>
> [How to ask a question]
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
>
> "Harry" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Windows, McAfee. 1G RAM.
>>
>> "Bob" <> wrote in message
>> news:. ..
>>> What firewall, anti-virus application or security suite is installed?
>>>
>>> How much RAM are you running?
>>>
>>> -------
>>> *Report back, please*
>>> [When responding to posts, please include the post(s) you are replying
>>> to so that others may learn and benefit from the issue]
>>>
>>> [How to ask a question]
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
>>>
>>> "Harry" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> I, too, am plagued with BSOD. I have a Dell Dim E521, purchased about
>>>> 10 mos ago. Dell's answers have been everything from driver updates
>>>> (which don't work for the machine problems) to restoring to factory
>>>> setup, which doesn't work for me. Stripping away all of my useful
>>>> programs may be an answer, but not the right answer.
>>>> Dell is going to call again today. I think these are the same guys I
>>>> talk to when I call HP support. So far I've communicated with half the
>>>> male population of India.
>>>> I'm no computer geek (and don't intend to spend 10 hours a week to
>>>> become one), but have been involved in analytical trouble shooting all
>>>> of my life. My take is that these BSOD posts represent less than 5% of
>>>> the BSOD problems being encountered with Vista. The actual problem is
>>>> way too widespread to be blamed on hardware.
>>>> If Microsoft really wants to get to bottom of this, you need to start
>>>> asking better questions to find the commonalities, i.e. Virus software,
>>>> device drivers, usage patterns, etc., and stop worrying about stepping
>>>> on the toes of various software providers. Otherwise we'll all just
>>>> continue grasping at straws, and the favored target straw is as varied
>>>> as the number of techs.
>>>> The shotgun approach of uninstalling everything but Vista would give me
>>>> 100 GB of disk space that I would never use, and reduce my machine to
>>>> toy status. If all I can do is email & web surfing, I don't need a
>>>> computer.
>>>> I'm way too busy using applications to be taking the time to be
>>>> re-installing.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Harry
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>

On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:01:13 -0500, Harry wrote:

> I, too, am plagued with BSOD.
<snip>
Beginners Guides: Crash Recovery - Dealing with the Blue Screen Of Death
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1647