Hi, rpviet.
You're not doing badly for 14! ;<)
As you may have learned already, Vista's default behavior for "what to do on
system failure" is to "automatically restart". So Vista (like WinXP)
flashes the BSOD onscreen for just a moment, makes entries in the log, then
reboots before the user has time to do anything. For MANY computer
problems, this is a solution. (We all learned early in our computer
experience that many transient problems are solved by simply rebooting.)
But when the reboot doesn't fix the problem, we're left with no clues,
unless we can read minidumps and error logs. :>(
So, if you are the Administrator, and logged on as such, then go to System
Properties | Advanced system settings | Advanced | Startup and Recovery
Settings. Uncheck the box that says Automatically restart, then OK your way
out.
Next time the computer puts up a BSOD, it will halt and give you all the
time you need - until YOU power down or restart the computer - to read what
the BSOD is telling you. Copy it here - word for word - and someone should
be able to point you in the right direction.
The important part of the BSOD is the Stop Code, a hexadecimal number that
usually has a text code, too, like:
0x0000007B: INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE
This often is followed by a row of 4 long hex numbers; those are very
important, too. Sometimes a specific driver or other information is
mentioned; this can be the most helpful part of the message. (There is also
some "generic" language about "If this is the first time..." We don't need
to see that again; we've seen it all many times.)
When you are ready to learn more of the technical stuff, you might want to
visit this website:
http://www.aumha.org/a/stop.htm
Good luck! And post back if you need further help.
RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64)
"rpviet" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Ok For the past 2 or 3 days I've been getting tons of BSOD can someone
> help me. Here are my minidumps all in a .rar. Sorry if I don't really
> understand anything technical I'm only 14.
>
>
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
> |Filename: Mini Dumps.zip |
> |Download: http://vista64.net/forums/attachment...chmentid=1797|
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
>
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> rpviet