A quick question for all you gods of Tech

blankelnino

I have a question for all of you who happen to be much smarter than I am.

Ok so,

Every now and then when I boot my PC right after the Windows XP loading Screen I get a Blue screen error and the computer reboots. The problem is that the blue screen disappears before I have a chance to write down the error code so that I can track down the problem. Any suggestions?

Interesting aside, if the error happens, i boot the machine in to safe mode then restart and it boots up normally... weird.

richard noggin

Try checking your event log to see if the error was trapped there. Control Panel -> Admin Tools -> Event Viewer.

It sounds like a driver issue to me.

blankelnino

Thanks for the advice man!

blankelnino

Error code =

Error code 1000000a, parameter1 f0002640, parameter2 0000001c, parameter3 00000000, parameter4 805029e0.

anybody know a good site that lists the meaning of error codes?

devoir

Google.

But that information probably isn't enough.

benfinkel

I'd run a memtest first.

Download the software at www dot memtest dot org

Run that and see if it finds errors.

Nackmatholn

The devil's website is also useful for getting this information. I had the luxury of getting a screenshot of my last BSOD cause I was running windows in VMWare on my Ubuntu Laptop.

Regardless, the first item, the error code, is the most important, It classifies the kind of failure your going through. I had a 0x000000 error that was related to virtual hardware not liking my install of winxp... Anyhow try Microsoft and Google and Good Luck!