Do you have a problem with your windows that suddenly show the Blue Screen?

Do you have a problem with your windows that suddenly show the Blue Screen? The Blue screen is called as Blue Screen of Death (also known as a stop error, BSoD, bluescreen, or Blue Screen of Doom) is a colloquialism used for the error screen displayed by some operating systems, most notably Microsoft Windows, after encountering a critical system error which can cause the system to shut down to prevent damage.The example of BSoD is like below:

A Blue Screen of Death as seen in Win9x


A Blue Screen of Death as seen in XP, Vista, and 7
Image source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Windows_XP_BSOD.png

According to Microsoft, bluescreens on Windows9x systems are usually caused incompatible DLLs or bugs in the kernel of the operating system. They can also be caused by physical faults such as faulty memory, power supplies, overheating of computer components, or hardware running beyond its specification limits. What is the solution if you want to prevent the Blue Screen of Death appear on your computer?

You need to install this recommended software called BlueScreenView (BSV). BSV opens, displays, and interprets the data saved in minidump (*.dmp) files which are usually found in C:\Windows\Minidump after a BSOD. You must have Windows set to save a "small memory dump" which may be done in for My Computer\Properties\Advanced\Startup and Recovery\Settings in XP for instance. In XP, this is generally the default behavior.

This little utility has found a home in my toolkit. I don't see as many BSODs as I used to, but when I do, BlueScreenView makes it a snap to see the dump info. Stay stable, my friends.

--Jon L. Jacobi

The BlueScreenView software is totally free and you can download it by clicking this link:
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,80367/description.html?tk=rss_downloads_weekly_null


Reference:

1) http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,80367/description.html?tk=rss_downloads_weekly_null
2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Screen_of_Death