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**Caeser The III** · 01-12-2008, 02:14

ok hello folks i have a thing called "the screen of death" on my other computer, can any1 tell me how to fix this, i'd be very,very grateful.

by the way, a "screen of death" is a thing to were your computer moniter turns all blue and no icons show up. and yes its a real thing

**Whacker** · 01-12-2008, 05:10

Well let's start from the beginning.

First, we know what a BSoD is, young grasshopper. Most of us have had more than a few in our days dealing with good ol' Microsoft.

Now, we will help if we can. What were you doing when it crashed? Did you notice anything "abnormal" leading up to the BSoD? Have you restarted the machine, if so did it reboot properly? What are the system specs? How old is it? What OS and commonly used applications do you have installed?

**Ramses II CP** · 01-12-2008, 05:22

Brute Windows truth: If it doesn't happen regularly there is no fix. Which is to say, if you aren't doing something relatively specific which can be identified (And reproduced) as causing a BSOD then your instability is probably too broad to be addressed over the 'net.

That being said, the same general tips to improve stability apply to BSODs:

1. Windows Update!

2. Any recent hardware changes? Software?

3. Make absolutely sure your virus definitions are up to date!

4. Spyware/malware scanner like Spybot.

5. Clean out your registry.

6. Get the latest driver for your graphics card. If that doesn't help get the one recommended by the card's manufacturer and/or your machine's builder.

Good luck.

edit: I should've phrased that first part in the form of a question; Do you get a blue screen every time you boot up? Every time you launch some specific application?

**Caeser The III** · 01-12-2008, 05:29

em' hm'

**Caeser The III** · 01-12-2008, 05:33

Originally Posted by Whacker

Now, we will help if we can. What were you doing when it crashed?

nothing, i just turned it on one day and the screen was blank.Btw i think might this be of importance, i did have whooooole lot of hackers,cookies,trojan horses and stuff like that.(might be a main problem of the blank screen)

**sapi** · 01-12-2008, 07:25

Originally Posted by Caeser The III

nothing, i just turned it on one day and the screen was blank.Btw i think might this be of importance, i did have whooooole lot of hackers,cookies,trojan horses and stuff like that.(might be a main problem of the blank screen)

I doubt they were good for you, at any rate

**Csargo** · 01-12-2008, 07:46

I haven't seen the BSoD in a long time. Man I miss it so...

**CountArach** · 01-12-2008, 09:12

Originally Posted by Ichigo

I haven't seen the BSoD in a long time. Man I miss it so...

I haven't seen it since Windows 98...

**Charge** · 01-12-2008, 13:32

You can really overclock system so it wont boot, pretty blue screen I see with this...

**sapi** · 01-13-2008, 08:54

Originally Posted by Charge

You can really overclock system so it wont boot, pretty blue screen I see with this...

Just reset the BIOS and you should (hopefully) be fine

**Caeser The III** · 01-13-2008, 18:32

im not very technical, but wats BIOS

**Caius** · 01-14-2008, 04:09

BIOS stands for Basic Input Output System. It regulates the computer.

**caravel** · 01-14-2008, 16:43

If it's a BSoD it will contain some error info. You need to post this up as you're not being specific enough. You mention a blank screen but is this a black screen a black screen or a blue screen with white text on it?