BSODs are way too common in Windows environment for anyone to let go easily. They stop you right in your tracks and in most cases shut you off from accessing your data. For someone without much knowledge on these, it can also be a nightmare. I will explain the necessary things that could try in case of a BSOD.
1. Try logging into "Safe Mode."(After the BIOS is booted up, immediately press F8. This would bring up the screen wherein you can select the boot options.
2. If you have the luck that I do, then chances are that you wouldn't be able to get anywhere with the safe mode(it fails too). If it works check 4.
3. Instead of re-inventing the wheel, I put some some pointer which contain information regarding the BSOD and stpes to resolve them.
4. For some advanced stuff, do the following.
- Install the Windows Debugging Tool.
- First we run the WinDbg utility from the Debugging Tools for Windows we just installed.
- In the File menu - "Open Crash Dump" - Choose you Minidump or Memory.dmp file.
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c:\windows\minidump > This folder stores .dmp files that were created during the BSOD by Windows. hey includes some basic information regarding the Memory and drivers that were running while the error .
c:\windows\memory.dmp > This file will appear instead of the above minidumps, incase windows was setup to save a Kernel or Full dump or the memory.
Windows Event Log- System Log > error events from the source "Save Dump". the event description includes the BSOD error code and the path for the memory dump that was created.
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