The Blue Screen of Death (also known as a blue screen, Blue Screen of Doom, or BSoD) is an error screen displayed on a Windows computer system after a fatal system error, also known as a system crash: when the operating system reaches a condition where it can no longer operate safely.
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See Anatomy of a Blue Screen for more information on analyzing blue screens. In Windows 2000 and above, there is no way to recover from a blue screen and resume normal operation: the user can only take note of the information that appears on the screen in the hopes of diagnosing the problems and preventing recurrences.
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The text on the error screen contains the code of the error and its symbolic name (e.g. 0x0000001E, KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED) along with four error-dependent values in parentheses that are there to help software engineers fix the problem that occurred.
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Introduction. The Windows Blue Screen, occasionally referred to as The Blue Screen of Death, is a general category of error message that accompanies severe system crashes in Windows operating systems.
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A blue screen of death, as appears on Windows 9x. The blue screen of death frequently occurs in Microsoft's home desktop operating systems Windows 95, 98, and ME. In these operating systems, the BSoD is the main way for virtual device drivers to report errors to the user.
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By default, Windows will create a memory dump file when a stop error occurs. Depending on the OS version, there may be several formats this can be saved in, ranging from a 64kB minidump (introduced in Windows 2000) to a complete dump which is effectively a copy of the entire contents of physical memory (RAM).
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Depending on the error code, it may display the address where the problem occurred, along with the driver which is loaded at that address. Under Windows NT, the second and third sections of the screen may contain information on all loaded drivers and a stack dump, respectively.
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A Blue Screen Error or STOP error, also known as the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), can be a frustrating experience. The error message almost never clearly states what is wrong, and they seem to strike at random. Follow this guide to diagnose and fix the errors causing the Blue Screen of Death.
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1. Boot into Safe Mode. If Windows won’t start because of Blue Screen errors, try booting into Safe Mode try fixing the problem. As the computer is booting, repeatedly hit the F8 key until the Windows boot menu appears. Select Safe Mode with Networking to boot into a stripped down version of Windows.
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1 Error Message: This is simply a text version of some of the information contained within the error code. 2  Some error messages indicate a very specific cause, such as DRIVER_IRQ_NOT_LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL. 3  Others, such as PAGE_FAULT_IN_NON_PAGE_AREA, are more generic and can indicate a wide array of potential causes.
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what is a windows error message called that appears on a blue screen
A system crash is a window error message called that appears on a blue screen.