<p>Ever since I have had this problem, people at my school have referred to my problem as the blue screen of death. I have an IBM thinkpad and whenever I boot up the computer, it starts windows and then quickly turns to the a blue screen with words on it. However, I can't read the screen fast enough to see what the problem is. It runs on Microsoft XP, which I, perhaps, think is the problem. After it turns to the blue screen, the computer shuts down fast. I've run Symantec on the computer and it says that it doesn't have any viruses. What do you guys think I could do to fix <em>the</em> blue screen of death. ANY help would be greatly appreciated. Sseeing as how we are talking to Gods on CC, I would be quite baffled if one out there doesn't know how to fix this innocent, but deadly problem of mine.</p>
<p>Try [url=<a href="http://www.apple.com/switch/%5Dthis%5B/url">http://www.apple.com/switch/]this[/url</a>] very helpful website for information on resolving your problem.</p>
<p>...macs aren't without their problems - my iBook is going through a state of shock at the moment, spazzing up all over the place. I think it's a hardware thing though, but you can never be sure.</p>
<p>On a more helpful note, have you tried starting up in safe mode?</p>
<p><a href="http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321637&sd=RMVP#appliesto%5B/url%5D">http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321637&sd=RMVP#appliesto</a> - this is exactly my problem, but it doesnt have anything to do with the Creative Labs SoundBlaster joystick from Device Manager like the website says. haha - i've never had that on the computer.</p>
<p>format and reinstall winblows
or switch to mac:P</p>
<p>It's always a hardware thing, nick ;). OS X never crashes on its own.</p>
<p>Yeah, but I'm a cheapskate and am still using 10.1...the odd software crash brightens up my life :)</p>
<p>OS X does indeed crash on its own. What ARE you talking about?</p>
<p>These mac trolls **** me off.</p>
<p>Oh, I'm a mac fan and I more than accept it crashes. It's just that a typical mac user would be more likely to suspect a hardware fault rather than a software fault, partly because one of the reasons OS X is more stable than Windows is the fact there's far less diverse hardware to support.</p>
<p>Everyone's experience is different, I suppose, but I've been running a Powerbook G4 for 2 1/2 years and have never once had the system completely crash. Individual applications go down from time to time, but the system always recovers nicely.</p>
<p>I have never seen a Mac OS X system (unlike Windows) freeze up for no apparent reason...there's at least almost always something major (hardware or occasional software conflict) that triggers it.</p>
<p>Try not to get so easily ****ed off first thing in the morning, ok?</p>
<p>I have a friend that had the same kind of problem with her Thinkpad. It turned out to be a hard drive failure. Nothing to do with Windows XP. Windows tries to start up and can't load all the necessary files because the drive is failing. </p>
<p>If you have a recovery disc, you may be able to boot up in "safe" or DOS mode to download important files.</p>
<p>Your best bet is to take it into a good repair shop and have a tech look at it.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>I just bought my first mac a couple months ago, and I was so excited. But then, my excitement quickly turned into disappointment. The mac would crash on me at least 5-10 times a day and it was brand new! I took it into the genius bar and they said it was my logic board and would be like a $600 repair cost at least. Luckily, it was under warranty and they fixed it completely for free!!! I've had it back for about a month now and it hasn't crashed. I love my mac now:)</p>