I have windows vista ultimate 32 bit blank blue screen error?

Question

when i signed in computer after some time blank blue screen appears and computer was restart

what would i do?

Answer 1

Have you installed any new hardware of software prior to this happening?  It does seem like a hardware fault at first glance.

There a few things you can try.  First, check out the BIOS setup and see if it has a error logging, if it does check to see if there have been any hardware faults.  Second, try to boot into Safe Mode, then check your system resources to see if there are any hardware or driver conflicts.

Answer 2

well, i formatted my computer bcoz of that error, but try repair function if it works.

Answer 3

It depends really.  All blue screens (also known as the blue screen of death or BSOD) appear for different reasons.  Correct me if I am wrong but it sounds to me like you are having a "blank" BSOD.  No error details visible.  Unfortunately this may be caused by Windows Vista is not able to properly display the message as your video card, while supports Direct X 10 was designed for 9 or was designed for an older driver and is not fully functional with the Vista version.  There is nothing you can do to overcome the "blank" part of the BSOD. Other than replacing your graphics card of course.  Which is pointless when your PC doesn't work.

Back to the causes.  As I said earlier there are many differnt causes for BSOD's.  They are usually caused by driver conflicts or faulty hardware.  If you have recently updated some drivers, either manually or through automatic windows update, try rolling back these drivers. Or uninstalling these updates.

(To Uninstall or Roll Back a driver:

Start> right click on Computer >> Properties> Device Manager. This works under Windows Vista.  The Device Manager button is in the top right corner of your System Window.  When you are in device manager right click the troubled device, go to the Advanced tab and select Roll Back Driver.)

If you havent updated any devices manually, or the ones which you have - have been rolled back and the problems still persist take a look at the windows update history log if you are unsure .  Go to Start and if you have the Run command shown on your Start Menu, go into that.  Otherwise just type into the search bar at the bottom of the Start Menu.  Type "windowsupdate.log" without the quotes and hit enter or press OK.  It should open up a HUGE notepad file.  Scroll to the very bottom to see the most recent changes. (With the windows maximized for easiness.)   There you can check for recnet updates that may be causing the problem.

If it is an update causing the problem go into the Program Manager and uninstall it.  Start> Contron Pane> Classic View> Programs & Features> Show Updates.  Then you should see all your installed software with the list of installed updates somewhere near the bottom.  You can simply click uninstall to uninstall any troubled updates.

If the problem still persists or it wasnt recent or you dont have an internet connection on the PC. IE it couldnt have been caused by any of th above reasons, it could be faulty hardware.  If it is and you cannot see any details of the error on the scree, then you will need to either take your computer to a PC repairer or open up the case yourself and sniff each individual part to see if it smells like it has "burnt-out."

There are usually two screws on the back on the tower that hold the cover in place, it isnt recommended to do this if your PC is still under warrenty though.  If it is, take it to the repair shop.  If you are unsure what the number for your local re-pair shop is, when you go into your system window. (Start> rightclick on Computer> Properties and the information of the manufacturer will be shown, contact details etc.) Call there technical support number and they will assist you and direct you to the closes repair supported repair shop.

If you can see the error message on the screen, but not read it because it flashes off too quick, I find that taking a photo when it appears makes it easy, you can zoom in on the camera and look at it.  If it says a Memory Error this means that the RAM is at fault.  Replace it.  You need to determin what type of RAM you need first though.

However, if it is, as mentioned before blank, this could be caused by a USB device.  My blank BSOD was caused by my SpeedTouch USB modem for example, suss it out.  There are just too many possible causes to label.  If you are unsure or nervous, just take your machine to a repair shop they'll sort it our for you, probably for a low price too.

One more thing though, given the state of Windows Vista at the current date, I would actually "upgrade" back to Windows XP.  Windows XP at the moment has WAYYY less confilcts or errors than ANY other Windows OS. Just give me a message if you get the details for the BSOD or want some information on how to install XP.

Hope that helps, see you round on Yahoo7 Answers.

Answer 4

press delete or F1 or whatever it is that lets you get into system restore before windows actually starts up.

If you cant get into system restore, you may have to re install windows agian.  you dont have to format your drive,  you can re install without deleting files like .gif, .mp3 etc..... i guess depends on what  you want to do.

Yea im sure you were not prepared to lose all yoru stuff... but it happens. has happned to me too many times to count. thats why I eventually bought me an external hard drive.