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Help? Laptop crashing, light blue screen, O/I error

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  • gonzo127
    gonzo127 Posts: 4,482 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    gaming_guy wrote: »
    Lets try and get to the bottom of the problem first before recommending linux distros. If it's a hardware error it's more than likely that linux won't work either.

    I think the idea behind this (at least why I would usually recommend this, if the error is not instantly identifiable) is to try and rule out hardware failure it also gives people the ability to get important documents of their hard drive before they start making other changes when trying to fix windows
    Drop a brand challenge
    on a £100 shop you might on average get 70 items save
    10p per product = £7 a week ~ £28 a month
    20p per product = £14 a week ~ £56 a month
    30p per product = £21 a week ~ £84 a month (or in other words one weeks shoping at the new price)
  • Sunshine12
    Sunshine12 Posts: 4,304 Forumite
    espresso wrote: »
    See post #8

    Thanks. Tried windows/pause/break but nothign happens. Do i need to do it when its starting up (sorry but I really know nothing about computers)
    :smileyhea
  • espresso
    espresso Posts: 16,448 Forumite
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    Sunshine12 wrote: »
    Thanks. Tried windows/pause/break but nothign happens. Do i need to do it when its starting up (sorry but I really know nothing about computers)

    Try Control Panel, System, Advanced Tab, Startup & recovery Settings button, Untick Automatically restart box, OK. when PC is running normally.
    :doh: Blue text on this forum usually signifies hyperlinks, so click on them!..:wall:
  • Sunshine12
    Sunshine12 Posts: 4,304 Forumite
    espresso wrote: »
    Try Control Panel, System, Advanced Tab, Startup & recovery Settings button, Untick Automatically restart box, OK. when PC is running normally.

    Thanks. Done that and will post whatever comes up next time it happens.

    thanks everyone.
    :smileyhea
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