Chapter 26. Troubleshooting Windows Errors

Troubleshooting Windows Errors

To paraphrase a popular bumper sticker from an earlier era, stuff happens. Applications hang (stop responding) or crash (shut down unexpectedly). Once in a while, a component of Windows walks off the job without warning. And on rare occasions, the grim BSOD (the "blue screen of death," more formally known as a Stop error) arrives, bringing your whole system to a halt.

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