Somewhere in-between.

Not really bad, just means something could be better. x3

I'd like to know too. ;-; I have gotten it a few times myself now.

All is well and good when the computer is restarted...but still its like, I heard it was really bad???

It's not.

There's usually a pretty easy fix for it depending on how old your computer is.

My precious baby is pretty young. I'd say two years?
Never had an issue with it.

Two years shouldn't be a problem.
But eh. Could be anything from loose cables to driver issues.
If you can get the error codes, it could be easier to tell.

Really bad, and common enough if the computer suffered any trauma, or hasn't shut down properly.

It is bad indeed........but hopefully you had a backup for your files rite?

I've had it happen with my laptop a few times before. Usually turning off the computer and starting it up again seem to fix the problem.

Means a hardware error of some sort.
Can be from overheating
Can be from system file corruption
Can just be from some random ass error

im literally trying to fix mine it wont let me get on main account T^T

Blue screens can happen for multiple reasons, but it doesn't necessarily mean your computer is dying. You can have a blue screen just from overloading your computer with too many programs running at the same time, or from some fatal error in a program that causes the computer to crash. A crash can cause damage, but the severity will differ quite often.

When you get a blue screen, there's an error message that appears near the top. Try to write it down and then look it up on google to see what was the cause.

I sometimes got for months without any issues, then I'm doing something I've been doing regularly and BAM! Blue Screen. A quick reboot and never see it again.

The key to knowing whether or not you have a real issue is if it keeps happening frequently, and the more frequent it happens, the worse the problem.

Only way to find out what it could be is to replicate what you were doing that caused the blue screen. That way you'll start figuring out how to fix it.

sometimes its bad and sometimes it's nothing and you probably just need to run a chkdsk
I remember my computer got really bad and couldn't get out of start up without BSOD and restarting again until I just replaced the hard drive....


If it happens a little too often, get it checked if possible.

If you see it once, and then it goes away, then it's generally not too serious. If it recurs a lot, then you might have a driver or hardware problem that you should investigate.

As always, keep a backup of anything important. It will save you from having to worry about lost data if your computer does decide to go south.

Try to get a picture of the BSOD if possible, there are error codes that many of us here can use to help you out.

BSODs are 99% software issues. To make yourself feel better, boot into your BIOS (usually F10 but your mileage may vary) and there should be a hardware diagnostic test that will test for any hardware failures. When it passes (usually does) boot into windows and try and download this program called C Cleaner if you don't already have it. Then reboot the machine into safe mode and run c cleaner. Should fix it. If the hardware diags fail, then replace whatever hardware it says to replace. Hope this helps. ^_^

It depends. You can use a program called BlueScreenView to see the cause of it.

Blue screens usually mean there's something that caused the computer to crash into a non working state. most of the time, it's a one time thing, but if it continues to happen, it could mean there are major problems with the computer or its software.

yes because my labtop is already doing it and im trying to keep it alive as long as posibe

Happens now and then on me. Because of drivers

Back in my school days (before Win95), they happened mainly due to driver issues, resource conflicts or shortages, or hardware issues.

A few have said it, and I'll also mention it here as well - no, it does not exactly mean there's something incredibly bad with your computer. It can be as simple as a random error or two that will almost never happen again. It also can mean there's a severe issue.

First and foremost - if it happens several times, there is reason to worry. If only occasionally (or like only once or twice), see if you can remember what you were doing. Playing games/using high-intensive graphical programs (SAI, Ps, etc)? Might be graphics card issues. Have an AMD processor and it's saying something about an irql driver or hypertransport sync flood error? Might be a fixable issue (bios setting issue, or download a file), and perhaps it means something worse.

If it happens once, it could be:

-that you opened too many cpu demanding programs at once.

-are close to overheating.

-have a virus.

-need to update your bios driver to keep up with new programs.

If your computer starts making noises and is hot in anyway. turn it off immediately. Don't let what happened to me happen to you.
I lost all programs and stuff when one blue screen said "Your Operator is about to CRASH" and is not running how it used to anymore. I need a new pc.

Just get it checked out man, It can ruin your comp if It happens too much

It happens to my laptop sometimes.
It's probably my fault because I let it get too hot and I had enough internet tabs open to cause severe lag.

it's likw the Silver Surfer coming to warn you of impending doom >:
I suggest you take your comp to a technician to get a check up

Blue screen is not that much of a problem. If you get it over and over however, that's a problem. Depending on the cause, it's an easy fix, or a frustrating one like some IRQ_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL ones I've seen.

They randomly occur for whatever reason. Incompatibility, software conflict, overheating, hardware failure is a rare one, all sorts of things. My Asus laptop that's not even a year old did it once just idling. Was weird but it just happens. I'd say not to worry about it and do things like defrag, general system software maintenance and keeping things up to date.

Save everything and anything you can.I suggest rebooting computer to factory settings...make it a fresh start you know ^.^

Without the actual stop error, it's not possible for any of us to say for sure.

For example, if it was something like "paged fault in nonpaged area" that just means a section of memory was accessed and changed that shouldn't have been, and tends to be fairly harmless. If the processor is overclocked it would mean you would need to dail it back a bit, but I'm not sure that applies to you.

So basically "None of us will be able to tell you with any certainty, more information is required".

Personally I've seen a few, so I wouldn't be too worried, but like I said; no way of knowing at the moment.

Holy geesh, the lack of knowledge from the people here is incredible, how are you all still on the internet? :I

BSOD by hardware failure only happens if you have a dusty computer or a irregular electricity network with bad fuses, like living in third world countries. And these every now and then case of hardware failing over time, which means it was bad hardware in the first place.
Then there's software, drivers and bad memory management that cause BSODs. These are all solvable in one way or another.

Regardless, we can't state anything until you show us the error message of the BSOD, or maybe get the minidump of your crash out there for people to look at. This is in C:\Windows\Minidump, just grab the latest if there's multiple. I'm quite sure there's plenty of people with actual experience would love to look at it.

Bluescreens happen now and then ^^
If it happens more often and reinstalling stuff doesn't help, reinstalling windows is the best solution ^^
If it keep happen, maybe hardware makes a problem.

Happens to my laptop at least one to 4 time a day

Happens to me every few days on this computer, which is an HP Pavilion desktop. I also have an HP Pavilion laptop that has done it twice I think? Ever since it got a new HDD.
You gotta take a look at the stop error. I doubt it's anything huge?

I have no idea why mine does that, though, I've searched the stop error and all I learn from it is that there's a driver issue. It seems to be related to Sleeping and Hybrid Sleep though.

This is just further proof you are just that awesome.

Relevant: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.p.....ain/HeroicBSOD

usually its fine, mine has blue screened many times but usually it wont cause any damage unless there was something really wrong like if parts actually broke or fried. As long as your harddrives work, your data should be fine.

BSOD is a symptom, not a cause. Modern computers never have a BSOD (Windows XP and newer)

A BSOD is always a sign that something is wrong. Applications and overloading a PC should never cause a BSOD. CPU intensive tasks and GPU intensive tasks should be able to run for hours without the system getting too hot and should never blue screen.

There might be that random BSOD that comes just once in a lifetime. There is this thing called cosmic rays, when they happen to manage to flip that single bit in some driver code, it can cause a BSOD. Though they are very ultra rare to happen.

So, a BSOD is usually a sign that some hardware is going bad or some code in kernel space is buggy (this means the driver code has a bug) For example if you replaced a harddisk and the harddisk cable isn't properly connected then a blue screen can happen. Another possibility could be caused by bad power supply, either under-dimensioned PSU or bad power source. If the system has problems with cooling, there shouldn't be a blue screen. Instead the system should just shut down (or crash down to off state)

To sum it up, BSOD is usually buggy driver code, failing hardware devices, bad connectors or unstable power supply. (Overclocking can cause BSOD, too)
Things that must not cause BSOD is applications, overusing memory, CPU or GPU intensive tasks. If any of these cause a BSOD it's either one of the problems above or someone failed at coding the OS.

Depends on what the blue screen says. If you can get the info off it then you can find out what caused it. It can range from super easy fix to oh you're fucked sweeheart.