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April 2011 |
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| "Blue Screen" Errors |
| Some
version of Windows (notably Windows 95 and 98) may occasionally exhibit
what is known as a "blue screen error". This
occurs when the entire screen goes blue and a message in white reports
some problem (usually a "fatal exception" or some other
cryptic message).
Blue screen errors usually occur during or after a system crash when a program, or Windows itself, has corrupted memory and effectively "confused" the computer. Although it may be possible to continue after a blue screen error it is always best to restart the computer as soon as possible. Blue screen errors indicate that memory has become corrupted so that the performance after such an error will be affected. Most often, one blue screen error will give rise to another and it may in fact be impossible to continue until the computer is restarted. Restarting the computer usually resolves the immediate problem and blue screen error, although serious in that they stop the computer working, do not usually cause any lasting problems. |