Where are Blue Screen of Death events logged on Windows XP and how can I view the history of them?

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I got a Blue Screen Of Death on reboot.

Where are events like this logged on Windows XP and how can I view the history of the BSODs?

See also http://superuser.com/questions/42386/pc-blue-screens-and-then-instantly-reboots-how-do-i-stop-this-or-find-the-error — ChrisF, Nov 25 '11 at 17:11

score 14 · Answer 1 · edited Aug 04 '16 at 16:34

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BlueScreenView by Nirsoft is a much better solution than Event Viewer; Event Viewer does work, but this provides the information in a better format and much faster.

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If you haven't tried BlueScreenView before check it out - I was incredibly surprised. I ran it and it pretty much told me straight out which 1 of my drivers was the problem on the first screen – JumpingJezza Dec 13 '16 at 02:01

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 02 '10 at 15:49

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Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Event Viewer

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`Win+R` -> type `eventvwr` -> ENTER :) – 0xC0000022L Nov 25 '11 at 18:32
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A description of where to check for events causing the BSOD would be relevant. – Norswap Aug 25 '13 at 10:42
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Same for Windows 10. – zygimantus May 25 '18 at 19:11

score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 12 '12 at 23:39

In Windows XP/2000/NT4, sort the System event log by the 'Source' heading. Look for an event source of SaveDump. In Vista/7/8 look for BugCheck. There will be a status code that you can look up, such as 0xC0000050. Change the C to a 0 before searching it on the web.

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 02 '10 at 18:28

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If you have your pc set to capture minidumps, you can try Who Crashed, it automates looking for some of the common causes of BSODs.

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score 0 · Answer 5 · edited Nov 02 '22 at 11:34

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If the event log doesn't help (which it often doesn't for BSODs), and you're feeling adventurous, you can also set your system to automatically save a minidump of the crahs, and then use WinDBG to determine exactly what caused it. See https://web.archive.org/web/20101214165843/http://elliottback.com/wp/how-to-analyze-windows-xp-bsod-minidump-files/ for an example

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Where are Blue Screen of Death events logged on Windows XP and how can I view the history of them?

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