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DorisMay | 00:04 Sun 28th Jan 2007 | Computers
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My computer regularly 'crashes' or stops with a blue screen. The message I get is: 'A device driver installed on your computer caused the Windows operating system to stop unexpectedly. This type of error is referred to as a 'stop error' and requires you to restart your computer. Being a bit of a novice, how do I find out which driver is causing the problem?
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If you are using Windows XP right-click on My Computer and select Manage. Under System Tools select Device Manager. You should see an X against the faulty device. Also under System Tools is the Event Viewer, this may give you some more clues as to what is failing.
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Thanks. Nothing highlighted in Device manager but errors highlighted under Event Viewer such as 'Application Error Category 100 Event 1000. Also under System a couple of recurring errors ie: Source DCOM Event 10010 and also Source Service Control Manager Event 7023. I'm afraid these are as clear as mud to me, I think I might need to take it to a shop. Thanks anyway

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