InstantForum.NET v4.1.4Windows Vista Forumhttp://www.vistaforums.com/Forum/Admin@VistaForums.comTue, 07 Oct 2008 19:04:12 GMT20http://www.vistaforums.com/Forum/Topic13905-9-1.aspxVista logs events as it runs. If your system crashes (blue screen or otherwise), examining the Event Logs after reboot can provide some information on what's failing.<br><br>To get to the Event Logs,do the following:<br>1) Right-click My Computer, select Manage<br>2) In the left-most panel, expand the Event Viewer <br>3) Expand the Windows Logs "folder"<br>4) Click on the System icon -- the center panel will fill with log entries<br>5) Scroll through the entries, looking for Error entries<br>6) Click on an Error entry, bottom panel provides info. <br>7) If you then click the Details tab, it defaults to XML code. Change it to friendly view to see some detailsThu, 31 Jan 2008 17:42:13 GMTWAW8