General fixes

Most Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) errors in Windows Vista can be fixed by following any of the below methods.

Method #1: Install Windows updates

If Windows Updates aren’t installed automatically in your Windows Vista system, you need to update the system manually:

1. Go to Control Panel
2. Click Windows Update (or System and Maintenance and then Windows Update)
3. Click Install. If the Windows Update window says that Windows is up to date, go to the next method below.

Method #2: Check installed drivers

Many BSoDs errors are caused by misconfigured or damaged device drivers installed. To fix a BSoD error caused by incompatible drivers, you need to remove the installed driver and restart the computer or make sure you have the latest available driver for your computer.

Search on your computer’s manufacturer website for the latest drivers available.

Method #3: Startup Repair

The Startup Repair utility of Windows Vista can potentially fix blue screen errors as it automatically scan and tries to fix your computer.

To run Startup Repair, follow these steps:

• If you have the Windows Vista installation disk:
  1. Insert the disk and restart your computer
  2. Press any key to start Windows from the installation disk
  3. Choose your language
  4. Click Next
  5. Click Repair your computer
  6. At the System Recovery Options screen, click Startup Repair
• If you don’t have the Windows Vista installation disk:
  1. Remove any inserted floppy diskettes, CDs, DVDs or USB drives
  2. Restart your computer
  3. Press F8 before the Windows logo appears
  4. At the Advanced Boot Options screen, select Repair your computer
  5. Hit Enter
  6. Select a keyboard layout and then click Next
  7. At the System Recovery Options window, select Startup Repair

If “Repair your computer” doesn’t appear in the Advanced Boot Options screen, it means that your computer doesn’t have the necessary recovery files to perform this procedure.

Method #3: System Restore

For a full guide on how to restore Windows Vista, follow our guide Restore Windows Vista from here.w

Method #4: Reinstall Windows Vista

Reinstalling your Windows Vista may fix the blue screen errors your computer has, but it’s recommended to try any of the methods listed earlier before you proceed with reinstalling the operating system.

If the blue screen error is from an installed device drivers, then it’s possible to have the same error appear again in the fresh installed Windows Vista if you use the same driver.