Thursday, September 30, 2010

Blue Screen Of Death


Twice in the past week the Blue Screen Of Death has come up on my computer.  I've been working along when suddenly the screen goes black, and then THE screen comes up.  In each case my computer has rebooted fine and everything still seems to be working, but something is wrong.  What?  What can I do?  I run virus software and keep it updated, I also run another program for spyware and malware.  I never click on suspicious links.  OTOH, perhaps my computer is just plain tired!  It gets an awful lot of use . . .

I've been thinking how much of a person's life resides on their computer(s).  Most of my pictures, all of my correspondence, so many articles I have saved, my contracts, and my address book.  I don't track my finances on my computer, but do almost everything else.  I DO have a little backup drive that I use periodically (as I did this week after the first blue screen), but I don't even know if it works!  I just followed the directions and trust that Clickfree actually did what it was supposed to do.  I ought to KNOW that I can't trust either advertising or technology!

So what's the option?  Reams of paper and boxes of pictures?  Nah, guess I'll just rely on technology.  Or maybe investigate an on-line backup service so I can have two sets backup that I probably can't figure out how to access or use.  Sigh.  Folders of letters and boxes of pictures might have been easier!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Do you ever defrag your computer. That might be helpful in making your computer run more efficiently.
Ann

Jennifer Mathews said...

Dont' know how to fix the computer, but have heard "the blue screen"means it has to go back to manufacturer or have a technician advise.
For your pictures, have you thought of taking them off your camera and then loading them on to a "thumb or flash drive"? They are little and hold tons of pictures, etc. I just label them and pull out when I need to send something or print or whatever. This may not be any help at all but wanted to offer. Thanks for all you do.
Jen

Pat said...

If the computer were more than a few years old, I'd probably be thinking seriously about replacing it....

Anonymous said...

check out Digeus or Windsty Tune Up Suite. They find and fix most of errors in the system than any other. I run them every time when my computer starts crashing or working slow. They also help to prevent and fix Blue Screen of Death problem.