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Those are the main causes but it could be anything, can you get the error message that the blue screen displays before it reboots?
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Those are the main causes but it could be anything, can you get the error message that the blue screen displays before it reboots?

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See if you can obtain a boot CD (Linux boot CD or Ultimate boot CD (windows)). Try booting with a boot CD to see if the computer starts properly. <br />
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... Thinkpads_User
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See if you can obtain a boot CD (Linux boot CD or Ultimate boot CD (windows)). Try booting with a boot CD to see if the computer starts properly.

... Thinkpads_User

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if you get a blue screen (BSOD) post the info<br />
when exactly do you have this BSOD?<br />
if you want to test your basics, use the UBCD to run memtest86+ for ram test, and the disk diag for your disk brand<br />
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here is how i handle suspect disk drives : <br />
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if you get a blue screen (BSOD) post the info
when exactly do you have this BSOD?
if you want to test your basics, use the UBCD to run memtest86+ for ram test, and the disk diag for your disk brand
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here is how i handle suspect disk drives :
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Storage/Hard_Drives/A_3000-The-bad-hard-disk-problem.html [https://www.experts-exchange.com/Storage/Hard_Drives/A_3000-The-bad-hard-disk-problem.html]

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What version of windows are you trying to install?
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What version of windows are you trying to install?

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i wonder what the problem/solution was?<br />
not very friendly to post nix
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i wonder what the problem/solution was?
not very friendly to post nix

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hi there. i am trying to reinistall windows but i keep getting a blue screen .<br />
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what could be the problem?<br />
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how do i determine it?<br />
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someone told me it might be the ram or hard drive???
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hi there. i am trying to reinistall windows but i keep getting a blue screen .

what could be the problem?

how do i determine it?

someone told me it might be the ram or hard drive???

cannot reinstall windows

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