How old is the computer?

Check for error messages in the event viewer.

To open the event viewer, right click on Computer, choose Manage, under
System Tools expand Event Viewer, expand Windows Logs, and inspect the
Application and System logs for red symbols.

What are these signs of an impending crash that you have learned to know?

"Grassy" <Grassy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hey Colin,
>
> I get the imfamous "driver irq not less than zero" error.....
>
> I am usually uploading pics to a smugmug account and posting on some
> newsgroups. Sometimes downloading or transferring large files. My
> daughter
> and I am into photography..primarily MX. It happens so much that I now
> recoginize the signs of an impending crash however, I usually cannot shut
> things down fast enough..
>
> I will make changes as suggested because the blue screen go by quickly or
> it
> happens when I am not at the box...
>
> It will help to see what is tripping this blue screen..haven't seen so
> many
> since the advent of windows :)
>
> Ian.
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