TobamorisRevenge 0 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I have an oldish pc, that i use to run certain software on. However I lent it to a relative for a while and he messed it up with some software he installed. Tried to remove some the junk they installed on it, but i now get random crashes. Long story short I dont want to reinstall windows on this pc. IS there a way around BSOD ? I know win7 has a way around it, but i guess its cos its designed differently (geeky stuff like kernels and things?) http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/topic/43519-windows-xp-blue-screen-of-death-stop-codes/ tbh this made no sens at all. Anyone know of some software, that can help? ie change the BSOD to a prompt, rather than crash whole pc. There could be an underlying problem, but its buried deep. However it would take ALOT of faffing aboutto try and repair the system to good health. I can live witht he odd crash, if it didnt freeze whole pc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Bin it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26142 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Didn't Leazes used to regularly start threads like these? Also wasn't too fond of the gays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TobamorisRevenge 0 Posted January 21, 2014 Author Share Posted January 21, 2014 Bin it. would prefer a more subtle option! keeping xp is useful for runing slightly older software; trying to run somethings on multicore hardware can be bugg ridden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 4949 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 If you get Windows 7 Pro you can get an XP shell to run your older applications. Looks just like XP. In terms of saving the one you've got, have you already attempted a system restore back to the point before he installed everything? This can be done without evening opening Windows - if you're being BSODed then you'll likely be taken to the 'How do you want to start up your computer screen'. Choose repair from there and restore should be an option. Go back as far as you can, it's not like you'll lose any files, just some applications. Ultimately though, if it was me, I'd fix the issue at hand. Or upgrade and get the XP Shell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38535 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Get a Romanian to fix it- cheap as chips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 4949 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Get a Romanian to fix it- cheap as chips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TobamorisRevenge 0 Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 You know some Transylvania IT specialists? DO they only do callouts by the light of the silvery moon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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