i get a bluescreen error on my laptop occasionally at startup. this is what it appears to be A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer. the technical information they give is this: *** STOP: 0x000000F4 (0x00000003),0x89CE56E0,0x89CE5854,0x805C8C88) could this be a windows update? any idea what this is? where can i find the log that shows the blue screen error on my computer?

It may be something as simple as closing the laptop before Winders shuts down. But, here's a link I googled for you: http://kadaitcha.cx/xp/stop_error.html It's the trees moving that makes the wind blow

i looked i still dont get it. it mentioned a hard drive on that site related to 0x000000F4 but i dont have another hard drive on the laptop so what would that technical information mean?

can anyone help?

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Blue screens are often extremely difficult to diagnose exactly (easier if they give file info causing the problem) - there are too many stop codes, most you can't find an exact match for and the ones you can (or nearly) & have a fix - the fix often doesn't work. Most common causes are bad hardware or bad driver(s). So if the problem started after you'd made a hardware or software change, that's an obvious pointer. If it was happening since new I'd contact supplier - but I suspect not. The BSOD should be recorded in the event log (run eventvwr.msc to view). If its hard drive related (it would mean your main/only drive) running chkdsk and/or drive manufacturer's diagnostic would be a good idea (also check event log for 'bad block' errors).