Re: blue screen of doom - from USB flash memory cards

From: Rick \ (rick_at_mvps.org)
Date: 10/17/04


Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 20:19:46 -0400

Hi Steve,

Tough to tell, but this is a place to start:

General USB Troubleshooting in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310575

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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
"Steve" <steve@nomail.sorry> wrote in message 
news:1Qicd.25231$Fe6.10108944@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net...
> My Dell Inspiron 8600 with Win XP home has developed a bad symptom.  Most
> times, when I plug in a USB flash memory stick or PCMCIA flash memory 
> card,
> the PC goes to a blue screen.  I must then force a reboot.  It didn't used
> to do THAT!  What's gone bad?
>
> Thanks,
> Steve
>
> 


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