Disable Automatic Restart From the Advanced Boot Options Menu in Windows 7

By Tim Fisher, About.com Guide

Since you disabled the automatic restart on system failure option in Step 2, Windows 7 will no longer force a restart when it encounters a Blue Screen of Death.

Document the hexadecimal number after STOP: plus the four sets of hexadecimal numbers within the parentheses. The most important number is the one listed immediately after STOP:. This is called the STOP Code. In the example shown above, the STOP Code is 0x000000E2.

Now that you have the STOP Code associated with the Blue Screen of Death, you can troubleshoot the problem:

Complete List of STOP Codes on Blue Screens of Death

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• Press F8 Before the Windows 7 Splash Screen
• Choose the Disable Automatic Restart on System Failure Option
• Wait While Windows 7 Attempts to Start
• Document the Blue Screen of Death STOP Code

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