There is a far more complete list of BSOD STOP codes, including links to relevant MSDN articles, at http://www.carrona.org/bsodindx.html http://www.carrona.org/

There is a far more complete list of BSOD STOP codes, including links to relevant MSDN articles, at http://www.carrona.org/bsodindx.html http://www.carrona.org/bsodindx.html The Maximum PC article seems to be a reasonable troubleshooting guide from the brief look I had. In my experience mystery computer problems are (in rough order, not limited to Windows, YMMV) memory, power supply, physical problems (connectors, etc), and drivers.