These operating systems use the Event Viewer and it gives a short desciption of the problem and an associated error code. You can go to Microsoft's website, look up the code, and find a solution. The really nice part about this is that Windows does not inform you of the problem by giving you a nice blue screen and a processor return memory error code (OE and VxD type errors). The only time you will see blue in these operating system's is when you have a serious hardware problem. Then you will get a 'Stop' error message that is VERY easy to diagnose. There are only a few things that can create a stop error message so that is why it is so easy.

If you want advice on a system utility that can help you out with your PC (ie Norton Utilities or McAfee), you won't find that with me. I do not recommend these products to average computer users. If I say 'defragment' and you know what that means, then forget the rest. My suggested operating systems have automatic system file checkers every time you startup. Any system file that is corrupt or damaged, will be replace automatically (more so with Windows XP).

Hope this advice helps. Sorry it was so opinionated, but I think that was what you wanted...

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