Windows 98 And Blue Screen Of Death

Is Windows 98 running on your computer? Have you gotten the dreaded blue screen? Chances are that you've probably gotten it more than once. Windows 98 and blue screen of death are quite common, because this was a major programming bug in this windows system. When you get a windows 98 and blue screen of death, it usually means that something is wrong in your registry.

What is the registry?

The registry is a main component of the windows system. When files get corrupted within it, it causes windows 98 to go a little crazy. The newer Windows compensates for this and doesn't go into blue screens as much. Of course, if you're running windows 98 that doesn't help you much does it?

Windows registry cleaner

There is a simple solution. Now you can download a windows utility cleaner from the internet and fix the registry problem, and no more blue screens turn up. There are many different types of registry cleaner utilities. Some are better than others, but most will get the job done.

You could manually fix the windows registry, but you need to remember that this a very important windows database, and any file that you delete that you shouldn't, could disable your system, causing you to lose all your data. Probably the best solution is to download a registry utilities cleaner. These programs are quite easy to find, you just need to do a quick Google search and you'll find that lots of options come up.

How to use a registry cleaner in Windows 98?

Using a windows registry cleaner is quite easy. You only need to download the program and then run it. Most registry cleaners will give you the number of errors it finds and an option to fix them. Before clicking on fix registry errors, you should click on create backup of registry, so that in case something goes wrong, your registry can be put back the way it was.

What if You Still Get Blue Screens

If you are still getting blue screens after cleaning the registry, then you probably have some other kind of problem. You need to think back to what happened to cause the blue screen in the first place. Did you install some piece of hardware or software that made the blue screen come up? If this is the case, then you need to uninstall those device drivers and install a new driver, or avoid using that piece of hardware or software.

If you haven't done anything different then you probably have a hardware problem. Your memory could either be bad, or you may need to add memory. Your hard drive may be failing. There are several hard drive scanning programs you can find on the internet that can help you determine, if its your hard drive that is failing.

Generally speaking though most windows 98 and blue screen of death problems occur because of corrupt registry files, so once you have run a registry cleaner, the problem should clear up.