What is a blue screen and how do you fix the Windows blue screen error? Let's find out! Surely many of you might have experienced a situation where you are peacefully working on your computer, possibly replying to an e-mail, chatting with your friend, making an online transaction, or entering important details in MS Excel and your computer suddenly has a blue screen with a lot of jumbled details.

This means that you have seen the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)! How do you fix this error? Many of us call a computer technician or expert and pay him/her loads of money to get the Vista machine back on track. However, what most of us do not know is that BSOD can be fixed at home too, without spending any money.

Surprised? Don't be! All you need is the right information and steps to fix the Windows blue screen error.

The BSOD error usually occurs when Windows Vista detects an error that does not allow the operating system to run properly. Generally this BSOD error is due to incompatible software or drivers. You simply uninstall these drivers/ software. The Windows registry stores information about various software, hardware and other OS related info. When you use the computer for a long time, this list gets unwanted entries which could be a cause for BSOD error. You could try to clean this list using registry cleaners which are programs to delete unwanted items in the registry list.

However, if the problem still persists, you can follow the five steps mentioned below to fix the Windows blue screen error without paying a dime to anyone.

1. First, remove any DVDs, CDs, or floppy disks from your computer. Then restart your Vista computer.
2. As soon as your computer begins to restart, keeping pressing the F8 key before the Windows Vista logo appears. This will open the "Advanced Boot Options" screen.
3. Highlight the option that says, "Repair your computer" and press "Enter". Select the layout of the keyboard and then click "Next".
4. Choose a username, type a password, and then press "OK". You will get the "Systems Recovery Options" menu.
5. On this menu that says "System Recovery Options", click "Startup Repair". Now you are through!