I've been getting an occasional blue screen error for a while. I turn off my
computer holding down the off button for several seconds, then turn it back
on. Sometimes when I turn it back on, I get a blue screen again. I repeat the
off/on thing, and it always works on the second time and everything seems
peachy.

The past couple days, the screensaver/monitor doesn't "wake up" when I move
my mouse so I have to turn off, turn on, rinse and repeat.

My event viewer thing gives the following explanation of the errors that
occurred throughout the past couple days:

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Details
Product: Windows Operating System
ID: 7000
Source: Service Control Manager
Version: 5.0
Symbolic Name: EVENT_SERVICE_START_FAILED
Message: The %1 service failed to start due to the following error:
%2.

Explanation
Service Control Manager (SCM) could not start the specified service,
probably because the service is not configured correctly.


User Action
Do one or all of the following:

Review the error information displayed in the message.
Verify that the service password has not expired.
Verify that the service is in the correct location.
Verify that the service is not infected with a virus.
To display the WIN32_EXIT_CODE error that SCM encountered when trying to
start the program, at the command prompt, type
sc query service name
The information displayed can help you troubleshoot possible causes for the
error.
If the WIN32_EXIT_CODE is zero, then SCM did not attempt to start the
service because the error was detected first.



Version: 5.2
Symbolic Name: EVENT_SERVICE_START_FAILED
Message: The %1 service failed to start due to the following error:
%2

Explanation
Service Control Manager (SCM) could not start the specified service,
probably because the service is not configured correctly.


User Action
Do one or all of the following:

Review the error information displayed in the message.
Verify that the service password has not expired.
Verify that the service is in the correct location.
Verify that the service is not infected with a virus.
To display the WIN32_EXIT_CODE error that SCM encountered when trying to
start the program, at the command prompt, type
sc query service name
The information displayed can help you troubleshoot possible causes for the
error.

If the WIN32_EXIT_CODE is zero, then SCM did not attempt to start the
service because the error was detected first.

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Details
Product: Windows Operating System
ID: 1003
Source: System Error
Version: 5.2
Symbolic Name: ER_KRNLCRASH_LOG
Message: Error code %1, parameter1 %2, parameter2 %3, parameter3 %4,
parameter4 %5.

Explanation
A blue screen (Stop error) was reported. The message contains details about
the error. A matching event with Event ID 1001 might also appear in the event
log. This matching event displays information about the specific error that
occurred.


User Action
No user action is required.

3.----------

Details
Product: Windows Operating System
ID: 1003
Source: System Error
Version: 5.2
Symbolic Name: ER_KRNLCRASH_LOG
Message: Error code %1, parameter1 %2, parameter2 %3, parameter3 %4,
parameter4 %5.

Explanation
A blue screen (Stop error) was reported. The message contains details about
the error. A matching event with Event ID 1001 might also appear in the event
log. This matching event displays information about the specific error that
occurred.


User Action
No user action is required.


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There was another one with a msg about a "serious error" related to a psched
something or other too.

I have a Dell Dimension 3000 about four years old, running XP V5.1 SP2.

Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!