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You can use the Windows Event Viewer to check the details about a BSOD. *http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/open-event-viewer ----- Boot the computer in Windows Safe mode with network support (press F8 on the boot screen) as a test to see if that helps.

the BSOD disappears with a restart which i am guessing clears the event viewer studetc

In XP you could disable the BSOD auto restart. I never actually used Win2k but I guess it is similar. At the very least that ensures you see the BSOD before it clears. Does any of this help * http://superuser.com/questions/148114/where-are-blue-screen-of-death-events-logged-on-windows-xp-and-how-can-i-view-th * and I know it is Windows 7 but http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-performance/how-to-read-dumpfiles-after-a-blue-screen-of-death/0d7522e3-4ed1-448e-bda6-66441f042c0c?msgId=074b16f6-fe45-49b2-a41a-613ea8c17b9a