How to Review a Blue Screen Crash on Windows Vista

Using the Event Viewer
1. Click 'Start,' 'Control Panel,' and then 'Administrative Tools.'
2. Click on 'Event Viewer.'
3. Under 'Windows Logs' search the categories 'Application,' 'Security' and 'System' for recent entries in the right-hand pane labeled with a red exclamation point as errors.
4. Right-click an error and select 'Event Properties' to view more detailed information about. Note: The logs in the event viewer will contain events other than blue screen errors. It is best to check the viewer immediately after an error so that your blue screen error will appear at the top of the event list.
Turning off Automatic Restarting
5. Click 'Start,' 'Control Panel' and then 'System.'
6. Click 'Advanced System Settings.'
7. Under 'Start up and Recovery,' click 'Settings.'
8. Under 'System Failure,' uncheck 'Automatically Restart,' and then click 'OK.' The next time your computer crashes from a blue screen the screen will remain until you shut off the computer yourself, giving you plenty of time to review and write down (or photograph) important information.