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To most computer users all the inner details of software functioning is total mystery. What's worse, even the simple and well-known errors that can be easily explained and for which there are many known solutions, can become an impassable barrier, preventing users from efficient using their computers. MakeUseOf.com relates to this in How To Analyze A Windows Blue Screen Of Death With WhoCrashed.

In more details: Windows machines are often the subject of jokes within the computer geek community, and much of that bad credit is due to cryptic error messages that reveal very little information even to the veterans of this operating system.

Of those type of errors, BSODs (Blue Screen of Death) are the worst and are often caused by poorly written device drivers, kernel extensions or faulty RAM (Random Access Memory). You can’t recover to the normal software environment without either a soft or hard reset. Soft resets are usually the case, as the computer will try to automatically reboot or display the error code and require the user to initiate the restart sequence, the infamous “Ctrl-Alt-Delete” or “Press Any Key” prompts.

Many of you probably have encountered this type of error and know that any files that weren’t saved at the moment of crash have either lost changes or have been corrupted. Personally, as a writer, I consider this to be one of Windows’ greatest flaws. I have lost a lot of work due to this kind of issues and the problems seem to continue in Windows 7, although the frequency appears to be greatly reduced.

WhoCrashed, an application developed by Resplendence Software Projects, aims to demystify the error codes and present you with a likely culprit of the crash. Finding out what caused it can be the first step in eliminating the problem and creating a more stable computing environment. RAM memory, as well as faulty drivers, can be replaced – but your time can’t be.

The mentioned article further explains the benefits of the application, yet we have to stress another aspect of the problem: the alck of plain and clear information about operating system and software functioning can result in severe security issues. The popular opinion is that OS is evolving to the state of so many protection subsystems included, that the end user can feel quite safe.

However, it is a bad idea, to rely entirely on third parties, and, what's worse, on pieces of software in case security issues are involved. Security is not only the modern software and hardware, it is also a discipline of mind. Regular, simple monitoring of one's resources, following simple security precautions can bring much more confidence in both hardware and software, and prevent costly time loss. A habit of learning ins and outs of the software one works with can save much time and other resources.

Security is in minds, not in machines.

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