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>>>>>If the computer is new, make sure all drivers are up-to-date and exactly correct for the actual hardware. Look for hardware-related optional updates in Windows Update.
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>>>>I will try to take a picture with a camera when I get this BSOD. It usually scrolls fast but maybe Pause button will work.
>>>>The computer is not new - about 3-4 years old. And I only see this BSOD after I installed VS2012.
>>>>I have 4 GB of RAM. If I knew that adding another 2 or 4 GB would help to alleviate the problem I would certainly do it.
>>>>And I will check the System and Application event logs, to see if I find anything there.
>>>>Thank you.
>>>
>>>I highly recommend downloading the MemTest86+ ISO, burn a bootable CD from it, and run it to test your memory: http://www.memtest.org/
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>>I see many downloads on this page. Could you please explain the difference between the following two?
>>Download - Pre-compiled Bootable ISO (zip)
>>and
>>Download - Pre-compiled Bootable Binary (zip)
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>You want the top one - the ISO. It is supplied in a zip archive. When you unzip it, you will have a single file with a .iso extension. You can then burn that ISO CD image directly to a blank CD - you can do that directly with Win7. You can then boot from the CD to run the utility. To do that, you have to make sure your machine can boot from CD, or access the boot menu with the appropriate keystroke sequence during boot.

First, thank you! How do you check if the PC can boot from a CD?