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Imagine working away on your computer, when all of a sudden you get an ntfs sys blue screen error message. Fear and panic strikes you as you try and read the message. It looks completely alien compared to other errors, almost dated, like it belongs to a lesser machine. There isn’t an option to simply click ‘ok’ and resume with your work. So, naturally you feel annoyed as the any work you’ve done gets lost.

As you get pen and paper and begin to jot the error message, the PC restarts automatically. From that moment, you anxiously anticipate another blue screen error occurrence. The next day it happens again and again without warning. You’re more prepared this time and you finish writing down the rest of the stop code. As most people do, you begin searching online for the error message meaning and fix.

Like anyone in the same situation you try the suggested fixes you find online and you begin the process of slow elimination. It doesn’t necessarily mean you won’t find a fix, most people do, eventually. But unless you’re lucky and you really know what you’re doing, the solution will not come easily. This isn’t to say that the blue screen error code doesn’t give some hints to what the problem is, but it won’t provide a detailed solution.

This is what bugs me and thousands of people the most. It’s like someone throwing a needle into a bunch of haystacks and then pointing to the haystack that the needle is in. Not exactly what you would hope for when after a solution. And this doesn’t take into account that some stop error codes are a lot more difficult to solve than others. The difference between getting an ati2dvag blue screen and a Mup.Sys Blue Screen is a lot more problems.

A faulty Mup.sys file, malware, a corrupt registry entry and badly installed hardware; any one of these and a lot more can cause Mup.sys problems. It may take several tries to repair this particular issue. The best thing to do when you get a blue screen is to take down the message and do an online search of the issue or better still, contact someone who knows about computers.

Before you start making any major changes to your computer, make sure you try some basic fixes first to rule out the obvious problems. There’s a good chance that the problem is only minor. Usually you will not have to go as far as opening your PC up or doing a full system restore. Give these quick fixes a try first:

-Undo any recent changes that might be causing the BSOD.
-Uninstall any recently installed hardware.
-Check the registry for any invalid or corrupt entries with a registry cleaner.
-Make sure you have the newest drivers installed.
-Check that you’re running the latest Service Pack.
-Run a complete scan on your computer with a good antivirus program.

If the blue screen restarts to quickly, you can change Windows auto-reboot settings. First go to Control Panel and access System; click on the Advanced tab located in System Properties; then uncheck the Automatically Restart box in Startup and Recovery. Next time the BSOD pops up again you don’t have to worry about missing the message.