Thanks both for the replies. constant was also a bad word to describe the issue. it was more like annonying/periodic/daily. @Tripredacus - I am able to get into Windows. I plan to update to SP3 soon (have been busy with work so havent done it yet. OS is installed on an IDE drive(laptop is the machine experiencing the issues) @cluberti - Thanks for the insight. There was another BSOD when I got home(the two stop codes in the middle were diff this time (0x82b12b90, 0x82b12d04). I can zip up the dump if needed.) System Restore was active(not sure when I activated it as I never use it). I have disabled it for the time being to see if the issues stop. Will let it run a day or two to see if it comes up with a BSOD and advise.