i get a similar problem with a dell desktop. they overheat big time and cause the system to reboot. maybe your laptop is doing this also?

No I dont think there is any overheating. Besides I'm not sure if overheating can throw bluescreen and hang on there, it just switches off the PC. Overheating is a common problem with Dell, esp. laptops.

I just figured out my problem with the STUCK_IN_THREAD error...random restart...

It did not like the screen saver slideshow... just thought I would share this simple thing!

look for something that is looping on your computer. it is causing the cpu to overheat maybe???

Finally, something seems to be solving the problem. Dell claimed that it is a BIOS issue and they are working with Msft for a patch. Anyway, taking out that ATI control center app from system tray (removing from startup) seems to stop the bsod.

do you have a dimension?

i know that i had to flash my BIOS on my 5150 to get sound in vista. Maybe you need to do a similar thing? (be careful, dont flash unless necessary as baad flash = dead pc)

well its because of the operating system you are using,you can reinstall the version of windows operating system you have on the laptop.and that should solve the problem