Blue Screen of Death...the screensaver!

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#1 Post by **KristianJ** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 7:52 pm

For use to scare your work colleagues, friends, etc.

Don't know whether it's been posted about, but it does look pretty authentic and I'd be fooled.

Turbo Audi · #2 Post by **Turbo Audi** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 7:57 pm

ohhh how I miss the MSFT days.

NOT!

christopher_wolf · #3 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 7:59 pm

That's a cool screensaver, believe me.

Although, if you look really closely at the BSOD error messages, you would come to the conclusion that they aren't actually real (and there are even some obvious tech jokes in there too!

); but, almost all of the time, most users don't look that closely and go by the shape of the text, blue screen, big hex number, and the word "restart."

Miller88 · #4 Post by **Miller88** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 9:04 pm

I use it on all my computers. It is funny watching people's reactions to it too.

#5 Post by **KristianJ** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 10:27 pm

christopher_wolf wrote:That's a cool screensaver, believe me.

Although, if you look really closely at the BSOD error messages, you would come to the conclusion that they aren't actually real (and there are even some obvious tech jokes in there too! ); but, almost all of the time, most users don't look that closely and go by the shape of the text, blue screen, big hex number, and the word "restart."

lol...yes they do. Although I like that it sort of picks a random file from the user's system as the culprit, so that adds to the confusion.

christopher_wolf · #6 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 10:51 pm

Yeah, that is clever; they even go through the Windows XP splash screen to simulate a reboot and use the actual name and specs of the computer.

NS · #7 Post by NS » Sun Nov 12, 2006 2:08 am

Chris,

do you have any idea how i can get the HDD failure blue screen of death for my screensaver? How to create one?

I loved this screen saver... special...

christopher_wolf · #8 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 2:19 am

NS wrote:Chris,

do you have any idea how i can get the HDD failure blue screen of death for my screensaver?

Oh there are many, many, many ways to get that...

NS · #9 Post by NS » Sun Nov 12, 2006 2:42 am

christopher_wolf wrote:
NS wrote:Chris,

do you have any idea how i can get the HDD failure blue screen of death for my screensaver?
Oh there are many, many, many ways to get that...

how??? can teach??

#10 Post by **rkawakami** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 2:48 am

So now the propeller-beanie wearing crowd at MSFT has spent countless hours perfecting something that can be launched at will and which will put fear into the hearts of unsuspecting users and cause them to consider upgrading their hardware....

Vista.

I guess it's about time I start looking into Linux...

Oh, you thought this was about the BSOD screensaver?

christopher_wolf · #11 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 2:52 am

Actually, I think that they assimilated that when they got Mark and the crew from SysInternals as they had that screensaver before.

And you think that Linux doesn't have its, more so unfair, share of proper-beanie heads?!

RUSH2112 · #12 Post by **RUSH2112** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 4:13 pm

Haha, I cant believe that this is an official Microsoft Screensaver.
As for Linux, I have seen more Kernel Panics than BSOD's, but almost every single kernel panic i've seen was a nice little case of PEBKAC.

Miller88 · #13 Post by **Miller88** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 5:48 pm

Is there any way to edit this?

christopher_wolf · #14 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 5:58 pm

Edit the screensaver you mean?

#15 Post by **Kyocera** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 8:14 pm

Off topic but sort of relevent as to the comments about linux and MS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5iS3JtcwLU

Turbo Audi · #16 Post by **Turbo Audi** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 10:02 pm

RUSH2112 wrote:Haha, I cant believe that this is an official Microsoft Screensaver.
As for Linux, I have seen more Kernel Panics than BSOD's, but almost every single kernel panic i've seen was a nice little case of PEBKAC.

...Agree on the kernel panics. Big time!

NS · #17 Post by NS » Sun Nov 12, 2006 11:00 pm

I installed the wallpaper on my uncle\'s 701C and make it appear when he returned from the restroom. Guess what???

He started to panic and keep demanding from me what i have done to his 701C. I smiled at him and said: time to buy new thinkpad. Your 701C simply gave up on you, uncle...

I think he will be buying a new laptop sooner or later and i am trying to convince him that i can repair his 701C. hehehe...

Thanks for the wallpaper. But if you read the words carefully, there is 1 sentence on the top page with the word: bogus_bluescreen... (everytime change after the fake restart)!!!

Nigellus · #18 Post by **Nigellus** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 5:47 pm

Sweet! My brother doesn't know it yet, but he's getting a new screensaver if I'm successful in reviving his 600E.

Bwahahahahaha!!

Blue Screen of Death...the screensaver!

Blue Screen of Death...the screensaver!

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