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	Fix computer hanging, blue screen of death, troubleshooting
		One of the worst problems faced by a computer user, is when a computer with Windows operating system installed on it has a system error and display an error message "Illegal operation" on a blue screen, and the computer has to be restarted to prevent damage to the computer.
		Unlike startup errors which are indicated by a beeping sound, the blue screen of death (BSOD) can occur at any time when you are working on your computer, without any warning.
		The common causes for the blue screen of death and the solutions to fix it are as follows:
	www.fixit.in /bluescreenofdeath.html (430 words)

	Blue screen of death - Uncyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Blue Screen of Death ("BSoD," as it's affectionately called) is an event where your PC decides to be a little bitch, and suddenly seizes up and fails to work It is said that every time there is a BSOD, another angel gets its wings.
		The association of the colour blue with death, watery or otherwise, is readily visible throughout modern civilisation.
		The modern incarnation of the Blue Screen of Death was slipped into the very core of the Windows operating system at its inception, by a malicious developer with a sick interest in Pagan rites.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Blue_Screen_of_Death (1333 words)

	Sysinternals Freeware - BlueScreen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		One of the most feared colors in the NT world is blue.
		Bluescreen is a screen saver that not only authentically mimics a BSOD, but will simulate startup screens seen during a system boot.
		You can find out how real Blue Screen's are generated, and what the information on the Blue Screen means in my December 1997 Windows NT Magazine NT Internal's column, "Inside the Blue Screen".
	www.sysinternals.com /Utilities/BlueScreen.html (336 words)

	Blue Screen of Death - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Windows XP In Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP, a blue screen of death occurs when the kernel or a driver running in kernel mode encounters an error from which it cannot recover.
		The color blue was chosen because there was a version of Windows NT for the DEC Alpha platform and there the console colors could not be changed in an easy way.
		Although the Microsoft Xbox usually shows a Green Screen of Death when a critical error occurs, this model was seen showing a BSoD during the presentation of a racing game at the CeBIT computer fair in Hanover in March 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Blue_Screen_of_Death (3195 words)

	Windows Backup Recovery Blue Screen of Death
		Although sounding humorous, the BSOD was given its name because after an error occurs, a blue screen will often appear, indicating that the system requires a reboot, a repair or other troubleshooting...
		Avoid the Blue Screen of Death (CARA Group)- Despite its much-vaunted reputation as being easy to use, Windows NT should be treated with the same gravity as running a UNIX server.
		BSOD Properties (BSOD Properties)- BSOD Properties is a utility to alter the color of the Blue Screen of Death.
	windows.ittoolbox.com /topics/t.asp?t=330&p=330&h1=330 (579 words)

	Windows NT: Demystifying the 'Blue Screen of Death'
		As I'll explain later, you can use another section of the blue screen to figure out which driver is causing the problem.
		When a Blue Screen of Death occurs, the crash dump information is sent to the functional computer for diagnosis.
		If you have a blue screen that you can't seem to figure out and you've ruled out a hardware failure, chances are that it may be related to a change that you or someone else has recently made.
	www.microsoft.com /technet/archive/winntas/tips/techrep/bsod.mspx (1790 words)

	OSWeekly.com - Analysis: Blue Screen of Death (BSoD)
		Generally, there are two screens that users refer to as Blue Screen of Death.
		Although both screens are considered "deadly," the one in Windows NT4/2000/XP environment takes the lead for a variety of reasons.
		Blue screens, as many of us know, have been in existence since the days of Windows 3.1 and were actually originated from IBM’s Black Screen of Death.
	osweekly.com /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2236&Itemid=449 (258 words)

	Move Over, Blue Screen of Death? Microsoft Watch - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		As if the dreaded "Blue Screen of Death" that plagues users of existing Windows variants weren't enough, some beta testers are reporting that they've encountered a new "Red Screen of Death" in early versions of Longhorn.
		Posters characterized the RSOD as the newer, more evil cousin of the current Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), which is displayed when Windows experiences a major error that will likely require a reboot to fix.
		But the RSOD is no different from the fl screen that currently displays when existing versions of Windows experience a similar system failure, Sullivan said.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_zdmsw/is_200505/ai_n13637133 (562 words)

	BBspot - Microsoft, Military Announce Operation Red. White, and Blue Screen of Death
		Unbeknownst to the Iraqis, this "gift" from Microsoft is part of the psychological warfare and infrastructure destruction campaign of the allied forces, called Operation Red, White and Blue Screen of Death.
		The copies of Windows 95 were standard copies of the software with only one devious change.
		Microsoft's VP of Marketing Marie Bixby explained, "All the instability, and bugs that came with the original version are still there, but as part of the psychological operations of the war, we modified the infamous Blue Screen of Death to the more patriotic red, white and blue.
	www.bbspot.com /News/2003/03/rwbsod.html (506 words)

	Motos: Humor: Blue Screen of Death
		Immense video displays were used to show images of the new customizable BSOD screen side-by-side with the older static version.
		X-Accept-Language: en To: keg@dotparagon.com Subject: BSOD Article Hello Kathy, While surfing the web, I noticed that the "Microsoft Announces Improved BSOD" article that I wrote for Segfault a while back has been copied and reprinted on about a zillion different web pages on the net.
		I've also noted that a lot of people have asked "who the hell originally wrote this thing?" That would be me. I submitted it to segfault a couple of years ago but forgot to sign my name at the end of it.
	www.motogrrl.com /humor/bsd.html (544 words)

	What is blue screen of death? - a definition from Whatis.com - see also: BSOD
		The blue screen of death (BSOD), is the informal name given by users to the Windows general protection fault (GPF) error.
		Named in honor of the error's dreaded display image of white text on a blue background, the BSOD is generated by the operating system when it has suddenly terminated with an error.
		The blue screen may include some hexadecimal values from a core dump that can potentially be used to determine what caused the crash.
	whatis.techtarget.com /definition/0,289893,sid9_gci214376,00.html (185 words)

	BSOD [rec.humor.funny]
		A surprising number of respondents said, "Staring at a Blue Screen of Death." At 54 percent, it was the top answer, beating the second place answer "Downloading XXXScans" by an easy 12 points.
		Graphics and multimedia content can now be incorporated into the screen, making the BSOD the perfect conduit for delivering product information and entertainment to Windows users.
		The BSOD is by far the most recognized feature of the Windows operating system, and as a result, Microsoft has historically insisted on total control over its look and feel.
	www.netfunny.com /rhf/jokes/99/Oct/bsod.html (379 words)

	Blue Screen of Death
		Inspired by Cory and the Eastern Standard Tribe, the complete edition of the Blue Screen of Death is now available for a free download.
		The Blue screen of death, a desi’s misadventure in the land of opportunity and Jawwad get coverage in the August 2006 issue of the Actuary.
		Quite pleased and surprised to find an MS Reader catalogue entry for the Blue Screen of Death when I ran my daily google search for the book this afternoon.
	alchemya.com /bsodblog/bs.html (991 words)

	Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
		Your pc has experienced what is called a "Blue Screen of Death" (BSOD) or an "NT memory dump".
		The only way you can clear a BSOD is to physically turn off the cpu of the computer involved.
		BSOD do happen every once in a while with NT, but if you start having them happen repeatedly and with more frequency, this is usually an indicator that something nasty is brewing on that computer.
	library.osu.edu /sites/techservices/bluescreen.htm (316 words)

	TechBuilder \| Recipe: Stare Down the Blue Screen of Death
		For those who haven't experienced it, BSoD is literally a blue screen displayed by Windows when a PC cannot recover from a system error.
		BSoD is always accompanied by arcane error messages and even more arcane instructions on what to do next.
		With Windows NT, 2000, and XP, BSoD occurs when the kernel encounters an error from which it cannot recover.
	www.techbuilder.org /recipes/183700872 (829 words)

	Longhorn to get Red Screen of Death: ZDNet Australia: News: Software
		The red screen of death appears to be the bigger, badder cousin to the traditional blue screen and is designed to let users know that a more serious error has occurred, Kaplan said.
		Kaplin, Microsoft's technical lead for globalisation infrastructure, fonts and tools, said that he had only achieved the red screen of death by making a "small set-up change" and altering the registry.
		This "somewhat destructive act", said Kaplin, provoked a red screen of death after he rebooted Longhorn's virtual image, where previous versions of Windows returned a fl screen with a different error message following the same treatment.
	www.zdnet.com.au /news/software/soa/Longhorn_to_get_Red_Screen_of_Death/0,130061733,139191467,00.htm (692 words)

	The Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) Primer, from Sun Microsystems - White Papers, Webcasts and Case Studies - TechRepublic
		This blue color, and the fact that the system has now stopped gives rise to the term the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD).
		While BSODs have occurred in Windows OS's since the days of Windows 3.0 (including Windows 3.11, Win95, Win98 and Win98 variations), the Windows kernel architecture underwent a significant change between Win9x and Windows NT4.
		Thus, the BSODs in Windows OS's prior to Windows NT4 are significantly different from those after Windows NT4.
	whitepapers.techrepublic.com.com /abstract.aspx?docid=46597&promo=490060 (546 words)

	Microsoft upgrades blue screen of death - vnunet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		A Microsoft blogger has published screenshots of what he claims is an upgrade to the infamous 'blue screen of death' which can appear when Windows crashes.
		Michael Kaplin, technical lead for Globalization Infrastructure, Fonts and Tools at Microsoft, reports in his blog that, as well as the blue screen, a red screen will be included that indicates a more serious problem.
		Kaplin was only able to access the screen after deliberately tweaking the registry settings on his PC.
	www.vnunet.com /vnunet/news/2127305/microsoft-upgrades-blue-screen-death (511 words)

	Download your Blue Screen of Death - from Microsoft \| The Register
		The infamous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) will pop up on an NT system whenever something has gone terribly wrong.
		Bluescreen is a screen saver that not only authentically mimics a BSOD, but will simulate startup screens seen during a system boot.
		Virtually all the information shown on Bluescreen's BSOD and system start screen is obtained from your system configuration - its accuracy will fool even advanced NT developers.
	www.theregister.co.uk /2006/11/08/microsoft_blue_screen_saver_of_death (476 words)

	Blue screen of death crashes Gates at CES - vnunet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Blue screen of death crashes Gates at CES - vnunet.com
		Blue screen of death crashes Gates at CES
		A major slip occurred at a Windows 98 demo at Comdex in 1998 that went into blue screen mode, but Gates returned the next year to successfully show off the progress that had been made.
	www.vnunet.com /vnunet/news/2126451/blue-screen-death-crashes-gates-ces (590 words)

	Blue Screen of Death - FileFront Gaming Forums
		Blue screen of death is a microsoft error screen with lots of information.
		a blank blue screen is just a blank blue screen.
		However just the fact that the screen is going blue just sounds video card like to me.
	forums.filefront.com /showthread.php?t=129752 (1050 words)

	Beginners Guides: Crash Recovery & The Blue Screen of Death - PCSTATS.com
		If you've ever used Windows, chances are you've experienced the lovely shade of blue associated with the famous Windows Stop Error or 'Blue Screen of Death.' This frequent, although less so in newer operating systems, error occurs whenever Windows senses a software, hardware or driver error which will not allow it to continue operating properly.
		We will not be exploring and cataloguing what each BSOD means, but rather providing a set of tools for troubleshooting that you can use to get around any Blue Screen Of Death, or constant crash issue.
		The Blue Screen of Death, or more properly the 'Windows stop message' occurs when Windows detects a problem or error from which it cannot recover.
	www.pcstats.com /articleview.cfm?articleID=1647 (535 words)

	Blue Screen of Death
		The Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) is there to help you.
		However, if you find that the BSOD is popping up even when you're NOT over-worked or over-stressed, there may be a hardware and/or software issue involved.
		If you have just the right combination of programs open and system memory in use, and your computer tries to access a "bad spot" on a RAM chip, the results can be unpredictable.
	www.askbobrankin.com /blue_screen_of_death.html (701 words)

	Oops: Blue Screen Of Death Interrupts Gates' CES Show - Hardware Technology News by TechWeb
		Bill Gates' keynote presentation Wednesday night at the Consumer Electronics Show didn't quite go according to plan: glitches, including a dreaded "Blue Screen of Death," interrupted the show several times.
		Microsoft's chairman, who shared the stage with late-night talk show host Conan O'Brien, kept his cool when Microsoft Media Center crashed during the presentation, and an Xbox displayed the blue screen of death.
		As the Xbox went down for the count, the Microsoft executive running that part of the presentation, Garrett Young, said, "This is a little bit of demo karma, sorry, I'm out of system memory apparently.
	www.techweb.com /wire/hardware/57300120 (645 words)

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