Blue Screen of Death Lives On in Windows 8

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Good news for the haters, when Microsoft said it reimagined Windows, it also reimagined what the Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) should look like, which means Windows 8 isn't immune to crashing. If you think about it, it's kind of comforting in a way. After all, what would Windows be without a BSoD revealing what went wrong? You could answer "Linux," or even "Mac OS X" if you're trying to start a flame war, but we won't go there.

As much as we all hate getting a BSoD, they're actually pretty helpful if you know how to decipher them. They're also a little intimidating, despite the use of the color blue, which studies show have a relaxing effect on people. It appears Microsoft wants them to be even less frightening in Windows 8.


Read more at: Maximum PC | Blue Screen of Death Lives On in Windows 8
 
BSOD: Extreme Makeover Edition :p
 

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Could that guy have chosen a lower quality pic?
 

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I've seen that screen, caught me by suprise for a second before i figured it out.
 

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despite the use of the color blue, which studies show have a relaxing effect on people.

I don't know about relaxing....

I've had a few already.bsod.jpg
 

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I've gotten that screen too many times to count already. Apparently Windows 8 and VirtualBox don't get along too well.
 

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That's the first one I've seen ;)

It's a screen that keeps us busy on the forums.
 

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On my test machine I get one after about 15-30 minutes of sitting idle... Not the same cause every time either.

Heh well of course it's not even beta yet :)
 

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Whats that? I havnt had one BSOD! Win 8 is running perfect so far. :shock:
I did install on a small ssd drive and its very smooth.
 

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A kinder gentler BSOD screen doesnt even imply a kinder gentler OS. Its called Job security
 

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As much as we all hate getting a BSoD, they're actually pretty helpful if you know how to decipher them. They're also a little intimidating, despite the use of the color blue, which studies show have a relaxing effect on people. It appears Microsoft wants them to be even less frightening in Windows 8.

Pretty helpful? Like a blood clot in the lungs?

Regardless of the psychology used...... A BSOD remains just that... an inconvenient glitch!
{A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
Or if you prefer if it walks like a duck & quacks like a duck - it's a duck!}
 

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Two days running and no "BSOD" knock on wood. . .:thumbsup:
 

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I gotta agree this kind of warm fuzzy crap should be left up to OS X cultists over at Apple.

A BSOD is just that no amount of soothing effects can change that. It should have at least SOME basic troubleshooting info included on that page.

If nothing else at least let us customize the BSOD so that we can get creative LOL.

I'm thinking Maybe " The Price is Right" LOSER theme with that little audio clip that used to be used when a contestant lost...
"bumm bum bum bum whaaaaaaa.":furious:
 

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I must be lucky i have yet to encounter any of these, I have been using build 7989 for over 2 weeks not one failure.
 

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I get one but I know its my HDD. Just once but then again... "A duck is A DUCK." LOL!
 

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Luckily ( not so ) I haven't seen BSOD in Win 8 and even in Win7, I don't even remember when was the last time.

Although, I've heard about a few BSOD on Virtual enviroments. I use normal dual boot, along with Win7 as default OS.
 

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Luckily ( not so ) I haven't seen BSOD in Win 8 and even in Win7, I don't even remember when was the last time.

Indeed.

My only experience with BSOD was a multitude of them during XP usage from the very first day of release until the last day when I switched over to Vista when it first released. Never gotten a BSOD in Vista, Windows 7 or currently Windows 8.
 

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Hehehe Thats the cutest BSD evar! I have the old BSD screensaver that loops and scares the snot out of people. Im a bad bad person :Devil:
 

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