Vista and GSoD (OT for messenger live)

[John Jay Smith]

Since vista has an aero glass interface I think the Blue Screen of Death,
BSoD
should be updated with the aero interface. This making it in to GSoD (Glass
Screen of Death).

Have the developers worked on this improvement? Whats more frustrating is
that they droped another feature that was impemented in Longhorn.
The Red Screen of Doom or RSoD

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Longhorn_RSoD.png

Who did they drop this enhancment? Why insist on Blue? Is this some sort of
post cold war propaganda?

I want to be able to have glass color tinted screens of death.
This will improve the "user experience"!

 

[Guest]

As I have Previously said, "Windows Live Messenger, Daemon Tools, and AWS
Weather Bug are the 3 Worst Windows Vista Beta 2 and Build 5472 Offender's
for Messing Up Your Computer, Just FYI."

 

[Roy Coorne]

John Jay Smith reported:

Since vista has an aero glass interface I think the Blue Screen of Death,
BSoD
should be updated with the aero interface. This making it in to GSoD (Glass
Screen of Death).
...

GSOD = Gold Screen Of Death


rOy

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Or we could call it the KPSOD.

As I have Previously said, "Windows Live Messenger, Daemon Tools, and AWS
Weather Bug are the 3 Worst Windows Vista Beta 2 and Build 5472 Offender's
for Messing Up Your Computer, Just FYI."

 

[Dennis Pack x64, v64B2 \(5384\), OPP2007B2]

Or JJSSOD..

Or we could call it the KPSOD.

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings,

Well one reason it was dropped was to avoid it becoming another acronym, BSOD already exists
and was enough.

However, I haven't actually checked if this is still in Vista, but you can change the colour
in pre-Vista versions:
http://www.petri.co.il/change_bsod_color.htm

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[Colin Barnhorst]

I had to go up a few threads to nail that one.

 

[John Jay Smith]

I know Jonathan.. all this post was kind of a joke.....

 

[Roy Coorne]

I know Jonathan.. all this post was kind of a joke.....

Oh... really...

 

[Jimmy Brush]

Actually,

Microsoft was going to replace the BSOD with Flippy, an animated cartoon
pencil eraser in a mad scientist labcoat that would pop up and help you
diagnose the error.

However, due to the clippy fiasco, this project was terminated, classified,
and you will never get any MS employee to acknowledge its existance....

So, in order to figure out what to do after the Flippy termination,
microsoft spent millions of dollars, tens of thousands of man hours, and an
unimaginable amount of coffee doing case studies and focus groups to
determine the emotional reaction customers had with the BSOD, and to what
effect, if any, a change in color, font size, or text placement had on the
customer.

It seems that white text on a blue background won out, as it espouses a
feeling of calm, confident well-being. Even though the computer has crashed
and won't boot, users in the studies reported being more satisified with the
product AFTER the blue screen than before.

Of course, there is this old rumor going around the MS campus about secret
code buried in the BSOD code ... something to do with subliminal imaging and
refresh-rate induced hypnosis that can be brought about when the screen
changes resolution...

; )

- JB

Vista Support FAQ
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/

 

[Bernie]

Someone somewhere at sometime will take that seriously I'm certain.

 

[Jimmy Brush]

lol

- JB

Vista Support FAQ
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/

 

[Jimmy Brush]

You should have seen the first UAC prototype ...

A cartoon police officer, with a big 'ol billy club, walking up to the
affected application, looking at it funny, and then tapping on the screen.

*tink, tink*

"Are ye sure you be wantin' to do that, sir? That program looks might
suspicious to me. Should I allow 'em to proceed, or take 'em downtown for
questionin'?"

lol

- JB

Vista Support FAQ
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/

 

[Bernie]

That's a killer. I wonder if there is a way to do that....

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

The second was a 3D image of a Get Out Of Jail Free card.