____/ BearItAll on Thursday 28 June 2007 16:08 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> Trouble Shooting The Blue Screen of Death
>>
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>> | Fortunately since Windows 2000 this has become less of a common
>> | occurrence, or so it seemed. Working late last night at a client’s
>> | office on a handful of problems already, Windows Vista (Brand new
>> | machine, only a week old) decided to show me otherwise. While copying
>> | some vital files to the machine, it restarted windows. After a rebooting
>> | to the login screen, it then repeated the process of halting and
>> | restarted, nice!
>> `----
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>>
>
http://www.terinea.co.uk/blogs/terineatechtips/2007/06/27/trouble-shooting-the-blue-screen-of-death/
>> http://tinyurl.com/3x7fe3
>>
>> Proprietary code and drivers just don't work.
>>
>>
>> Related:
>>
>> Would You put Your Life in Vista's Hands?
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | While on a visit in Romania, where Bill Gates participated in the
>> | celebration of 10 years since the Microsoft branch has been running
>> | there, and the launch of Vista, declared that, with the right amount
>> | of administration, the new Vista could run life support systems in
>> | hospitals.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.techdo.com/would-you-put-your-life-in-windows-vistas-hands/
>>
>
> Safer to jump in the canal with bricks tied to your feet I should imagine.
Why would anyone tie a couple of dead XBoxes to one's feet?
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against MS For Bricked 360s
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| According to Gamespot, the suit seeks a minimum of $10 million in
| damages, depending on how MS decides to defend itself.
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http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/law/class-action-lawsuit-filed-against-ms-for-bricked-360s-220250.php
Numerous Reports, November 30 Xbox 360 Update Is Bricking Consoles
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| Some consoles are being bricked by Thursday's dashboard update.
| Issues range from freezing, red ring of death and VGA adapterm
| alfunction. Microsoft isn't acknowledging the issue and billing
| $140 for repairs.
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http://digg.com/gaming_news/Numerous_Reports_November_30_Xbox_360_Update_Is_Bricking_Consoles
Update brick your 360? Speak up
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| Since yesterday's update, there are numerous reports about 360s
| being bricked. Some people suspect that this is being done by
| Microsoft intentionally to stop modders and hackers. Xbox Scene
| thinks it has more to do with certain combinations of hardware
| and firmware.
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http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2006/11/01/update-brick-your-360-speak-up/
Autoupdate killed my 360!
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| I was fine yesterday gaming with the VGA cable but after getting
| the autoupdate today, I get a black screen. Does Microsoft test
| these things? My connection to the TV didn't change yet its
| screwed. Thanks for nothing Microsoft.
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http://forum.teamxbox.com/showthread.php?t=489979
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