lol Windows

[Kaido]

http://img26.picoodle.com/data..._Picture1m_911725b.png

:laugh:

 

[Kaido]

Oh and for some related fun:

http://technet.microsoft.com/e...nternals/bb897558.aspx

http://www.doomlaser.com/?p=12

 

[MrTransistorm]

Originally posted by: Kaido
Oh and for some related fun:
http://technet.microsoft.com/e...nternals/bb897558.aspx

Yikes! I know there are BSOD screensavers out there, but I never expected one from Microsoft. They even made it read the hardware configuration for extra realism. That's scary!

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: MrTransistorm

Originally posted by: Kaido
Oh and for some related fun:
http://technet.microsoft.com/e...nternals/bb897558.aspx

Yikes! I know there are BSOD screensavers out there, but I never expected one from Microsoft. They even made it read the hardware configuration for extra realism. That's scary!

Yeah, pretty clever

I thought it was funny that my Windows VM had BSOD...it's sooooo nice to just hit the virtual restart button and have it back up in 20 seconds. Although I do have to say, XP has been surprisingly stable.

 

[BehindEnemyLines]

At least it tells us why it BSOD:

0x000000FC

For security and stability Windows defines memory areas as "executable" where programs can run, and "non-executable" where data is stored, but programs are not allowed to run. An attempt was made to run a program from a non-executable area of memory, which is never allowed. In some cases the faulting driver's name will appear in the message.

Some older versions of Windows may show the description as "ATTEMPTED_EXECUTE_OF_NOEXECUTE_MEMORY".

My guess is Data Execution Protection (DEP) kicked in at the driver's level. It's protecting from a possible attack...

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: BehindEnemyLines
At least it tells us why it BSOD:

0x000000FC

For security and stability Windows defines memory areas as "executable" where programs can run, and "non-executable" where data is stored, but programs are not allowed to run. An attempt was made to run a program from a non-executable area of memory, which is never allowed. In some cases the faulting driver's name will appear in the message.

Some older versions of Windows may show the description as "ATTEMPTED_EXECUTE_OF_NOEXECUTE_MEMORY".

My guess is Data Execution Protection (DEP) kicked in at the driver's level. It's protecting from a possible attack...

That'd be weird...got FF3, Zonealarm, and Avast running...

 

[Nothinman]

The chance that it's an attack is pretty small, most likely it's just a poorly written driver.