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See color key and Blue Screen of Death.

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See color key and Blue Screen of Death.



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  • Gallery of galleries: Top 10 of the month

    From the past to the present - from blue screens of death and new commodore 64s to Internet Explorer 9 and $17,000 PCs with working Xbox 360s inside - there has been a lot to see over the past month.

    Blog posts | September 24, 2010 11:18am PDT

  • Blue screen of death lives on (screenshots)

    One of the first things associated with Windows 95 which celebrated its 15th anniversary is the dreaded Blue Screen of Death. Here's a look back.

    Image galleries | September 2, 2010 7:47am PDT

  • Microsoft re-releases Blue Screen of Death fix

    Microsoft is re-releasing the patch that caused Windows systems to crash in February with a Blue Screen of Death.

    News items | March 4, 2010 1:12pm PST

  • Tracking down those XP crashes: Could the cause be malware?

    According to reports on some newsgroups, a Windows patch is causing the Blue Screen of Death for Windows XP users. Microsoft has temporarily withdrawn the update while it investigates the reports....

    Blog posts | February 12, 2010 9:59am PST

  • Windows patch causes blue screen of death for some

    Some Windows users reported on Thursday that they were getting the blue screen of death on their computers when they installed Microsoft's latest security updates released two days earlier.

    News items | February 11, 2010 12:26pm PST

  • Fake 'Blue Screen of Death' pushing scareware

    Hackers are using the infamous Windows Blue Screen of Death to trick computer users into downloading fake security software (scareware). According to a discovery by Sunbelt Software, a Windows...

    Blog posts | August 4, 2009 1:56pm PDT

  • Apple rolls back USB driver in iTunes 8 for Windows

    After numerous reports that iTunes 8 causes Blue Screen Of Death (BSOD) crashes on Windows Vista boxes after connecting an iPod or iPhone, Apple has re-released the software – at least the...

    Blog posts | September 15, 2008 10:46am PDT

  • Apple rolls back problem driver in new iTunes 8 update

    A few days after users began complaining that iTunes 8 was causing Windows systems to crash, Apple has rolled out a new version of iTunes 8 intended to fix the problem. I've looked at the latest...

    Blog posts | September 12, 2008 5:39am PDT

  • '300' uses simple technology for unearthly results

    Zack Snyder, director of the film 300 set to release March 9, talks with CNET News.com's Neha Tiwari about the technology used to bring Frank Miller's graphic novel to life.

    Videos | March 5, 2007 9:30pm PST

  • The Blue Screen of Hive Death

    Strangely, Microsoft's solution is to run software on a PC that won't run...

    Image galleries | December 18, 2006 2:02pm PST

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