The Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) Primer
- Topics:
- Windows NT - 2000 - 2003
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- Sun Microsystems
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Overview: When Windows encounters a condition that compromises safe system operation (i.e. a bug), the system halts. This condition is called a bug check. It is also commonly referred to as a system crash, a kernel error, a system fault, or a Stop error. This is analogous to a panic in Solaris Operating Environment. The screen will switch into VGAtext mode, draw a dark blue background and then display an error message. This blue color, and the fact that the system has now stopped gives rise to the term the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). This paper only deals with BSODs which occur while running Windows NT4, Windows 2000, Windows XP and .NET. While BSODs have occurred in Windows OS's since the days of Windows 3.0 (including Windows 3.11, Win95, Win98 and Win98 variations), the Windows kernel architecture underwent a significant change between Win9x and Windows NT4. It was first in Windows NT4 that this type of fault handling was standardized among all Windows OS facilities. Thus, the BSODs in Windows OS's prior to Windows NT4 are significantly different from those after Windows NT4.
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Format: PDF | Size: 321KB | Date: Jan 2003 | Pages: 19
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