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Black Screen of Death Not Microsoft's Fault

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-not-directly-anyway dept.

Barence follows up to the ongoing Black Screen of Death Saga by saying "Microsoft says reports of 'Black Screen of Death' errors aren't caused by Windows Updates, as claimed by a British security firm. The software giant claims November's Windows Updates didn't alter registry keys in the way described by Prevx, which said that the Microsoft Patches caused PCs to boot with just a black screen and a Windows Explorer window. Microsoft is now blaming the problem on malware. Prevx has issued a grovelling apology on its own blog."

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  1. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 5, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  2. Re:System Registry by GrBear · · Score: 4, Funny

    /etc/ So shut the fsck up -_-

    If Windows used /etc/ I imagine it would look something like this..

    sjkHFG12.cnf
    2874asdf.dat
    virsdefs.cfg
    MYMLWARE.CNF
    MSOFFI~1.cfg
    MSOFFI~2.cfg

    You know, full of highly detailed filenames with standardized extensions clearly indicating what programs they belong to.

  3. Re:Is that any better excuse? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ubuntu protects you from malware in the same way that a Geo protects you from carjackers.