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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. Do we have to be nasty? by Eevee · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Prevx has issued a grovelling apology on its own blog.

    Grovelling? How sad it is that an honest apology gets an insult. If you find "We apologize to Microsoft for any inconvenience our blog may have caused." as grovelling, then I feel very sad for you and your vision of how people should relate to each other.

  2. Re:Really? by maxume · · Score: 5, Insightful

    When users are happy to type "sudo rm ...", it doesn't really matter how impervious the system is.

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    Nerd rage is the funniest rage.
  3. System Registry by C_Kode · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Maybe one day Microsoft will get rid of the Windows Registry. It's like putting port holes on the bottom of your boat. Sure, they let you see the fish, but sooner or later one is going to break and sink your ship.

    The Windows registry has always been a bane of Windows use since it's inception.

    1. Re:System Registry by BradleyUffner · · Score: 5, Insightful

      What do you want them to replace it with? hundreds of .conf files scattered randomly about the filesystem, with no standard format? That will be much easier for the user than a centralized, standardized configuration system.