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February 14th, 2007

The Great Vista/Mac Showdown: Waylaid by the blue screen of death

Posted by Mitch Ratcliffe @ 1:32 pm

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Vista's blue screen of death

I'll be doing some diagnosing of software and hardware configurations in the Vista installation for a couple days. As I mentioned yesterday, the blue screen of death appeared after I added the dial-up configuration for Sprint's EV-DO network, now followed by strange display behavior, which could be hardware or software related. So, the challenge must wait for a few days. Back soon with more…. 

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TCO
This is where I tell my PC friends it is all about TCO. Yes, their PC is cheaper but is
their time worth nothing to fix all these problems? Add to the cost of your PC all the
time you have to ... (Read the rest)
Posted by: nrkmann@... Posted on: 02/28/07 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
I would say the challenge is over!  Linux User 147560 | 02/14/07
Does it Count?  Harry Bardal | 02/14/07
This probably isn't Vista  Mitch RatcliffeZDNet Moderator | 02/14/07
Accountability Gap  Harry Bardal | 02/14/07
Quit apologizing  YinToYourYang-22527499 | 02/15/07
lighten up  Robert Kohlenberger | 02/15/07
Definitely a physical problem  Mitch RatcliffeZDNet Moderator | 02/15/07
This is true  Jkirk3279 | 02/16/07
No Show Forfeits Contest  YinToYourYang-22527499 | 02/15/07
That's pretty weak  dallen@... | 02/15/07
Vista gets a crutch  Len Rooney | 02/15/07
Unfair !  Jkirk3279 | 02/16/07
Who is copying who?  NonZealot | 02/16/07
Thanks for the laugh  frgough | 02/16/07
You are welcome!!  NonZealot | 02/16/07
MIcrosoft  frgough | 02/16/07
Compomise  Len Rooney | 02/16/07
The funny thing about the myth  NonZealot | 02/15/07
Myth...  IAHawkeye | 02/15/07
read the blue screen error message  zzz1234567890 | 02/19/07
What? No comebacks?  justanitguy | 02/22/07
just doing my little bit  zzz1234567890 | 02/23/07
TCO  nrkmann@... | 02/28/07

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