Blue
Screen of Death (BSOD) is a name that all the Windows PC users fear of and
would do their best to keep it off their system. For people who have little or
no idea about BSOD, it is a STOP error screen with a blue background adorned
with white text codes explaining error details. The error befalls when Windows
operating system (OS) encounters a fatal issue that it can't recover from and
starts shutting down.
Are you thinking
why one should be afraid of the BSOD error? The reason is that when the problem
erupts, Windows suddenly starts shutting down to prevent itself from further damage.
So if you are in the middle of finishing an important office work (which you
were just about to complete) or downloading/uploading anything or whatever work
you were doing on your computer will be lost without even giving you a chance
to save it.
What lies in a
Name?
Like most of the
people, I have always wondered how the BSOD error came into existence and where
it got its name from. Nothing lies in a name but still everything lies in the
name as it is the primary introduction to a thing. Well, I think that these
technical tidbits help you know more about your company (any company). I
researched a lot on the concept of BSOD error and went through several
websites; see what have I come up with.
Origin of the
BSOD Error
The BSOD made
its first appearance in the year 1987 during the beta testing of IBM
""Operating System/2 (OS/2) developed at Lattice, Incorporate; the
developer of early OS/2 and Windows compilers. The STOP error screen struck the
OS/2 when developers were porting other tools from Lattice, Inc. via internet.
The reason behind the error appeared to be the bugs (it means defects or flaws
in more technical term) in the OS/2's software. While giving the error
description to IBM (informally known as 'Big Blue' then), the Lattice, Inc.
developers named the error as 'Blue Screen of Death' associating its color with
IBM's and a dead screen appearance that just didn't move away without
rebooting.
Another story is
that the BSOD error was originally a 'Black Screen of Death' (as some people
say) instead of 'Blue Screen of Death'. The term BSOD was originally given its
name by Ed Brown in the mid-1991. Ed Brown was then an IT technician with
Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta in Georgia, US. Ed Brown reported that the error
struck when the company implemented Windows 3.0 (OS) in the Global Marketing
Group, and users when trying to run 'WordPerfect' would randomly get BISOD
error screen. The error would display an entirely black screen with a cursor
flashing at the top left hand corner. This would happen when a user tried to
run a DOS application and eventually got stuck with the BSOD error. The system
had no escape from the BSOD error until it was rebooted.
Error Horror
The BSOD error
has certainly succeeded in dreading users with whatever color it appears in.
Even Bill Gates, the founder of giant Microsoft Corp., had no escape from the
BSOD error during the beta release of Windows 98 at Computer Dealer's
Exhibition (COMDEX) in Las Vegas in April, 1998. The demo Windows 98-based
system crashed when an assistant tried connecting it to a scanner to display
the OS' compatibility with Plug & Play devices.
Well, don't
panic (you don't have as there is a solution for everything in this world),
just relax and if the error occurs to your system, then shut it down and reboot
properly. Sometimes, a simple reboot resolves the problem. If it appears to be
of no help, then try to pen down the error details and search the knowledge
base on Google, Bing among other search engines to find out the solution. I
would recommend that you better consult an expert to save time and money. The
online technical support services are the best option to get value for both
time and money as they don't need you to lug your computer to some place, they
just fix the problem online unless there is a hardware problem.
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