How eliminate the BSOD in Windows

[nn_step]

To do so follow these steps:

1. Open the SYSTEM.INI file found in the %systemroot% folder (i.e. C:\Windows or other). You can easily open the file by running SYSEDIT from the Run command, or by using Notepad.exe.

2. Locate the [386enh] section in the file:

3. If not already present, create the following new entries:
MessageBackColor=
MessageTextColor=
and give it a value according to the following list:

0 = black
1 = blue
2 = green
3 = cyan
4 = red
5 = magenta
6 = yellow/brown
7 = white
8 = gray
9 = bright blue
A = bright green
B = bright cyan
C = bright red
D = bright magenta
E = bright yellow
F = bright white

For example:

MessageBackColor=2
MessageTextColor=F

will change the BSOD to Green with bright white text.

Note: Use CAPITAL LETTERS, i.e. F and not f.

4. Close SYSTEM.INI while saving your changes.
5. Restart the computer.

WARNING Converting it to Gray will enable the dreaded GSOD :rolleyes:

[EniGmA1987]

Fun little tweak. But when I saw the title I was like: "Can I really get rid of it forever?!?!"

[Logos4]

oh just as I thought everything had been tried :D
Microsoft Announces Ads for BSOD
http://www.bbspot.com/News/2002/10/bsod_ads.html

extract:
"Development Kate Verban. "When we failed to make the BSOD user-friendly, we decided that at least it could generate revenue"

[alexanderhuzar]

Ads for BSOD = every hacker on the planet with any kind of botnet will launch a DDoS attack on anything Micro$oft-related.

[stocius]

Fun little tweak. But when I saw the title I was like: "Can I really get rid of it forever?!?!"I thought I dropped a hit of windowpane when I saw this. Still cool, I can my BSODs match my mood now.:yepp:

[Logos4]

Ads for BSOD = every hacker on the planet with any kind of botnet will launch a DDoS attack on anything Micro$oft-related.

I'm sure you saw that was a joke didn't you :confused:

[s1nykuL]

Since SP2 for XP I rarely ever see a BSOD. However with Win98 I was pretty obsessed with hacking the windows start up and shut down splash screens, the OEM panel in my computer properties and the OEM branding of IE. I say obsessed because I made myself do this every time I had to re-install the OS 'cos it broke, about once every three months. It also kinda personalised my Win98 install. I modified the start up splash to read "Windoze 98"

You maybe interested in how I manged to stop the BSOD on my laptops.

I installed Debian 4.0r2 on one and Ubuntu 8.04 on the other. ;)


@Stocious: Wow, I haven't seen the world through a windowpane in over 20 years! Are these still being made?