Black Sreeen of Death ... ... also known as KSoD ... "As Microsoft and independent firms alike try to find out more about the "black screen of dea ...

qhn · 12-04-2009, 12:10 AM

... also known as KSoD ...

"As Microsoft and independent firms alike try to find out more about the "black screen of death" issue plaguing some users of Windows 7, the firm which first reported the problem has earned its fair share of criticism. However, that same firm maintains that despite getting the cause wrong, it still has the best solution.

Fix for Some, Not All Cases

Although it's now clear that Prevx misidentified Microsoft's update as being responsible for the problem, and grossly overestimated how many people could be affected, the firm has produced a fix which is reported to work in many, but not all, cases."

Read in full here.

cheers ...

brandini25 · 12-13-2009, 06:51 PM

THANK YOU. This happens to me all the time when installing updates and it is a pain in the behind. I'll letcha know if the fix works for me next time I update

brandini25 · 12-15-2009, 09:59 PM

well.. it didn't work...

qhn · 12-16-2009, 01:27 AM

I would not think so for most of the cases as stated in the OP. A re-installation is always the perfect (but not welcome) solution.

cheers ...

12-04-2009, 12:10 AM	#1
qhn ... am invisible Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 31,926 Reviews: 11 Benchmarks: 22 Credits: 91,265	Black Sreeen of Death ... also known as KSoD ... "As Microsoft and independent firms alike try to find out more about the "black screen of death" issue plaguing some users of Windows 7, the firm which first reported the problem has earned its fair share of criticism. However, that same firm maintains that despite getting the cause wrong, it still has the best solution. Fix for Some, Not All Cases Although it's now clear that Prevx misidentified Microsoft's update as being responsible for the problem, and grossly overestimated how many people could be affected, the firm has produced a fix which is reported to work in many, but not all, cases." Read in full here. cheers ... __________________ m6805@3700; SZ71WN/C ; Macbook 2ghz/4gig/250gb/superdrive; 7811FX are u Folding@Home? - Firefox Beta - MediaPortal "the" Media Centre/HTPC!

12-16-2009, 01:27 AM	#4
qhn ... am invisible Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 31,926 Reviews: 11 Benchmarks: 22 Credits: 91,265	I would not think so for most of the cases as stated in the OP. A re-installation is always the perfect (but not welcome) solution. cheers ... __________________ m6805@3700; SZ71WN/C ; Macbook 2ghz/4gig/250gb/superdrive; 7811FX are u Folding@Home? - Firefox Beta - MediaPortal "the" Media Centre/HTPC!

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12-13-2009, 06:51 PM	#2
brandini25 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 12 Credits: 223	THANK YOU. This happens to me all the time when installing updates and it is a pain in the behind. I'll letcha know if the fix works for me next time I update

12-15-2009, 09:59 PM	#3
brandini25 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 12 Credits: 223	well.. it didn't work...