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Windows New Black Screen of Death!
Nick Mahar Dec 1, 2009
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It's not as bad as it sounds but is much like the old "Blue Screen of Death". Over the last week it is reported that many Windows users(not just Windows users) have been hit with a plain black screen that appears upon login which locks up the system. That's it though, no other problems besides that so i guess just do the normal thing and press and hold the power button to re-boot. According to a Microsoft email that's making the rounds, the company is "investigating reports that its latest release of security updates is resulting in system issues for some customers." According to Prevx, a UK developer of anti-malware software, a recent Windows patch changed Access Control List entries that prevents some programs to run properly thus causing the "Black Screen of Death". Thanks to Engadget.com we have a nice picture showing us how bad ass the problem is. According to Prevx, they have put together a fix but, they are very unknown and we ourselves can't promise and success or security. Hopefully Microsoft fixes the problem soon.
[Via Engadget]
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Nick Mahar Dec 1, 2009
Applications, Design, Gadgets, Hacks, Hardware, How to, Humor, Microsoft, breaking 
