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Topic: No more blue screens of death!
Alleria Qui'farush
Chica!
posted 01-05-2003 03:54:13 AM
Because I now have Windows XP! Bwahahaha!


This is not a test... I think

Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael
I posted in a title changing thread.
posted 01-05-2003 04:01:24 AM
so what happens when some unholy error happens with XP?
Lyinar's sweetie and don't you forget it!*
"All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die. -Roy Batty
*Also Lyinar's attack panda

sigpic courtesy of This Guy, original modified by me

JooJooFlop
Hungry Hungry Hippo
posted 01-05-2003 04:05:30 AM
Pink Screen of Oopsie
I don't know how to be sexy. If I catch a girl looking at me and our eyes lock, I panic and open mine wider. Then I lick my lips and rub my genitals. And mouth the words "You're dead."
Grendel
Pancake
posted 01-05-2003 04:09:38 AM
quote:
Nobody really understood why Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael wrote:
so what happens when some unholy error happens with XP?

Vodoo rituals. Trust me it ain't worth, chicken blood doesn't come out of clothes well.

Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael
I posted in a title changing thread.
posted 01-05-2003 04:11:28 AM
both responses were hilarious. I had to towel soda off my monitor. thank you.
Lyinar's sweetie and don't you forget it!*
"All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die. -Roy Batty
*Also Lyinar's attack panda

sigpic courtesy of This Guy, original modified by me

Nicole
The hip-hop-happiest bunny in all of marshmallow woods
posted 01-05-2003 04:12:19 AM
quote:
Grendel's account was hax0red to write:
Vodoo rituals. Trust me it ain't worth, chicken blood doesn't come out of clothes well.

Chickens work too?!

Well, fuck me sideways, I could have avoided a LOT of murder charges with that bit of information...



I just spent
my last cent
purchasing this poverty.

Grendel
Pancake
posted 01-05-2003 04:15:07 AM
quote:
Nicole had this to say about Reading Rainbow:
Chickens work too?!

Well, fuck me sideways, I could have avoided a LOT of murder charges with that bit of information...


Yup, but I can get human blood out of my clothes. who'd a thunk it!

Nicole
The hip-hop-happiest bunny in all of marshmallow woods
posted 01-05-2003 04:17:46 AM
quote:
Grendel was naked while typing this:
Yup, but I can get human blood out of my clothes. who'd a thunk it!

True, but a missing chicken attracts a LOT less attention than a missing kid.

Fuck. I need to find easier ways to get good-quality zombies.



I just spent
my last cent
purchasing this poverty.

Vorbis
Vend-A-Goat
posted 01-05-2003 04:18:28 AM
quote:
Grendel had this to say about Captain Planet:
Yup, but I can get human blood out of my clothes. who'd a thunk it!

Well, yes.

But when you clean your clothes of chicken blood people say you're concerned about your attire - with human blood they just say you're "tampering with evidence".

Double standard bullshit.

Grendel
Pancake
posted 01-05-2003 04:20:58 AM
quote:
Nicole wrote this then went back to looking for porn:
True, but a missing chicken attracts a LOT less attention than a missing kid.

Fuck. I need to find easier ways to get good-quality zombies.


Not really, at least where I live. Damn Chicken fuckers!!!

Nicole
The hip-hop-happiest bunny in all of marshmallow woods
posted 01-05-2003 04:23:31 AM
quote:
When the babel fish was in place, it was apparent Grendel said:
Not really, at least where I live. Damn Chicken fuckers!!!

Then you live someplace very scary that I will never be going to.

I swear, there has GOT to be a better way to raise an undead army. You'd think it'd be easy. A few vampires, zombies for brain-eating goodness, maybe a lich or two for fun, and it's pretty much self-perpetuating. BUT NOOOO. They always want you to PERSONALLY raise a minion. Lazy-ass liches. I raised you for a purpose!

Any tips? Should I stop feeding them for a while then let them loose?



I just spent
my last cent
purchasing this poverty.

Grendel
Pancake
posted 01-05-2003 04:29:04 AM
quote:
Nicole impressed everyone with:
Then you live someplace very scary that I will never be going to.

I swear, there has GOT to be a better way to raise an undead army. You'd think it'd be easy. A few vampires, zombies for brain-eating goodness, maybe a lich or two for fun, and it's pretty much self-perpetuating. BUT NOOOO. They always want you to PERSONALLY raise a minion. Lazy-ass liches. I raised you for a purpose!

Any tips? Should I stop feeding them for a while then let them loose?



I'm at a loss, I just use other people to do my work for me. This whole raising an army thing isn't on my level, thats more my henchmen's thing.

Nicole
The hip-hop-happiest bunny in all of marshmallow woods
posted 01-05-2003 04:31:38 AM
Well, I'm of the mind that if you want a good job done, do it yourself, but this is getting ridiculous. Zombies are too slow-moving to be of any real use, though in a fight they're brutal, and my vampires just angst alot. The liches are good but lazy. I practically have to whip them to get a single measly skeleton out of them.

That's it. No food for a month. Afterwards, I take over Quebec. If they think zombies are terrifying, wait till they see FRENCH zombies.



I just spent
my last cent
purchasing this poverty.

Grendel
Pancake
posted 01-05-2003 04:33:38 AM
quote:
Nicole's fortune cookie read:
If they think zombies are terrifying, wait till they see FRENCH zombies.

Make sure they don't surrender, that could put a damper on your plans right quick.

Nicole
The hip-hop-happiest bunny in all of marshmallow woods
posted 01-05-2003 04:35:45 AM
quote:
Grendel had this to say about John Romero:
Make sure they don't surrender, that could put a damper on your plans right quick.

They'll lack brains. What damage could they do? Imagine a Thriller-dance done by a French Michael Jackson clone. They'll flee in terror!



I just spent
my last cent
purchasing this poverty.

Grendel
Pancake
posted 01-05-2003 04:38:22 AM
quote:
Nicole thought this was the Ricky Martin Fan Club Forum and wrote:
They'll lack brains. What damage could they do? Imagine a Thriller-dance done by a French Michael Jackson clone. They'll flee in terror!

Touché. I could hook you up with some ghetto detroit zombies if you want. I mean have you ever heard a zombie say "bling bling"

Elvish Crack Piper
Murder is justified so long as people believe in something different than you do
posted 01-05-2003 10:14:34 AM
What actually happens is the program crashes, but you never actually have to reset the machine
(Insert Funny Phrase Here)
Zaile Ghostmaker
You've gotta remember, I'm an EverQuest character.
posted 01-05-2003 12:54:30 PM
quote:
Nicole attempted to be funny by writing:
Well, I'm of the mind that if you want a good job done, do it yourself, but this is getting ridiculous. Zombies are too slow-moving to be of any real use, though in a fight they're brutal, and my vampires just angst alot. The liches are good but lazy. I practically have to whip them to get a single measly skeleton out of them.

Speaking as a henchman, I know what the problem is. They have to love their work. The ones you have, don't. What you need, are new liches.

Want liches that make skeletons? Find your liches-to-be at diet centers. Just nab the instructors, and any obsessive point counters, and start from there. They'll be helping people shed all those unneeded pounds before you know it.

Want zombies? Find the most boring, mind numbing teachers you can find. Ones that teach really boring stuff work best. The Verant old guard will work well for this too, but I hear that they're allready gearing up to make more zombies on their own.

Also, for really good vampires, stop using teenagers and goths. Go for middle management.

I find that most problems can be solved by excessive violence.

It is held in thought
only by the understanding
of the Wind.

Mortious
Gluttonous Overlard
posted 01-05-2003 02:02:08 PM
Blue screens of death still appear in Windows XP, no matter if you have Home or Professional.

Just overclock your RAM settings in the BIOS. Not too much, but enough so that you can at least load Windows.

It'll throw a fit.

Alleria Qui'farush
Chica!
posted 01-05-2003 02:16:48 PM
quote:
So quoth Baron Von Mortay:
Blue screens of death still appear in Windows XP, no matter if you have Home or Professional.

Just overclock your RAM settings in the BIOS. Not too much, but enough so that you can at least load Windows.

It'll throw a fit.


Yeah I know, but less! I've actually made my father's laptop get a blue screen of death once. He saw me do it. The screen just popped up for .5 seconds, and automatically restarted the computer quickly after that.

»Waisztarroz«
Pancake
posted 01-05-2003 03:20:16 PM
quote:
Baron Von Mortay had this to say about Knight Rider:
Blue screens of death still appear in Windows XP, no matter if you have Home or Professional.

Just overclock your RAM settings in the BIOS. Not too much, but enough so that you can at least load Windows.

It'll throw a fit.


It's not in the true spirit of a BSOD, though.

It merely happens to be blue. Nothing has died, it is merely protecting Windows from harm.

Windows can still lose Explorer, as I've had it happen to me, but it merely pops right back, ready to go again. It's like seeing your background with no taskbar, heh. Then, it magically comes back to life, but the system tray is usually missing stuff.

I <3 Steel Battalion!
Steven Steve
posted 01-05-2003 03:33:05 PM
When XP crashes, it justs goes "..." and freezes
"Absolutely NOTHING [will stop me from buying Diablo III]. I will buy it regardless of what they do."
- Grawbad, Battle.net forums

"Don't want to sound like a fanboy, but I am with you. I'll buy it for sure, it's just a matter of for how long I will be playing it..."
- Silvast, Battle.net forums

Maradon!
posted 01-05-2003 05:20:45 PM
<insert comment about Win2k being more l33t than WinXP here>
Taeldian
Pancake
posted 01-05-2003 07:07:56 PM
quote:
A sleep deprived Maradon XP stammered:
<insert comment about Win2k being more l33t than WinXP here>

<Insert something similar to, "What the hell is he on?" here>

[ 01-05-2003: Message edited by: Taeldian ]

Mog
not really a mmembe rof tis boered
posted 01-05-2003 07:32:28 PM
<insert coment on how windows ME is better then xp adn 2000 put together>

Regret calamities if you can thereby help the sufferer; if not, attend to your own work and allready the evil begins to be repaired
- Self Rreliance
Naimah
In a Fire
posted 01-05-2003 08:10:23 PM
XP dosn't blue screen, it just gives you a little window saying that your screwed then closes your program for you. It promptly wonders if you would like to send a bug report to the wonderful people at MS. When I used it this was on hourly occurance. I personally like 98SE it dosn't seem to BS me that often.
Drysart
Pancake
posted 01-05-2003 08:16:31 PM
quote:
There was much rejoicing when Naimah said this:
XP dosn't blue screen, it just gives you a little window saying that your screwed then closes your program for you.

XP can indeed bluescreen (on NT/2k/XP they're called STOP errors) but only a faulty driver can make it do so. A regular program can't, unlike with Win9x.

I believe XP comes by default set to reboot automatically on a STOP error.

Alleria Qui'farush
Chica!
posted 01-05-2003 11:49:53 PM
quote:
ACES! Another post by Mog:
<insert coment on how windows ME is better then xp adn 2000 put together>

My dad bought Windows XP because Windows ME is a complete programming failure. We had to keep restarting the computer at least five times a day because blue screens of death kept popping up.

Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael
I posted in a title changing thread.
posted 01-06-2003 12:41:41 AM
See...now...I never had that problem with ME. I didn't have constant bluescreens, unholy moans coming from the speakers, blood oozing from the floppy drive or any of the other apocalyptic sorts of errors people reported. Worked fine for me. The worst thing that happened to my machine was a physical error with the hard drive that had to be replaced.

Win2K is vastly superior (hogs less system resources, for one thing), but that's because it was based off of non-9x architecture (from what I understand). Flipside is that 2K can't be booted into DOS (have to open a DOS prompt from inside Windows, I'm told). I didn't go to DOS much anyway, so no big deal there for me.

Lyinar's sweetie and don't you forget it!*
"All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die. -Roy Batty
*Also Lyinar's attack panda

sigpic courtesy of This Guy, original modified by me

Drysart
Pancake
posted 01-06-2003 12:44:27 AM
quote:
Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael had this to say about Jimmy Carter:
Flipside is that 2K can't be booted into DOS (have to open a DOS prompt from inside Windows, I'm told). I didn't go to DOS much anyway, so no big deal there for me.

You can't boot into DOS because there is no DOS on an NT/2K/XP system. Even the command prompt window you can open isn't DOS. cmd.exe, the shell, works a lot like command.com, but it's not DOS on any technical level (it's actually a Windows console program). They will emulate DOS if you run a DOS program though.

Naota Nandaba
Don't ask me about any goddamned bannings!
posted 01-06-2003 12:46:20 AM
quote:
Mog wrote this stupid crap:
<insert coment on how windows ME is better then xp adn 2000 put together>

Insert stupidity? :P

Nothing amazing happens here.
Only the ordinary.
Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael
I posted in a title changing thread.
posted 01-06-2003 12:49:55 AM
quote:
Drysart had this to say about Knight Rider:
You can't boot into DOS because there is no DOS on an NT/2K/XP system. Even the command prompt window you can open isn't DOS. cmd.exe, the shell, works a lot like command.com, but it's not DOS on any technical level (it's actually a Windows console program). They will emulate DOS if you run a DOS program though.

Thanks for the clarification. Like I said...I never went to DOS for anything much anyway (never any real point to) so that's that.

Lyinar's sweetie and don't you forget it!*
"All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die. -Roy Batty
*Also Lyinar's attack panda

sigpic courtesy of This Guy, original modified by me

Taeldian
Pancake
posted 01-06-2003 10:16:34 AM
quote:
Naimah was listening to Cher while typing:
XP dosn't blue screen, it just gives you a little window saying that your screwed then closes your program for you. It promptly wonders if you would like to send a bug report to the wonderful people at MS. When I used it this was on hourly occurance. I personally like 98SE it dosn't seem to BS me that often.

I never have any problems on XP like this at all. It runs flawlessly.

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