the black screen of death

funny that, not that I'm a smug mac user, oh no…….

Phew, thank God that Macs are guaranteed free from bugs.

🙄

Been using it since day 1 and not had it.

Mac is so ghey.

Is there such a thing as a non-smug mac user?

Yeah me.

But you were grinning as you typed that

I thought macs were lady computers, for laaaydies.

Is there such a thing as a non-smug mac user?

Nah, we paid a hefty premium to be this smug thank you very much. 😉

(And you'd be smug too if you had such a great computer 😛 )

I've had this, and found it was due to having an unreadable disk in the DVD drive (as found on the web in safe mode). Sure enough the drive light was on permanently, and popping the disc out allowed normal operation. I cannot conceive of how this could have been allowed to come about 🙁

that is hilarious!

😯

Just FYI –

The firm reports that the problem affects editions of Windows 7, Vista, XP, NT, and Windows 2000.

*Sniggers*
Smug? Moi?

[SMUG]Windows safe mode… in other words we know it'll f$%k up so better design a mode to try and keep it working sort of, similar to the red ring of death or whatever its called on the xbox! Maybe the could just make it not f$%k up in the first place[/SMUG]

Windows safe mode

as opposed to the normal "dangerous mode" :o)

hmm smug with the penguins

Also smug with the penguins here.

if only mac office had visual basic support, I could leave windows for ever….the anguish……. the hope dashed…<sniff>….<sob>…

What with running an icon free blank black desktop, I doubt I'd even notice a black screen of death 🙂

Ooh! a Premier Member!
Do we get points for spotting them like Eddie Stobart lorries? 🙂

Thanks for that, I had no idea it singled me out! On a Mac as well, so going to hide under my desk…

Hmmm maybe that was the problem I had when I upgraded to 7. It only works when plugged into a HD display.

What with running an icon free blank black desktop

hey – that's a cool idea! "And then you click this black icon on this black background and a black indicator lights up…"

are we venturing into Douglas Adams territory?

Hotblack Desiato spending time dead for tax purposes…

Adams admitted to reading the name off a solicitors' name board 🙂

I throw up on it occasionally to add a bit of colour.

Does anyone else have a strange disco light show on W7 start up?Maybe it's just my VMware image? Adds to the excitement…will it load?

for no real reason, this has annoyed me.

the "of death" bit refers to windows dying irreparably and being bombed back to dos, surely?

as does the red ring of death on the x box (dead thermostat)

to use "of death" in place of "of my monitor isnt working whinge whinge" is total overhype.

grrr, media tools

wasn't hotblack desiato an estate agents?

yes

wasn't hotblack desiato an estate agents?

yes, that was it 🙂

to use "of death" in place of "of my monitor isnt working whinge whinge" is total overhype.

no, in that state it doesn't bong when you insert a USB thing and caps/num lock doesn't work – the pooter is in an unusable zombie state 🙁

it's the computer equivalent of putting 'gate' on the end of any single word for a political scandal…

it doesn't bong when you insert a USB thing

was that explanation in the Sun or the Star?

While we're on the subject:

Windows safe mode… in other words we know it'll f$%k up so better design a mode to try and keep it working sort of..

🙄

Starting OS X in Safe Mode

Starting Ubuntu in Recovery Mode

to the guy on the left in the windows video games thing
"Got laid recently?"

is 7 better or worse than Xp or vista? need a new PC and cannt afford a mac.

I have 7 and like it a lot, despite the grumbles

I've been on 7 for about a month now, straight from XP (new lappy), had no issues, seems stable, speedy and has some nice new features without cutting out any of the 'behind the scenes' stuff that lets me get on with my job.

I've not found anything that doesn't work software wise yet either.

If you're looking at anything over the most basic spec PC I'd say get it.

to all the guys who think which type of computer they use is important
"Got laid recently?"

Er.. I get the exact same black screen problem occasionally when resuming from standby on my Mac book….

is 7 better or worse than Xp or vista? need a new PC and cannt afford a mac.

From what I've seen, the general consensus is that Windows 7 is the OS that Vista was meant to be – If I had to have a PC I'd definitely either install XP or Windows 7.

Er.. I get the exact same black screen problem occasionally when resuming from standby on my Mac book….

How do you mean standby – you mean when you close the lid to put it to sleep?