Brian Cryer's Glossary of IT Terms with Links
Blue Screen
- Blue Screen
- A blue screen is a terminal error screen displayed by Microsoft
Windows, and is not normally recoverable from except by a reboot. Also known as
BSOD or a Stop Screen.
A blue screen will display a STOP error code, which may give some indication
as to the cause.
For more information see:
- www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/2000/server/reskit/en-us/core/fnhd_exe_TKNW.asp - Windows 2000 Stop Messages.
- http://everything.explained.at/Blue_Screen_of_Death - Blue screen of death explained.