Funny Windows 7 beta (build 7000) bug (FIXED IN THE RC!)

Some of you have been asking the name of the song in the video -- It's from George Bizet's opera, "Carmen". That piece is called "Habanera". I dunno where to download an mp3 of the version in the video, but you can rip it from here with Sound Recorder or Audacity or something:

http://www.imeem.com/people/eAxQiWu/music/rsCLP2uP/georges_bizet_habanera_car...

I found a bug in the Windows 7 beta that gives you a BSoD and is easily reproducible. Here's how it's done:

1. Right-click the desktop
2. Select Personalize, then Window Color, then Advanced appearance settings...
3. Select Active Title Bar from the Item drop-down
4. Hold the up arrow under Size for a few seconds
5. ???
6. Profit

My specs:
Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.80GHz
2x2GB A-Data DDR2 1000
512MB Sapphire HD 4850
Gigabyte GA-X48-DS4
750GB Samsung Spinpoint F1
ASUS Xonar DX

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• windows
• beta
• build
• 7000
• bug
• crash
• bsod
• blue
• screen
• of
• death
• error
• hd

[shooterboyz12]

when i playing online game i got blue screen too and my blue screen is not widescreen just like this video

[Psythik]

@shooterboyz12 My monitor has an option to stretch non widescreen images or leave them with bars on the sides.

[hakemon]

Sorry, but I think this is fake. A mouse cursor can't appear in a BSOD for one reason.. Stop messages are hard coded 80x50 text modes, they can't show any graphics at all, and even if it was a graphical mode, it would be in 640x480 16 colors, the mouse cursor shown has a drop shadow, and is the 32-bit Windows 7 cursor. Everything about it is wrong.

Sorry, but I worked with Microsoft on their BETA and have the BETA, and tried it, nothing happens at all.

[Psythik]

@hakemon You're so full of shit. If you really *did* work for MS, you'd know BSoDs are from NTOSKRNL.exe, meaning it's entirely possible for a cursor to show up. This guy has seen the same thing: watch?v=EVlMjFJYh-4

[hakemon]

@Psythik I never said I worked FOR Microsoft, I said I worked with Microsoft. Yes, the blue screen comes from the kernel executable, but it's in a 80x50 text mode. If this is real, snap a pic of the monitors info screen when it comes up.

Even wikipedia has it right this time: In Windows NT-based operating systems, the Stop error, (which is displayed in 80-column 50-line text mode) occurs when the kernel, or a driver running in kernel mode, encounters any error from which it cannot recover.

[Psythik]

@hakemon Fine, I will. Just give me some time to reinstall the beta.

[GamerMaster2041]

lol too much windows.screen was in pressure and its explode

[Psythik]

@Ben10BountyHunters10 OMG ME TOO.

Your point?

[WindowsFreak760]

What is the name of the wallpaper at 0:01 and were did you get it? WindowsFreak760.

[zapper067]

this is not fake,once vista gave me a BSOD with part of the screen black and there is a pointer in the black area.Vista,endless BSOD possibilities...

[seba01072003]

look just at the 1.28 is crazy

[iTechNetwork]

THis Worked on the beta but not on the final release

[ComputerPowerBoy]

Nice Bug :)

[woyoshii]

haha happend to me THIS IS JUST AWESOMENESSXD...

How i get it to work?-.-

[hakemon]

@TNFlightNurse Thank you, that's what I'm saying, it's text mode, it's not going to have a mouse cursor, especially if the kernel crashed, it can't read the mouse interrupts anyway.