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Microsoft Windows 7, XP, and Vista patch causes black screen of death

Updates to Windows have caused some ACL-related registry confusion that results in some applications generating a black screen and a hard crash.

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Computing | by Samuel Axon | Mon Nov 30, 2009 5:30PM | 0 comments

UK security company Prevx announced that it's getting tons of reports from customers about a different kind of BSoD—the black screen of death rather than blue, in this case. According to Prevx, the black screen problem occurs because of software updates Microsoft applied to Windows XP, Vista, and 7 computers.

You can fix the problem by playing with the registry, or you could take the easier route and download Prevx's tool. Sure, this announcement is a self-promotional move by Prevx, but we figured you'd want to know that there's a solution out there if you're affected by the bug.

Microsoft hasn't said a word about it yet.

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Trusted sources:
external link Latest Microsoft Patches Cause Black Screen… [pcworld.com]
external link Latest Microsoft Patches Cause Black Screen… [Techmeme]
external link Windows 7 Black Screen of Death Free Fix… [news.softpedia.com]
external link 'Black Screen of Death' Linked To Microsoft… [informationweek.com]
external link Latest Microsoft Updates Are Killing… [I4U News]
external link Everything Was Going So Well, Then…… [lockergnome.com]
external link Prevx blames Microsoft for black hawk screen… [theregister.co.uk]
external link Latest Windows patches may cause black… [Neowin.net / Main]
external link Daring Fireball Linked List: Microsoft's… [daringfireball.net]

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