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Description
This utility, just as it sounds, allows your to crash the Windows operating system by initiating a Blue Screen of Death
according to 5 parameters that you specify from command-line.
How does it work ?
StartBlueScreen.exe loads a very small device driver named NirSoftBlueScreenDriver.sys that calls the crash API function of
Windows Kernel (KeBugCheckEx) with the 5 crash parameters that you specify in the command-line.
System Requirements
This utility works on Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Vista (32-bit).
Previous versions of Windows are not supported.
Also, you must login as Administrator in order to initiate a Blue Screen of Death.
Using StartBlueScreen Utility
In order to get a blue screen, you must specify 5 parameters in the command-line of StartBlueScreen.exe
Running StartBlueScreen.exe without specifying the 5 command-line parameters won't crash your system.
The first parameter in the command-line specifies the Bug Check Code.
You can find the list of codes here.
The other 4 parameters specifies the additional Bug Check parameters that are displayed in the blue screen crash.
For all 5 parameters, you can specify a decimal number (e.g: 1234) or an hexadecimal number (e.g: 0x04d2).
Here's a few examples:
StartBlueScreen.exe 0x10 0x1111 0x2222 0x3333 0x4444
StartBlueScreen.exe 25 30 1234 1111 2222
StartBlueScreen.exe 0x12 0 0 0 0
Notice:
By default, when a blue screen crash is activated, Windows XP creates a memory dump file and then immediately reboot the system,
so you have a very little time to view the blue screen.
If you want to cancel the automatic reboot after a crash, Right-click on 'My Computer', select
'Properties' , and then go to Advanced->Startup and Recovery, and uncheck the "Automatically Restart" option.
License
This utility is released as freeware.
You are allowed to freely distribute this utility via floppy disk, CD-ROM,
Internet, or in any other way, as long as you don't charge anything for this.
If you distribute this utility, you must include all files in
the distribution package, without any modification !
Disclaimer
The software is provided "AS IS" without any warranty, either expressed or implied,
including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness
for a particular purpose. The author will not be liable for any special, incidental,
consequential or indirect damages due to loss of data or any other reason.
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