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StartBlueScreen v1.00

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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