Windows 2003 Blue Screen of Death
I've had my computer at home running Windows Server 2003 RTM for a few weeks now and I finally got my first Blue Screen of Death last night! I haven't even seen one on a Windows 2000 system in years, so it really surprised me when it did occur, but it was a lot nicer and informative. It had larger print and less information, although what was there was more helpful, and I could easily spot IRQ and Alcatel on the screen. So to me it seemed obvious that this was due to my DSL modem somehow, which really means this was more of a hardware driver problem than a Windows 2003 problem. After the automatic reboot after 60 seconds, I was prompted to submit a report to Microsoft, which was quickly analyzed with an online response. The web response very clear stated the problem was my Alcatel modem, in plain English of all things, and gave me a link to download the latest driver to fix it. I was very impressed, although I still think that the whole process would not have been so nice to experience for my wife or kids. Also, the auto reboot would have left me wondering what they were talking about, although I still think that this is the appropriate behavior for a server. I don't really know if anything can be done to improve this any better, but a couple of my colleagues are debating this today -- so what do you think: are Blue Screens acceptable or is there an alternative?