Image:Windows XP Emergency Shutdown.png

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Self-made screenshot from Windows XP Professional. In case of failure of a critical system process (in this case, an instance of SVCHOST.EXE was terminated), the NT kernel allows users a short time to save their work before forcing a system shutdown and restart. This can be aborted by loading up a run prompt or command prompt and typing 'shutdown -a', without the quotes to abort it.

I made this with the intention of replacing Image:Windows_XP_System_Shutdown.jpg (which was a photo of the computer screen) with a better quality image. Image crushed with OptiPNG.

[edit] Licensing

This is a screenshot of copyrighted computer software, and the copyright for its contents is most likely held by the author(s) or the company that created the software. It is believed that the use of a limited number of web-resolution screenshots:

for identification of and critical commentary on the software in question
in the absence of a free alternative,
on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

…qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information.

If this is a screenshot of free software (GPL, BSD, etc.) do not use this template! Use the license tag that correspond to the license instead, optionally alongside {{Free screenshot}} to categorize as a free screenshot.

[edit] Fair use rationale for Blue Screen of Death

In the section on "Other Screens of Death", illustrates clearly the dialog box in question when a system process fails, and how it's different to the usual style of screens of death. Also shows the countdown, and the fact that there is no Cancel button or chance to abort (the window's close button is also disabled).
Image is only for discussion of the subject in question and does not detract from Microsoft's ability to profit from the software in any way.

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current	14:16, 26 July 2007	282×258 (9 KB)	Anakin101 (Talk \| contribs)	(Self-made screenshot from Windows XP Professional. In case of failure of a critical system process (in this case, an instance of SVCHOST.EXE was terminated), the NT kernel allows users a short time to save their work before forcing a system shutdown and r)