Thread: How Would I Fake A Computer Malfunction?

I'm making a YouTube video and part of it requires that my computer goes nuts and the screen goes all weird. Is there some kind of setting or program I can open that would give the impression of a big disaster to the less knowledgeable computer user?

I'm not looking for anything specific but I obviously don't want to actually screw up my computer.

Help anyone?

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../bb897558.aspx

The BSOD screensaver for windows... aka Bluescreen.

Enjoy!

Ah yeah. A Bluescreen will do nicely. Never thought of that. Thanks.
Keep 'em coming if you have anything else.

Do regular web browsing with internet exploder for 5 minutes.

Lol. It's funny cos it's true

the only bad thing with the bluescreen is that nothing past the like 98 or ME OS gets it, XP doesn't have that problem, neither would vista

Originally Posted by Super Duck

I'm making a YouTube video and part of it requires that my computer goes nuts and the screen goes all weird. Is there some kind of setting or program I can open that would give the impression of a big disaster to the less knowledgeable computer user?

I'm not looking for anything specific but I obviously don't want to actually screw up my computer.

Help anyone?

I could put you in touch with my office IT guy, he normally cocks things up. Pretty clever really as it gives him something to fix.

Who needs to simulate an error message when you've got Windoze?

Just filmed it all. Bluescreen worked a treat. Thanks bluefinger!

Originally Posted by MrDoom

Who needs to simulate an error message when you've got Windoze?

I hardly get errors with my Windoze... but then again, I built my rig with the finest components I could get my hands on that were within my budget and assembled it with all the care in the world.... worked like a treat ever since.

Originally Posted by Super Duck

Just filmed it all. Bluescreen worked a treat. Thanks bluefinger!

Your welcome ^ ,^

Originally Posted by bluefinger

I hardly get errors with my Windoze... but then again, I built my rig with the finest components I could get my hands on that were within my budget and assembled it with all the care in the world.... worked like a treat ever since.


Your welcome ^ ,^

Maybe, but what good is a Ferrari with the best parts ever created when a doofus is put behind the wheel? Eh, that analogy isn't meant to be insulting you, by the way.

The problem isn't the hardware, it's the software and the entire design philosophy that went into its creation.

Originally Posted by MrDoom

Maybe, but what good is a Ferrari with the best parts ever created when a doofus is put behind the wheel? Eh, that analogy isn't meant to be insulting you, by the way.

The problem isn't the hardware, it's the software and the entire design philosophy that went into its creation.

First of all, the point I was making is that for when I did have problems, all the computers were pre-built. Now with a computer that I built myself, the same problems were eliminated. Though even with a good computer like mine, in the hands of the wrong person, it will begin to spread the hate once more.

The software is fine. It is a question of whether the hardware and the person using it is any good or not.

So, it's been a while SuperDuck. Where is your video?

You could always make a batch file that tells you that you have a virus then opens a million programs at once. (i got the computers at school to bluescreen doing this.....memory overload )