How to Fake a Blue Screen of Death

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Find a picture of a Blue Screen of Death.

   These are relatively easy to find on search engines such as Google or Ask, and with others such as Yahoo! and GoodSearch, you can select from a variety of sizes, including wallpaper.
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   Step 2: Set it as your background picture.

   Just right-click on the image and select, Set as Background. , You can do this by right clicking on your desktop and clicking on Arrange Icons by moving your mouse down to show desktop icons and clicking on it to uncheck it.(do opposite to fix) , This will take away the start bar at the bottom of the screen and make it look as if there really is a blue screen of death on your machine.
   
   You can reverse this by using Ctrl+Alt+Delete and click File->Run and type explore.exe to restart the process. , Have someone come back to glance at their computer, making them think they have a BSOD.
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   Step 3: Get rid of any icons.

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   Step 4: Use Ctr+Alt+Delete (or your preferred method to run the task manager) and stop the process called explore.exe.

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   Step 5: Get your victim.

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