Windows 8 Developer Preview’s Blue Screen of Death

Microsoft Windows 8Before instaling the Windows 8 Developer Preview onto my laptop I first tried installing it into a virtual machine.

It was doing this install which introduced me to the “user friendly” BSOD;

Windows 8 Blue Screen of Death

Ian Grieve

About Ian Grieve

Ian is a Microsoft Dynamics GP certified consultant specialising in the delivery of Microsoft Dynamics GP projects and currently working for Perfect Image Ltd., a Microsoft Partner and VAR in the North East of England. Ian has worked with Microsoft Dynamics GP since 2003 and, over the nine years since, has dealt with all aspects of the product life-cycle from presales, to implementation, to technical and functional training, to post go-live support and subsequent upgrades and process reviews. In his spare time, Ian runs the azurecurve | Ramblings of a Dynamics GP Consultant blog dedicated to Microsoft Dynamics GP and related products.
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2 comments on “Windows 8 Developer Preview’s Blue Screen of Death

  1. eman on said:

    did you know that windows 8 developer/consumer preview doesn’t work on windows virtual PC?

  2. That’s where I got the error message.

    I’d have preferred it though if Microsoft had corrected this with a service pack to WVPC between the Dev and Consumer previews.

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