Microsoft was apparently so embarrassed by Windows 98's infamous on-stage Blue Screen of Death it built a new testing room on campus to ensure it would never hap…

The moment, captured above, was from Gates' keynote at the then-major COMDEX trade show a few months before Windows 98's ...
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Dial-up setup led to error message

Q. This message follows the Windows 98 screen when I turn the computer on: "Cannot find a device file that may be needed to run Windows or a Windows application. Windows registry or SYSTEM.INI file ...