How to crash you programs!

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  • FaRaN
    MURCer
    • Nov 1999
    • 266

    #1

    How to crash you programs!

    Hi,

    Ok this crashes ICQ, Eudora5 Pro, Gamespy and probably alot of other programs, on a win2k sp1 machine with all updates running:

    Set your clock to the year 2056, press OK, and watch ICQ crash and you will not be able to start up Eudora or ICQ. All my cfg's in half-life where gone too!

    Just for fun.
    Turn it back to 2001 to reverse the effect!

    Tested this on 2 win2k machines.

    The mistery still remains how all of the sudden my date was turned to 2056. I didn't do a thing! Ah well.

    Who got the balls to test it too!
    In case it's a harware problem:
    PIII-500@560, 256 MB, G400 MAX DH on, ABIT BH6, MX300
    Win2K drivers: 5.52
  • Paddy
    Super MURCer
    • Mar 2000
    • 6067

    #2
    Wierd...
    The Welsh support two teams when it comes to rugby. Wales of course, and anyone else playing England

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    • Falken

      #3
      I just tried this with Win98SE.
      ICQ crashes any time the date is set past 2037 (it works with 37 crashes on 38) If I try and start ICQ after 2038 the program tells me to check my clock settings

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      • Jammrock
        The Berserker
        • Aug 1999
        • 8661

        #4
        Load any Windows OS! It's a great way to get programs to crash :P

        Jammrock
        “Inside every sane person there’s a madman struggling to get out”
        –The Light Fantastic, Terry Pratchett

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        • Liquid Snake
          Super MURCer
          • Aug 1999
          • 2216

          #5
          Hehe, ICQ crashed and all my cookies expired, requiring me to login to the sites I visit again

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