Frank asks:
> Does anyone know how to get a gif/tif/jpg of the (in)famous microsoft
> 'GPF' tombstone?

Assuming you can create one at will (this *is* Windows after all) you
ought to then be able to simply hit the Print Screen key on the keyboard
(actually SHIFT + PrintScrn on most keyboards) to copy the entire screen
image to the clipboard, from where you can paste it into your favorite
image editing program to crop out what you don't want.  This assumes that
the GPF didn't occur is some critical operating system code that would be
involved in making the Print Screen work.

As April is coming up, I'll just mention that one of the more humorous
(from my point of view anyway) things you can do to someone (other than
me of course) is to change their Windows background wallpaper to include
windows, icons, and things like a GPF dialog box that aren't really
there.  For example, add a bunch of extra icons to the desktop, then use
the Print Screen trick to save a copy of the screen, delete the created
icons, and than use the captured image as the new wallpaper.  I recommend
letting the victim in on the joke before he/she has a complete breakdown
trying to get a hold on the "phantom" icon/window/dialog/whatever with
the mouse.

You can also create other entertaining wallpaper this way.  For example
a window that looks Really Interesting(tm) in some way but which is
covered by another (also fake of course) window.  People may spend
quite a lot of effort trying to drag the covering window out of the way.

Or next time you're really busy with lots of applications and windows all
going at once, use Print Screen to capture that view of your desktop and
turn it into wallpaper.  Now you'll look busy even when nothing's running!
It's also guaranteed to slow down anyone who tries to use your workstation.

It's quite impressive how powerful these illusions are.  Your mind is
absolutely convinced that what it sees must be "real" windows rather
than simply static pixels in your wallpaper.

G.