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Shield of Death
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A term used in reference to the icon displayed when Windows
XP
or
Vista
has updates to install, thus resulting in a lengthy shut down of one's
computer
.
Dude, sorry I'm
late
. I went to shut down my
computer
and got the Shield of
Death
.
Shield of Death
by
DougLB
December 19, 2008