(BSOL, by analogy with "{BLUe Screen of Death}") The opening screen of {Microsoft} {Windows NT}. This screen shows the file system loading, and any problems such as conversions from FAT to NTFS or a scan of a {hard drive}. The BLUe Screen of Life occurs in one way, as opposed to the BLUe Screen of Death, which can occur in many different ways and times. [Is this term ever used in connection with Windows 3.x or Windows 9x?] (1999-04-18)