You should ask and answer your own question if it's interesting.

Most of my questions end up like this; in fact, of all the questions I have asked on this site, another person has answered only one of them, and their answer didn't help (alas).  So, ultimately, I find the solution and answer it myself, if I ever figure it out.

This contributes to the body of knowledge, and it is a great way to share what you've found if it's interesting.

See:

* http://serverfault.com/questions/531941/i-am-under-ddos-what-can-i-do
* http://serverfault.com/questions/426544/windows-8-virtualization-gives-bsod-0x0000005d