Fix Computer Errors

So there you are, relaxing, looking at photos and listening to your favorite MP3 when suddenly the program closes and an error box pops up. Since you aren’t a technician, the error box is like reading a foreign language: you know it has some kind of information that could probably help you, but since you have no idea what the computer error message box is trying to tell you, there are few options left aside from ignoring it.

Or, if you’re unlucky, perhaps the computer error message is letting you know that a critical error just occurred and that you’re completely out of luck on this one. Either way, you’ll never know.

At least, you wouldn’t have. Thanks to the miracles of the internet you’ve found this article, and in about eighteen seconds you’re going to know what the most common computer error messages mean.

Error Message Meanings

• Blue Screen of Death – This one is the most obvious. Why? Well, it immediately ends what you were doing and displays a blue screen in front of you with a STOP code (it will look something like 000000×24). Make a note of the stop code, restart the computer, and Google the fix.
• “Windows has Experienced an Error” – This message is the most infuriating, poorly thought out excuse of a “helpful message” that Microsoft could have thought of. Why? Because you already know your computer has experienced an error: it shuts down the program in question to display the computer error message.
• Program has Stopped Responding – Arguably the most common computer error message, you are given two options upon receipt: clicking on “wait” to see if the program fixes itself, or “close” to immediately end the program. Neither seems to work properly 100% of the time.
• Crash to Desktop – Without warning your computer closes all open programs and displays the desktop. No computer error message box is displayed.
• Unrequested System Reboot – This computer error is easy to identify as it stops what you’re doing, regardless of whether or not you’ve saved, and restarts your computer. Chances are good that your data was not saved and hence is not recoverable.

Other errors related to viruses and spyware haven’t been included in this list because they aren’t part of the wonderful world of Microsoft Windows, but rather additions by downloads and careless usage.

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