Windows Stop Error codes
Posted by Jason Brundage in Uncategorized, tags: blue screen of death, window stop message, windows stop codes, windows stop error codes, windows stop messages
Ever wonder what those error codes mean when windows has a blue screen of death? Here is a list of the windows stop codes. The hex number will be the first number that appears in the blue screen of death followed by the comment.
0×0000000A: IRQ_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Typically due to faulty or incompatible hardware or software. Usually a kernel-mode process or driver attempted to access a memory location to which it did not have permission, or at a kernel Interrupt Request Level (IRQL) that was too high. A kernel-mode process can access only other processes that have a IRQL lower than, or equal to, its own.
This stop error,IRQ_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, is probably the most common stop error experienced from users. Basically a device driver was reading or writing a memory address that is either not assigned to the device driver to use or , as you will see, is no longer available.
How to troubleshoot:
If you recently installed a new device, load the last known good confiuration.
Restart Windows and press F8 when Windows first boots up. Be on the alert that the time you have to press F8 is very short. If you repeatedly press F8 right after the POST test, this should get you to the menu. Then If this this list of Windows stop codes does not have what you are looking for, here is a more complete list of Stop error codes that can be seen in Windows XP Stop errors, Windows Vista stop errors, and as many refer to the Blue screen of deatharrow down to the Last known Good Configuration and press enter. As long as the device did not install any problematic applications outside of the HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet registry hive then this should work. If this does not then load Windows to safe mode and uninstall any applications that were installed by the device driver.
If you did not load, installed, any device drivers, I have found that more often than not the error is attributed to bad hardware. I have seen this error caused by bad memory. Shutdown your pc and follow your manufacturer’s instructions on removing / replacing memory for your PC. If you can, remove only one memory stick at a time to see if the problem goes away. This will tell you which memory stick is bad.
I have also seen this error caused by a failing hard drive. Run chkdsk or scandisk to check the hard drive for bad sectors. If bad sectors are found backup your data and replace the hard drive immediately.
Your BIOS may have an integrated Diagnostic. Watch the POST test, (which is what you see before the operating systems loads. You may see a prompt to press F2 for setup or F12 for boot device. If you press F12, on Dell PC’s, there is a chose for Diagnostic. Run and see if any errors are returned. If errors are returned, take note during which test the error appeared.
For example the memory test is running and an error is reported. This would mean you may have bad memory. Or as another example, during the hard drive test a read or write test fails. Then your hard drive is bad. I would say that if the issue is hardware, the hard drive will most likely be the PC hardware that failed.
0×0000001E: KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
The Win XP kernel detected an illegal or unknown processor instruction. The problems that cause this stop message share similarities with those that generate Stop 0xA errors in that they can be due to invalid memory and access violations. This default Windows XP error handler typically intercepts these problems if error-handling routines are not present in the code itself.
0×00000024: NTFS_FILE_SYSTEM
A problem occurred within NTFS.SYS, the driver file that allows the system to read and write to NTFS file system drives. (A similar Stop message,0×00000023, exists for File Allocation Table file systems, FAT16 and FAT32.)
I received this error on Microsoft Windows Vista, 0×00000024 (0×001904ab, 0×82fdfa70, 0×82fdf76c, 0×81c5ef6d). Microsoft Windows Vista Vista returned back this error as being caused by a virus scanner, AVG. Also consider that the hard drive is going bad. Run Check disk to check for disk errors. If there are errors, back up your data as soon as possible and replace the hard drive.
0×0000002E: DATA_BUS_ERROR
This indicates a system memory parity error, typically caused by failed ordefective RAM (including motherboard, Level 2 cache, or video memory),incompatible or mismatched memory hardware, or when a device driver attemptsto access an address in the 0×8xxxxxxx range that does not exist (does not map to a physical address). This Stop message also can indicate hard diskdamage caused by viruses or other problems
0×0000003F: NO_MORE_SYSTEM_PTES Indicates one or more of the following problems: (1) The system Page Table Entries (PTEs) are depleted or fragmented due to the system performing alarge number of input/output (I/O) actions. (2) A faulty device driver is not managing memory properly. (3) An application, such as a backup program, is improperly allocating large amounts of kernel memory.
0×0000004E: PFN_LIST_CORRUPT
This indicates that the memory management Page File Number list is corrupted. Can be caused by corrupt physical RAM.
0×00000050: PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
Requested data was not in memory. An invalid system memory address was referenced. Defective memory (including main memory, L2 RAM cache, video RAM) or incompatible software (including remote control and antivirus software) might cause this Stop message.
Try removing memory. If you can, remove one stick at a time to see if the error goes away. Also try stopping any antivirus software. Check vender’s website for any hotfix’s to the vendor’s antivirus software.
0×00000077: KERNEL_STACK_INPAGE_ERROR
A page of kernel data requested from the pagefile could not be found or read into memory. This message also can indicate disk hardware failure, disk data corruption, or possible virus infection.
0×00000079: MISMATCHED_HAL
0×0000007A: KERNEL_DTA_INPAGE_ERROR
A page of kernel data was not found in the pagefile and could not be read into memory. This might be due to incompatible disk or controller drivers,firmware, or hardware.
0×0000007B: INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE
Win XP lost access to the system partition or boot volume during the start up process. Typical causes: Installing incorrect device drivers when installing or upgrading storage adapter hardware, or a virus.
0×0000007F: UNEXPECTED_KERNEL_MODE_TRAP
One of three types of problems occurred in kernel-mode: (1) A bound trap(i.e., a condition that the kernel is not allowed to have or intercept). (2)Software problems. (3) Hardware failures.
0×0000009A: STATUS_INSUFFICIENT_RESOURCES
The Windows kernel has allocated all of its allotted paged-pool memory.
0×0000009F: DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE
A driver is in an inconsistent or invalid power state. Typically occurs during events that involve power state transitions, such as shutting down,or moving into or out of standby or hibernate mode.
0×000000A5 The cause of this message is always errors in the ACPI BIOS.
Nothing can bedone at an operating system level to fix the problem. This error can be replicated by turning off ACPI in the BIOS. As a result make sure this setting is enabled.
0×000000BE: ATTEMPTED_WRITE_TO_READONLY_MEMORY
A driver attempted to write to read-only memory. Commonly occurs afterinstalling a faulty device driver, system service, or firmware.
0×000000C2: BAD_POOL_CALLER
A kernel-mode process or driver incorrectly attempted to perform memory operations. Typically, a faulty driver or buggy software causes this.
0×000000CE: DRIVER_UNLOADED_WITHOUT_CANCELLING_PENDING_OPERATIONS
A driver failed to cancel pending operations before exiting. Commonly occurs after installing faulty drivers or system services.
0×000000D1: DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
The system attempted to access pageable memory using a kernel process IRQL that was too high. The most typical cause is a bad device driver (one that uses improper addresses).
0×000000D8: DRIVER_USED_EXCESSIVE_PTES
Typically occurs if your computer runs out of Page Table Entries (PTEs) due to a driver that requests large amounts of kernel memory.
0×000000EA: THREAD_STUCK_IN_DEVICE_DRIVER
A device driver problem has caused the system to pause indefinitely (hang).Typically, this is caused by a display driver waiting for the video hardware to enter an idle state. This might indicate a hardware problem with the video adapter, or a faulty video driver.
0×000000ED: UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME
The kernel mode I/O subsystem attempted to mount the boot volume and it failed. This error also might occur during an upgrade to Win XP on systems that use higher throughput ATA disks or controllers with incorrect cabling. In some cases, your system might appear to work normally after you restart.
0×000000F2: HARDWARE_INTERRUPT_STORM
This error message appers if the kernel detects an interrupt storm i.e.,when a level-interrupt-triggered device fails to release an IRQ. Usually,this is caused by a bad device driver.
0xC0000218: UNKNOWN_HARD_ERROR
A necessary Registry hive file couldn’t be loaded. The file may be corruptor missing (requiring either an Emergency Repair Disk or a Windows reinstallation). The Registry files may have been corrupted because of harddisk corruption or some other hardware problem. A driver may have corruptedthe Registry data while loading into memory, or the memory where the registry is loading may have a parity error (turn off the external cache and check the physical RAM).
0xC000021A: STATUS_SYSTEM_PROCESS_TERMINATED
This occurs when Windows XP switches into kernel mode and a user-mode subsystem,such as Winlogon or the Client Server Runtime Subsystem (CSRSS), is compromised and security can no longer be guaranteed. Because Win XP can’t run without Winlogon or CSRSS, this is one of the few situations where the failure of a user-mode service can cause the system to stop responding. This Stop message also can occur when the computer is restarted after a system administrator has modified permissions so that the SYSTEM account no longer has adequate permissions to access system files and folders.
0xC0000221: STATUS_IMAGE_CHECKSUM_MISMATCH
Indicates driver problems, system file problems, disk corruption problems(such as a damaged pagefile), or faulty memory hardware.
0xC000026C
Usually indicates device driver problems.
0xC000021a {Fatal System Error}
This error is a result of the logon process. Specifically the winlogon.exe and csrss.exe.
How to troubleshoot 0xC000021a {Fatal System Error}
- Systems files are corrupt do to a service pack that was interrupted or if a restore was just run from backup, some of the system files have been restored but not all.
- Most common is an external third party program. Third party programs that monitor system files often can cause this error. The third party program will do a partial restore of the syytem files or will block a hotfix or service pack recently.
- Also suspect anti virus or spyware applications. These types of applications should be turned off while applying a service pack.
To determine which process failed, register Dr. Watson as the default system debugger (if it is not already the default debugger). Dr. Watson for Windows NT logs diagnostic information about process failures to a log file (Drwtsn32.log). Also, you can configure this program to produce memory dump files of failed processes that you can analyze in a debugger to determine why a process fails.
To set up Dr. Watson to trap user-mode program errors, follow these steps: 1. At a command prompt, type System Root\System32\Drwtsn32.exe -I, and then press ENTER.
This command configures Dr. Watson as the default system debugger.
2. At a command prompt, type System Root\System32\Drwtsn32.exe, and then select the following options:
- Append to existing log fileCreate crash dumpVisual Notification
3. After the computer restarts from the STOP 0xC000021A error, run Dr. Watson (Drwtsn32.exe).
4. View the Dr. Watson log to determine what user mode process may be causing the problem.
5. If the Dr. Watson log does not contain sufficient information to determine the cause of the problem, analyze the User.dmp file to determine the cause of the STOP 0xC000021A error.
If Dr. Watson did not create a User.dmp file for either Winlogon.exe or Csrss.exe, you may have to use a different tool to generate a memory dump file of the process that fails.
Note Most STOP 0xC000021A errors occur because Winlogon.exe fails, which typically occurs because of a faulty third-party Graphical Identification and Authentication (GINA) DLL. The GINA is a replaceable DLL component that Winlogon.exe loads. The GINA implements the authentication policy of the interactive logon model. The GINA performs all identification and authentication user interactions.
Note Follow the instructions in the Knowledge Base article to troubleshoot a process that shuts down with an exception. While you follow these instructions, monitor the following processes to troubleshoot the STOP 0xC000021A error:
- Winlogon.exe
- Csrss.exe
It is very common for certain types of remote control software to replace the default Windows GINA DLL (Msgina.dll). Therefore, a good first step is to examine the system to see if it has a third-party GINA DLL. To do this, locate the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Value = GinaDLL REG_SZ
If the Gina DLL value is present and is anything other than Msgina.dll, this probably means that a third-party product has changed this value.
If this value is not present, the system uses Msgina.dll as the default GINA DLL.
If this error first occurred after the installation of a new or updated device driver, system service, or third-party program, the new software should be removed or disabled. Contact the manufacturer of the software to see if an update is available.
Last known good configuration
If the previous steps in this article do not resolve the problem, start the computer using the last known good configuration. To start the computer using the last known good configuration, follow these steps:Note Because there are several versions of Microsoft Windows, the following steps may be different on your computer. If they are, see your product documentation to complete these steps.
1. Click Start, and then click Shut Down.
2. Click Restart, and then click OK.
3. Press F8 at the indicated time:
- For an x86-based computer: When a screen of text appears and then disappears (the screen of text may include a memory test, lines about the BIOS, and other lines), press F8. There may be a prompt that tells you when to press F8.
- For an Itanium architecture-based computer: After making your selection from the boot menu, press F8. There may be a prompt that tells you when to press F8.
4. Use the arrow keys to select Last Known Good Configuration, and then press ENTER. NUM LOCK must be off before the arrow keys on the numeric keypad will function.
5. Use the arrow keys to highlight an operating system, and then press ENTER.
Notes:
- Choosing the Last Known Good Configuration startup option provides a way to recover from problems such as a newly added driver that may be incorrect for your hardware. It does not solve problems caused by corrupted or missing drivers or files.
- When you choose Last Known Good Configuration, only the information in registry key HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet is restored. Any changes you have made in other registry keys remain.
If you can not find the Windows Stop Error code that you are looking for here, try looking at this more complete list of Windows stop error code that can be seen in Windows Vista stop error, Windows XP stop error as many refer to the Blue screen of death: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms789516.aspx
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STOP: 0X0000007E SOLUTION FROM DELL.
I’m not a tech but this is what he did on my computer via remote session.
Go to Start, My Computer, right click on My Computer, Properties, Advanced tab, click on Settings under performance, then Advanced tab, under virtual memory click on CHANGE, then where it says initial, change it to 3072 and 4096 under maximum. Now I have 80GB hard drive, so I don’t know exactly what would the number be for yours but when you try to change it whatever the number you see, double it, at least that’s what he did. He then Updated my Windows with critical updates from Microsoft website. Then he restarted my computer and no more Blue Screen of Death. I did walk away from the computer while he was fixing it for couple of minutes so I don’t know if he did anything else on it. So give it a try, hope this helps.
I am having a problem with the stop code, 0×00008086 (0×00000000 0×0000000 0×0000000 0×0000000)i also ran the error reporting in windows, it says there is a device driver that is causing it, does any one know what driver this is?
PS i am using vista
The most common driver that causes hardware issues in Vista is the Video Card.
What was the last device you installed?
Or did you install software?
Has Vista worked at all or is this the first time installing Vista on your PC?
i do not believe that it is the video card, it seems to do it mostly when it is unplugged (its a IBM ThinkPad T61) and or on my lap, but still plugged in. i think it is the hard drive that is the problem, but i dont know, other then that no, nothing has been installed or “tampered” with. this is my first time using Vista
I’ve been having the same problem as Alex ever since Lenovo (IBM)sent me a new harddrive for my Thinkpad T61P. It doesn’t seem to be the video card, it’s a quadro approved for windows vista with the latest driver, and quadro cards are made to be stable and reliable. I did not have this problem with my old HDD either (the motor failed in the old one).
my system vista error code “c000021a” cant boot the system cant get to F8 safety mode nothing works on my sysytem can u help?
Arek, I’m having the same problem. And what’s really toasting my nuts is that a) my optical drive has crapped out, so I’ve got one that’s supposed to be on it’s way sometime this year, and b) I found a way to boot a Vista DVD using a USB flash drive, and when that gets to a certain point, I get the same stupid error. I’ve got a WinPE flash drive that boots, and gives me access to the hard drive, so I can at least copy my data to my USB hard drive, but it makes it kind of hard to reinstall if the installation disk won’t load either. Although if I get everything scraped off, I may very well flatten the drive (if that helps!) and install Windows 7 that I downloaded tonight. But everything had been running just fine, and BSODed in the middle of the night while I was asleep. I suspect a virus, but I can’t find anything that’s changed, not winlogon.exe, not csrss.exe. I may copy right over them. If I’m allowed.
As an update :), I got the drive the next day, ended up drilling the SINGLE screw that held the drive in (just the head, where I could then get the drive out and get a hold of what was left of the screw with pliers and unscrewed the rest of it out). I repaired Vista, but the wireless would work, and I couldn’t figure out what was wrong. After buying a PC Card to get me back online, I found out that had I just clicked on the Repair button, it would have fixed itself and I wouldn’t be out $30 on that!
Scraped everything off of it any ways and installed Windows 7.
Yesterday I find the thing off (I never turn it off), and find out that once again, it’s the BSOD of death. Safe mode, BSOD, system recovery disk that I created, BSOD, Vista Install CD for repair, BSOD. I ripped the hard drive out and on my (after 14 months of fighting mobos) desktop system, copy everything I wanted off that drive. That BlacX SATA to USB works great! :) I threw the drive back in, decided to boot ERD and see if it could tell me anything. I couldn’t even see what events were going on, and it didn’t read the right mini-dump with it’s analysis tool. I did jump to the console and did a chkdsk and it was complaining about a case table. I fixed that, and then threw in the Vista Install for a repair. No BSOD. Did the repair. NOTHING TO FIX!
I boot as regular, and the system is now working fine.
Now, when I try to leave feedback so that maybe, just maybe, Microsoft can fix it so that if the system is BSODing, that it won’t BSOD on the install disk! No luck! I don’t have permission on my Live account(!!!), or the system is down. I’ll be trying again today to see if it’s them or if it’s me.
Oh, and the stop code? C000021A!
Hello,
I am a complete novice. I have no idea why one morning, office had dissapeared from my laptop, and then it wouldn’t even turn on. I had the BSOD and the coooo21a code. I want to try and run the dr watson command, but if i try F8, then safe mode with command prompt, then i have to select an operating system to start: only windows XP, and then a load of text just comes up.. multi(0)discxxxx/xxx/system etc. There is nowhere for me to type! There is nothing else on the F8 function for command code. Am I missing something silly? oh and the BSOD!!!
Not sure if i can sort it even if do manage to use Dr Watson, but may as well try.
Emma
my code says something like this i cant understand it well -/Be`-/Be`-$_ ?i dont know wht i can do ? HELP PLZ:(
Dear Navin, so this is a reult of a Blue screen? Can you give a little more infomration? Like fro example what your PC is doing, or not doing.. What changes you last made to your PC etc.
~Jason
This stop error,IRQ_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL 0×0000000A (0X49C7E173, 0X00000002, 0X00000000, 0X804D9AFA)
I have Windows XP.
I was downloading pictures from my camera & had to cancel the download.
A couple of minutes after I cancelled the download the Blue Screen of Death appeared. (it had never happened before)
I already restored the computer but it still does it.
BTW, I have had my laptop for about 5-6 years and its a Sony VAIO
thanks,
AC
acarpio :
This sounds like of three things… a driver error regarding your device. Try uninstalling the device (if you can) and reboot your laptop.
OR, it could be that the camera has a bad sd card causing explorer to lock up.
And lastly, my strongly suspect that you have a bad sector on your hard drive… Try running check disk on your hard drive….
i have windows vista and i was downloading a game off the internet when everything froze so i held the power button to turn off the computer when i turned it back on its said windows could not start normally so i clicked repair mode and it came up with a blue screen saying “stop: c000021a fatal system error” can any one plz help me
Aaron :
Well the natural thing people would think is that you downloaded a virus. BUT if you say you were downloading and not running/installing but truly just downloading than it is something else… some thoughts ..
First thing that comes to mind is how big of a file did you download? Did you use up all your hard drive space?
I know it sounds simple but, often PC problems are simple and things like this are easily overlooked.
Did you install any new drivers for hardware?
The most drastic is that your hard drive is going bad.
Scan your hard drive on the next boot for bad sectors…
see post run scan disk from Vista GUI–>
However, if you can not even load load Vista than you still can load use the Vista install CD/DVD …
Boot from the Vista install CD and chose Start Up Repair on the System Recovery options. Follow through the steps to repair you Vista install…
Aaron, please post back on your progress…
OK so I was wondering if anyone had any ideas….
3 days ago at 5 pm I shut down my laptop it was working great, when I went to turn it on at 8 pm I recieved this error:
stop:c0000218 {registry file failure}
the registry could not load the hive (file)
systemroot\system32\config\security
or it’s log or alternate
it is corrupt, absent, or not writable
I have tried several methods including attempting to boot from the system disc. I either get the stop error, it restarts over, or windows starts to load and I get a black screen with mouseover that does nothing even after waiting 12 hours.
Not sure what else I can do. If anyone has any ideas I would appreciate them!!
I use Windows XP Pro about 5 years old – desktop. I keep my CPU on all the time, just turn off the monitor. I haven’t installed any new hardware or software recently. I have the blue screen of death that has error code STOP: 0×00000024 (0×00190203, 0×873D0830, 0xC0000102, 0×00000000). I’ve tried troubleshooting from the user manual and get absolutely no where. I cannot get the damn blue screen to go away. Please, help as I have everything on that computer. (Obviously I have to use a different computer for researching this dilemma.) Thanks.
hey guys im having major problems
a couple weeks ago my computer running vista 32bit would not boot up by itself and if i put in the boot disk and use start up repair and it would work fine then it would randomly shut down. now i just get the blue screen of death saying c000021a 0×00000000 (0xc000000 0×001006000)
does anyone know how to repair this without having me lose all my files??
also i took out the bad hardrive of my computer put it in an external case but cant excess the files because theres my user password on it and i do not know how to access it. is there anyway to get around the password or enter the password to access my hdd??
help is much much appreciated!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-adam
I have a Dell Desktop running Windows XP and I have the BSOD saying 0×0000007B. I have tried restarting in Safe mode with the command prompt – no success. I have tried restarting in just safe mode – no success. I have tried restarting with the Last known good configuration – no success. I can’t get anywhere to run a chkdsk/f. Please tell me that the data on my hard drive is still accessable and PLEASE tell me how I can get to it.
Adam and others,
The fatal system error seems common on Vista. It’s happened to me many times.
The causes are:
1.) Can be a newly installed program. Press F8 upon turning on the comp and go to Safe Mode with Networking (i.e. with Internet enabled). Uninstall the program. It does not get along with Vista.
2.) If (1) is not the cause, it might be there is no enough RAM at the time of sudden shut down by the sustem failure. e.g. the computer is busy and you keep trying to ask it to do things (i.e. open things, print files, etc etc). Vista takes a lot of memories to operate. You can’t just ask Vista to do so much things at the same time.
Solution for (2) is “REPAIR” system or F11 upon the computer is restarted. You will see a few menu (system recovery); don’t worry you won’t lose all your files when you try to restore the system to whatever you want it to be restored. If you can’t even restore your system (the blue screen saying the system is shut down appears after the restore command), then try F8 again and figure out what is causing it. This is because the OS is busy. So try make it less busy.
Someone above said that he/she couldn’t access his or her password protected external drive on safe mode (F8); Yes, for some drives guard software, you can’t make the PASSWORD box appear on safe mode but for some others you can. I know because right now I have two software to protect my external drives. One of them can’t open on Safe Mode; the other one can. If you ask me which one is good, it is the one which can’t open on safe mode is good because I got the following scene happened to me: both drives were open and suddently the comp shut down by itself (fatal system error); On safe mode, one of the drives remained open just like before the computer was shut down by itself; the other drive got locked by itself although it was open before the computer was shut down. Therefore, for data protection purposes, it is the one which doesn’t run on safe mode is better.
I am having the stop code of
0×000000D1 0×00000002 0×00000000 0xAA6C7A9D
Can anyone help me and tell me what this means???
i m having dell laptop running on windows vista . the system is working normally except for some errors that sometimes becomes intolerable. actually my laptop has become a reservoir for a large no. of viruses and therefore i want to format my system .but my cd drive is not reading the installation cd . so i have got another option of restoring my system to dell factory image settings. when i start the “REPAIR THE SYSTEM” option from advanced booting options, there is the blue screen with c000021a error: system fatal error………
i can start my system normally otherwise, but its necessary to format my system.
plz help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Code 0×0000005A…
Something about BIOS / ACPI incompatibilty. Can’t fix through OS. What next?
Oh, Vista HomeOS. Thanks for any help.
***STOP : 0×000000c5(0×00000004,0×00000002,0×00000001,0×8054a917)
HOW CAN I RESOLVE IT?
My laptop blue screened with this message
Stop:c000021a fatal system error
the initial session process or system process terminated unexpectedly with a status of
0×00000000 0xc0000001 0×0010037c
Help…… what do I do?
I have restarted my computer and hit F8 and have it in safe mode command prompt now but, not sure what to do.
Any advice would be great.
That last one was my bad, I pressed enter to make a new space but it published instead.
I don’t really know much about computers.
I am using Windows Vista.
I get;
STOP: c000021a {Fatal System Error}
The NT Intial Command Process system process terminated unexpectedly with a status
of
0xc0000001 (0×00000000 0×00000000).
The system has been shut down.
That’s exactly what appears on my screen, nothing else.
I can’t open Dr. Watson because there’s apparently, to me, no possible way of getting past this
annoying blue screen.
I have been reading everyone else’ problems, but they don’t include the “NT Initial Command Process”
So basically, it seems I have a different problem than everyone else.
To sum it up:
What does the “NT INITIAL COMMAND PROCESS” do, and how do I get past it?
I have been having the same problem as Laura. My BSOD then goes black, and turns off the laptop. I push the power button again and then comes up the black screen that gives me the option of Launch startup repair (recommended) or Start Windows Normally
after doing selecting the Launch Startup Repair once, the system automatically does a physical memory dump, It doesn’t stay up for more than a second so I do not know any of the specifics of the dump. But after physical memory dump the same BSOD that I got the first time shows up. Then I start all over and instead of selecting Launch Startup Repair I select Start Windows Normally. I get as far as an initializing screen with the green bars floating accross when the same BSOD shows up again. I do the Launch Startup Repair a second time but this time it doesn’t do anything not even the BSOD then it shuts off. I try turning it on again, I get that same BSOD and then the option to Start Windows Normally. I click this for a second time, and I get windows Vista to start and load.
I have done this whole process three times since last night trying to figure out what is going on. This has been the first time I have been able to get on the internet to find out how to fix it. Can anyone please help?
My Problem with vista is: STOP C000021a {Fatal System Error} The initial session process or system process terminated unexpectedly with a status of 0×00000000 (0xc0000001 0×001003c4)
I cant figure out how to fix this problem. I cant just re install windows because i lost my windows disk.
Any suggestions????
hello. i am not sure this is the right place, but here’s my situation: before retiring for the evening, i ran malwarebytes and it found nothing. i shutdown for the night and the next morning (today) i boot up only to find that my system is constantly rebooting. i disabled auto restart and got the bcod which indicates the following stop error: 0×0000007E (0xc0000005, ox852dc194, 0xf79ef7B0, 0xF7ef4ac)
any suggestions as to where to go to from here?
many thanks.
Ps: i run winxp, 64 bit, sp3.