Chapter 32. Troubleshooting Stop Messages
Stop Message Overview 1587
Memory Dump Files 1592
Being Prepared for Stop Errors 1601
Common Stop Messages 1602
Hardware Malfunction Messages 1630
Stop Message Checklist 1630
Summary 1636
Additional Checklist 1636
When Windows detects an unexpected problem from which it cannot recover, a Stop error occurs. A Stop error serves to protect the integrity of the system by immediately stopping all processing. Although it is theoretically possible for Windows to continue functioning when it detects that a core feature has experienced a serious problem, the integrity of the system would be questionable, which could lead to security violations, system corruption, and invalid transaction processing.
When a Stop error occurs, ...
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