How To: Manually Force Windows XP To Generate A STOP Error
Introduction To Windows STOP Error Messages:
Windows STOP Error messages literally mean Windows has stopped!.These Windows stop errors appear with a “Blue Screen of Death”(BSOD), only in the NT-based operating systems including Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista.Windows Stop errors or fatal errors in a nutshell are errors caused by driver software (kernel level) or hardware malfunction which the system is unable to recover from.In Windows XP and Vista, the default settings tell the machine to reboot automatically when a Windows STOP Error (BSOD) occurs.
Most Common Windows STOP Error Messages:
0×0000000A IRQL_NOT_LESS_EQUAL
0×0000001E KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
0×00000024 NTFS_FILE_SYSTEM
0×0000002E DATA_BUS_ERROR
0×00000050 PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
0×0000007B INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE
0×0000007F INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE
0×0000009F DRIVE_POWER_STATE_FAILURE
0×000000D1 DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_EQUAL
0×0000021A STATUS_SYSTEM_PROCESS_TERMINATED
In this article I explained a simple registry tweak to manually force Windows XP to generate a STOP error.For this do the following steps:
- Launch the Windows XP Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).
- Navigate to the registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\i8042prt\Parameters
- Choose Edit | Add Value.
- In the Value Name text box, type CrashonCtrlScroll.
- From the Data Type drop down list, select REG_DWORD, and then click OK.
- In the Data text box, type 1 and click OK again.
- Close Registry Editor and restart the computer.
Next, configure the Windows XP computer so that it will generate a memory.dmp file (if necessary).For this do the following steps:
- Go to Windows XP Control Panel and double-click on System.
- Select the Advanced tab, and then click Startup And Recovery.
- From the Write Debugging Information drop down list, verify that Complete Memory Dump is selected.
- In the Dump File text box, specify the location in which you want Windows XP to store the memory.dmp file.
- Click OK twice to save your changes.
Finally, force Windows XP to stop responding and dump the contents of memory into the memory.dmp file by pressing [Ctrl][Scroll Lock] twice.
Warning: Modifying the Windows registry can cause serious damage to your Windows Operating System.It is better to backup your Windows registry data before making any changes.Tomstricks.com is not responsible for any changes you may make to your system.
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