Common PC Error Messages- PC Troubleshooting Help Tips

1.Fatal exception error

Fatal exception errors are codes that are returned by a program in the following cases:
• Access to an illegal instruction has been encountered
• Invalid data or code has been accessed
• The privilege level of an operation is invalid
When any of these cases occurs, the processor returns an exception to the operating system,
which in turn is handled as a fatal exception error. In many cases the exception is non-recoverable
and the system must either be restarted or shut down, depending upon the severity of the error.

2.Illegal operation error

An application has experienced instability due to some type of error. This could also be caused by some other application interacting with the error producing program.

3.Registry/configuration error Choose Command prompt only and run scan reg.

To restore the registry Windows 98:
1. Click Start and then click Shut Down.
2. Click Restart in MS-DOS mode, and then click Yes.
3. At the Ms-Dos prompt type scanreg/restore

4.Not enough memory to render page

This error appears when a document you sent to the printer is too big for the printer’s buffer memory.

5.Data Error Reading/Writing Drive C (or other drive)

The error messages given indicate hard drive failure or serious data corruption
This error can be caused by:
Hard drive not setup properly in CMOS.
Hard drive not connected.
Bad hard drive.

6.This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down. If the problem persists, contact the program vendor

Some type of software tried to communicate with the computer’s CPU, which didn’t understand the request or the request was an invalid action.

7.There is not enough free memory to run this program. Quit one or more programs, and then try again

You do not have enough memory (RAM) to run all the programs you want to open

8.There was an internal error, and one of the windows you were using will be closed. It is recommended that you save your work, close all programs, and then restart your computer

You most often see this when you open several windows from the same application, such as many open browser,
windows or several text documents running in separate windows. When one of the open windows experiences errors and crashes, this message pops up

9.Invalid system disk Replace the disk, and then press any key

That message means that your hard drive is no longer bootable. Likely causes are a defective drive, corrupted files, or a virus.

10. Not enough memory to render page

The printer driver may have determined the amount of printer memory incorrectly. This behavior can also occur if the printer does not have enough memory to render the page.