Undocumented Windows 95 Error Codes
Due to oversight by the Microsoft WIN95 Documentation Committee the following error codes were inadvertently left out of the WIN95 RDK (Resource Developers Kit). Please address inquiries and complaints to billg@msn.com.
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WinErr:001 | Windows 95 loaded - System in danger | |
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WinErr:002 | No Error - Yet | |
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WinErr:003 | Dynamic linking error - Your mistake is now in every file | |
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WinErr:004 | Erroneous error - Nothing is wrong | |
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WinErr:005 | Multitasking attempted - System confused | |
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WinErr:006 | Malicious error - Desqview found on drive | |
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WinErr:007 | System price error - Inadequate money spent on hardware | |
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WinErr:008 | Broken window - Watch out for glass fragments | |
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WinErr:009 | Horrible bug encountered - God knows what has happened | |
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WinErr:00A | Promotional literature overflow - Mailbox full | |
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WinErr:00B | Inadequate disk space - Free at least 250MB | |
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WinErr:00C | Memory hog error - More RAM needed. More! More! More! | |
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WinErr:00D | Window closed - Do not look outside | |
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WinErr:00E | Window open - Do not look inside | |
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WinErr:00F | Unexplained error - Please tell us how this happened | |
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WinErr:010 | Reserved for future mistakes by our developers | |
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WinErr:011 | Window open - Do not look outside | |
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WinErr:012 | Window closed - Do not look inside | |
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WinErr:013 | Unexpected error - Huh ? | |
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WinErr:014 | Keyboard locked - Hit any key to continue. | |
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WinErr:015 | Unrecoverable error - System has been destroyed. Buy a new one. Old windows licence is not valid anymore. | |
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WinErr:016 | User error - Not our fault. Is Not! Is Not! | |
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WinErr:017 | Operating system overwritten - Please reinstall all your software. We are terribly sorry. | |
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WinErr:018 | Illegal error - You are not allowed to get this error. Next time you will get a penalty for that. | |
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WinErr:019 | Uncertainty error - Uncertainty may be inadequate. | |
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WinErr:01A | System crash - We are unable to figure out our own code. | |
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WinErr:01B | Timing error - Please wait. And wait. And wait. And wait. | |
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WinErr:01C | Reserved for future mistakes of our developers. | |
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WinErr:01D | Error recording error codes - Remaining errors will be lost. | |
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WinErr:01E | Virus error - A virus has been activated in a dos-box. The virus, however, requires Windows. All DOS tasks will automatically be closed and the virus will be reactivated in its proper environment. | |
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WinErr:01F | Mouse not found - A mouse driver has not been installed. Please click the left mouse button to continue. | |
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WinErr:020 | Error buffer overflow - Too many errors encountered. Next error will not be displayed or recorded. | |
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WinErr:021 | Insufficient Memory - Only 50,312,583 Bytes available | |
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WinErr:022 | Time out error - Operator fell asleep while waiting for the system to complete boot procedure. | |
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WinErr:023 | This will end your Windows session. Do you want to play another game? | |
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WinErr:024 | Floppy drive A:\ not found. Formatting drive C:\ instead. | |
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WinErr:FFF | Now starting Windows 95. This is your fnal warning. |
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