Stupid Microsoft Error Messages

[Roadkill203]

Tonight, I was loading Windows XP in a computer for the umpteenth time, and I came across this odd little error message:

Windows was unable to load this device



Please contact your hardware provider for assistance

WTF???

Anyone else want to share their own odd error messages?

[PCBONEZ]

Re: Stupid Microsoft Error Messages

An old Unix one:

Warning
Printer on Fire.

[arneson]

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'Warning,
the window is open and the heat is on'

I used to get that one all the time.

[kc8adu]

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windows error box that shows up when installing ge fanuc cimplicity software on a mitek cyber saw.
red x error box that simply reads "error"
and an ok button.
system works fine whatever this error is.

[pentium]

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Sorry dave, I can't do that.

[zandrax]

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Workgroup is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have access permission. The list server for this workgroup is not currently available.

This stupid error message is mostly related to SMB Browser conflicts in Workgroups on Windows 2000/XP (I never tried Vista in a network, so I can't confirm or deny): two or more computers think they're the Browser Master and block the whole network for minutes unless they agree with each other. Add another computer and you'll face the same issue again and again. I can't get any clue from such a braindamaged error message, the only thing the admin shares are my doubts ("everyone has access permission, so what's not working?"): what's the purpose with a generic error, no error number at all unless you read the Event log? Screw you Microsoft

Zandrax

[370forlife]

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When setting up windows messenger, it tells me to close all open programs before continuing, and gives me a list of the programs. It always lists "windows messenger setup wizard"

Hmmmm

[Scenic]

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Falsches Passwort! Wiederholen sie die Eingabe.
(roughly translated: Wrong password! repeat the input)

why?! the password is wrong anyways.. so why should i type it in again?! lol

[jpdoe]

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I hate windows home networking capabilities. I mean... workgroups, network browsing and all that jazz... I think it's the most neglected part of the windows home operating systems.
It seems microsoft is still daydreaming SOHO clients will buy server operating systems massively. Get a grip...

And the error legends you have to face are nothing but helpful. There's a blog run by a italian guy (petri.net IIRC) that has several pages dealing with troubleshooting peer to peer windows networking. It's the best documentation I've found on how to READ the damned networking errors XP dishes out.

But coming back to the thread, the error I love the most doesn't belong to Microsoft.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guru_Meditation

[zandrax]

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@ jpdoe: I agree, Workgroups are a shame but I still have to set up properly a server with a domain. So I procrastinate this issue every time ...
BTW, the site is petri.co.il, from Israel.

Zandrax

[jpdoe]

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@zandrax:
Yes, that's the site I was talking about.
I also haven't looked into windows domains yet. Always find something more interesting to do.

[RJARRRPCGP]

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windows error box that shows up when installing ge fanuc cimplicity software on a mitek cyber saw.
red x error box that simply reads "error"
and an ok button.
system works fine whatever this error is.

That's a software bug for you.