Windows 95 Error Codes

Recently the following undocumented Windows 95 error-codes were found. Microsoft forgot to explain them in the manuals, so they will be spread via the Internet:

WinErr:

001

Windows loaded

System in danger

WinErr:

002

No Error

Yet

WinErr:

003

Dynamic linking error

Your mistake is now in every file

WinErr:

004

Erroneous error

Nothing is wrong

WinErr:

005

Multitasking attempted

System confused

WinErr:

006

Malicious

Desqview found on drive

WinErr:

007

System price error

Inadequate money spent on hardware

WinErr:

008

Broken window

Watch out for glass fragments

WinErr:

009

Horrible bug encountered

God knows what has happened

WinErr:

00A

Promotional literature overflow

Mailbox full

WinErr:

00B

Inadequate disk space

Free at least 50MB

WinErr:

00C

Memory hog error

More Ram needed. More! More! More!

WinErr:

00D

Window closed

Do not look outside

WinErr:

00E

Window open

Do not look inside

WinErr:

00

Unexplained error

Please tell us how this happened

WinErr:

010

 

Reserved for future mistakes by our developers

WinErr:

011

Window open

Do not look outside

WinErr:

012

Window closed

Do not look inside

WinErr:

013

Unexpected error

Huh ?

WinErr:

014

Keyboard locked

Try anything you can think of.

WinErr:

018

Unrecoverable error

System has been destroyed. Buy a new one. Old Windows licence is not valid anymore.

WinErr:

019

User error

Not our fault. Is Not! Is Not!

WinErr:

01A

Operating system overwritten

Please reinstall all your software. We are terribly sorry.

WinErr:

01B

Illegal error

You are not allowed to get this error. Next time you will get a penalty for that.

WinErr:

01C

Uncertainty error

Uncertainty may be inadequate.

WinErr:

01D

System crash

We are unable to figure out our own code.

WinErr:

01E

Timing error

Please wait. And wait. And wait. And wait.

WinErr:

01F

 

Reserved for future mistakes of our developers.

WinErr:

020

Error recording error codes

Additional errors will be lost.

WinErr:

042

Virus error

A virus has been activated in a DOS-box. The virus, however, requires Windows. All tasks will automatically be closed and the virus will be activated again.

WinErr:

079

Mouse not found

A mouse driver has not been installed. Please click the left mouse button to continue.

WinErr:

103

Error buffer overflow

Too many errors encountered. Additional errors may not be displayed or recorded.

WinErr:

678

This will end your Windows session

Do you want to play another game?

WinErr:

683

Time out

Operator fell asleep while waiting for the system to complete boot procedure.

WinErr:

815

Insufficient Memory

Only 50,312,583 Bytes available