The following Stop message descriptions contain details that help you troubleshoot or learn more about specific Stop errors. For information about the format of Stop messages as displayed on the screen, see “Stop Messages” earlier in this forum.

The list of Stop messages in this chapter is not comprehensive. For information about additional Stop messages, see Help in the Microsoft Debugging Tools for Windows, which contains a more extensive list of Stop messages, is updated regularly, and might have additional information that can help you troubleshoot a Stop error. Search by using the number of the Stop message in the format bug check 0xA.

For another source of information about individual Stop messages, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base link on the Web Resources page at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/reskits/webresources. Search by using the number of the Stop message, such as 0x0000000A or 0xA, as a keyword.
If errors persist after you have followed the recommendations, request assistance from Microsoft support personnel. For more information about Microsoft Product Support Services, see the Microsoft Product Support Services link on the Web Resources page at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/reskits/webresources.

Note:
Stop message codes are generally displayed in 32-bit hexadecimal form in 32-bit versions of Windows Server 2003, and 64-bit hexadecimal form in 64-bit versions. For example, the Stop message code for the IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL message is shown as 0x0000000A. However, in this section, codes are abbreviated by dropping the insignificant zeros. For example, the Stop message number 0x0000000A is shown as 0xA.