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System Serious Error What to do

What to do with ʺ the system has recovered from a serious error...... ʺ error ?

Whenever Windows XP encounters a problem.

That it considers serious, (Even when you did not do anything unusual) it creates a dump file.

Next time you reboot, you most likely see this error message.

Clicking on more information shows error signature,and other clumsy details.

Typically minidump would be stored in \WINDOWS\MINIDUMP directory.

It is not so easy to decipher this information.

The best thing to do is to go to Windows Online Crash Analysis site at :‐

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and submit report ( or check status if you have already submitted the report).

You may need to sign on with Microsoft .Net Passport, and if you donʹt have one you will need to create one, and supply some basic information about yourself..

Below are some of actions which you can take in order to avoid this error from cropping up.

Temporarily disabling error reporting:

Right‐clock on my computer, select properties> advanced tab > error reporting button > Turn on the ʺno error reportingʺ check box, and turn off the ʺbut notify meʺ option.

Disable Virtual Memory:

Right‐click on my computer, select properties, advanced tab, performance settings, advanced tab, virtual memory ʺchangeʺ button.

Note down the current VM settings (system managed or any customized size.

Turn on the ʺno paging fileʺ bullet, and press the set tab.

Delete the paging file:

Reboot.

Verify that the option reads 0 kb for page file.

Use folder options on control panel or explorer ʺToolsʺ pull‐down menu & go to ʺviewʺ tab.

Turn off check box to permit viewing of system files.

Now explorer on the root of C drive, should show a pagefile.sys entry.


 * Delete this.**

You will get a warning message about this being a system file.

Since you have disabled virtual memory, this entry is not being used.


 * Delete it.**

Go empty the trash bin to make sure this entry is cleared.

Re‐enable Virtual Memory:

Right‐click on my computer, select properties > advanced tab > performance settings > advanced tab > virtual memory ʺchangeʺ button, turn on the system‐managed or customized paging file with the same settings as you noted down earlier.

Be sure to press the set button.

Reboot and verify that the paging file is active.

Re‐enable error reporting that was disabled earlier.

Reboot to verify that the repetitive error message has indeed ʺdisappeared ʺ

If you have reported the error Microsoft support team should contact a.s.a.p.