haha well windows has come a long way over the years...except for all the error messages and such. So i ask you this, Aqua Soft community, what is your favourite windows error message?
i think mine is:
Wow. :slant:
or maybe...
"Windows has found a virus in the System folder. For security reasons, Windows will now delete the the System folder."
Well, I have to say, the BLue Screen of Doom does seem to be a favorite with me.
I like the error message that says nothing at all, it just shows that ugly yellow triangle with an exclamation point. it basically lets me know ERROR: there's nothing wrong with your system...
I like when "Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvinence."
I have gotten that message before.
@AppleThink, thats not an error message thats UAC. :|
ive gotten the one with the mouse. wow did that piss me off
also i hate the one that says just the yellow alert symbol. usually all that means is that a process (usually one thats running for the system) has fallen into a virtual "what the hell do i do now?!" loop and was shut down. no biggie, just when you see it, reboot and you should be safe...
Also, how did my friend Metallicamaster3 get banned?!
i havent been on here in a while, and i wanted to talk to him for some more advice on my emulation. what happened? will he be returning at all?
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I hate when people try to use all the stuff wrong about Vista as humor. It gets old. Yes, UAC is annoying, but people don't need to whine about it constantly.
Personally, I hate Runtime errors.
I once saw an error message online (not sure if it was real, but if you were fudging one you could make it funnier);
" Windows 95 is attempting to shut down, would you like to play another game?"
^ That belongs in the randomness thread. 
levi, that was probably windowsRG, it won't shut down until you say no to all of its pleas and stab it back down.
my favourite is probably "Error: the operation completed successfully", simply because the programmer was too lazy to write it in as anything else.
^ I think it was a popup from a website.
I hate the "windows script error" when my wallpaper gets replaced by a error message about active desktop.
"This program has performed an illegal operation"
haha some more of my favourites, mates:
"There is no keyboard recognized. Press any key to continue."
THERE IS NO KEY TO PRESS!!!
"The computer has performed an illegal operation and must now shut down."
I saw that when i was small and i got scared cause i thought the police would like...come to my house or something.
"The computer has performed an illegal operation and must now shut down."I saw that when i was small and i got scared cause i thought the police would like...come to my house or something.
LMAO.
"Works could not complete the task. Try reinstalling Works, then try again"
But it does... complete... the... task... anyway.
Actually I remembered a really strange one. I was uninstalling a bunch of old programs from my PC a long time ago; and one of the uninstallers tried to delete itself during the uninstallation... The error message was something like: This program is currently in use. Please close all windows and try again...
Weird..:slant:
My favourite is the one when you're deleting files inside a *.zip file in explorer, and the error pops up that says "Nothing to do".
i remember seeing that, but i can't get it to happen anymore 
This is mine:
Opened a .zip file in Firefox and then it appeared. I still have it on my desktop. 
EDIT: I clicked close and then "Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience."
EDIT2: It took a very long time to close.
The "What should I do?" link showed up this Help and Support article.
Understanding Data Execution Prevention
Data Execution Prevention (DEP) helps prevent damage from viruses and other security threats that attack by running (executing) malicious code from memory locations that only Windows
and other programs should use. This type of threat causes damage by taking over one or more memory locations in use by a program. Then it spreads and harms other programs, files, and even your e-mail contacts. Unlike a firewall or antivirus program, DEP does not help prevent harmful programs from being installed on your computer. Instead, it monitors your programs to determine if they use system memory safely. To do this, DEP software works alone or with compatible microprocessors to mark some memory locations as "non-executable". If a program tries to run code—malicious or not—from a protected location, DEP closes the program and notifies you.
DEP can take advantage of software and hardware support. To use DEP, your computer must be running Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later, or Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 or later. DEP software alone helps protect against certain types of malicious code attacks but to take full advantage of the protection that DEP can offer, your processor must support "execution protection". This is a hardware-based technology designed to mark memory locations as non-executable. If your processor does not support hardware-based DEP, it's a good idea to upgrade to a processor that offers execution protection features.
Is it safe to run a program again if DEP has closed it?
Yes, but only if you leave DEP turned on for that program. Windows can continue to detect attempts to execute code from protected memory locations and help prevent attacks. In cases where a program does not run correctly with DEP turned on, you can reduce security risks by getting a DEP-compatible version of the program from the software publisher. For more information about what to do after DEP closes a program, click Related Topics.
How can I tell if DEP is available on my computer?
Note
This is mine:
Opened a .zip file in Firefox and then it appeared. I still have it on my desktop.
EDIT: I clicked close and then "Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience."
EDIT2: It took a very long time to close.
The "What should I do?" link showed up this Help and Support article.
Understanding Data Execution Prevention
Data Execution Prevention (DEP) helps prevent damage from viruses and other security threats that attack by running (executing) malicious code from memory locations that only Windows
and other programs should use. This type of threat causes damage by taking over one or more memory locations in use by a program. Then it spreads and harms other programs, files, and even your e-mail contacts. Unlike a firewall or antivirus program, DEP does not help prevent harmful programs from being installed on your computer. Instead, it monitors your programs to determine if they use system memory safely. To do this, DEP software works alone or with compatible microprocessors to mark some memory locations as "non-executable". If a program tries to run code—malicious or not—from a protected location, DEP closes the program and notifies you.
DEP can take advantage of software and hardware support. To use DEP, your computer must be running Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later, or Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 or later. DEP software alone helps protect against certain types of malicious code attacks but to take full advantage of the protection that DEP can offer, your processor must support "execution protection". This is a hardware-based technology designed to mark memory locations as non-executable. If your processor does not support hardware-based DEP, it's a good idea to upgrade to a processor that offers execution protection features.
Is it safe to run a program again if DEP has closed it?
Yes, but only if you leave DEP turned on for that program. Windows can continue to detect attempts to execute code from protected memory locations and help prevent attacks. In cases where a program does not run correctly with DEP turned on, you can reduce security risks by getting a DEP-compatible version of the program from the software publisher. For more information about what to do after DEP closes a program, click Related Topics.
How can I tell if DEP is available on my computer?
- To open System Properties, click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click System.
- Click the Advanced tab and, under Performance, click Settings.
- Click the Data Execution Prevention tab.
Note
- By default, DEP is only turned on for essential Windows operating system programs and services. To help protect more programs with DEP, select Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select.
it used to do that with me all the time coz i had modified explorer.
Does everything disappear but it still shows your wallpaper then up in the left hand corner it shows a box saying "personalizing settings" then every thing appears again but all the explorer windows you had open are gone?
If so it's what was happening to mine.
they're closed cause explorer died
my 2 favo messages were:
1) when i am installing board-drivers: "click on 'ok' ----- yes ----- no"
2) this happend only once: "could not find mouse mouse driver. click on 'help-button' for help"
other messages:
3) efter installing battlefield: "could not find fingerprint"
4) no cd in cd drive: battlefield massage" put in both battlefield cd's" .how? got only one cd drive!
2: It means attach your mouse and then click it.
4: it means put one in after the other
:slant:
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