Humor: Windows 2000 error messages - 23 Jan 1999

Thanks to Thomas Lee for forwarding this great list of "Windows 2000 errormessages." Some of these have been around for a while, but at least a fewwere new to me. Enjoy...Enter any 11-digit prime number to continue.Press any key to

Paul Thurrott

January 22, 1999

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Thanks to Thomas Lee for forwarding this great list of "Windows 2000 errormessages." Some of these have been around for a while, but at least a fewwere new to me. Enjoy...

  1. Enter any 11-digit prime number to continue.

  2. Press any key to continue or any other key to quit.

  3. Press any key except... no, No, NO, NOT THAT ONE!

  4. Bad command or file name! Go stand in the corner.

  5. Windows message: "Error saving file! Format drive now? (Y/Y)"

  6. BREAKFAST.SYS halted... Cereal port not responding.

  7. File not found. Should I fake it? (Y/N)

  8. Runtime Error 6D at 417A:32CF: Incompetent User.

  9. WinErr 16547: LPT1 not found. Use backup. (PENCIL.SYS, PAPER.SYS)

  10. Your hard drive has been scanned and all stolen software titles have been deleted.

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Paul Thurrott

Paul Thurrott is senior technical analyst for Windows IT Pro. He writes the SuperSite for Windows, a weekly editorial for Windows IT Pro UPDATE, and a daily Windows news and information newsletter called WinInfo Daily UPDATE.

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