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news:slrn9svfd9.ojr.postmaster@tux.andor.dropbear.id.au... > My fave "error" message is from win2k. A service hadn't started at boot > "The service is not running because no attempts have been made to start > Remember, this error was *caused* by an attempt to start the service! "Setup Error - Mouse driver not found. Mouse not detected. Click OK to and "Error Deleting File - Cannot delete 016: There is not enough Then there was that classic "Office Configuration Box" spoof that has a Ah class, pure class. Hmmm, thats put me in the mood for an Easter Egg hunt ... [H]omer
> On 18 Oct 2001 23:12:56 -0600, Craig Kelley <i...@inconnu.isu.edu> wrote: Yeah I remember some error message oddities from long ago, not as good as
> | "[H]omer" <u...@ftc.com> writes:
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> | [snip about invincible Redhat installation]
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> |> It's still standing !!!
> | [snip]
> |
> |> 'The configuration information of the performance library
> |> "D:\WINNT\System32\w3ctrs.dll" for the "W3SVC" service does not match
the
> |> trusted performance library information stored in the registry. The
> |> functions in this library will not be treated as trusted.'
> |
> | I can add another hundred, or so, like-wise error "messages" to that
> | one. My favorite is a WINS error we got and the error message in the
> | event viewer went like this (I kid you not):
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> | "WINS encountered an error. The error is in the data."
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> | Nice.
> and I was investigating why. I attempted to start the service manually.
> The error that this generated was something like:
> it". (paraphrased, from memory, as I am not near the box in question)
those above, but:
continue"
free disk space. Delete one or more files to free disk space, and then try
again".
config box with options like "Hidden Settings - manufacturers' default
settings (not to be edited). Endurance options - Crash every xxx
hrs/mins/secs, crash after every xxx bytes of unsaved changes. Save
Options - Create incredibly large files, Allow me to carry on typing during
autorecovery saves. Autorecovery takes - bloody ages/forever/out the whole
system. Other options - Piss me off by applying the same stupid attributes
to every table picture and object I insert, Annoy me with that sodding paper
clip - constantly/when I least expect it."