# Stupid computer error messages

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-computer-error-messages/299256>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 14, 2005, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-computer-error-messages/299256 "2005-04-14T08:48:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2005, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-computer-error-messages/299256/21 "2005-04-16T13:35:50Z")

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[soapbox]

Any time you do business with a system resource (file, network link, etc.) you should check the status and display an INFORMATIVE error message if the operation fails.

Bad: File open error.

Good: Date/time program\_name - file open error: /path/filename.ext (system error code) (error explanation text i.e. perror())

[/soapbox]

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**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2005, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-computer-error-messages/299256/22 "2005-04-16T14:29:08Z")

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Some even in Haiku!

[http://www.infiltec.com/j-chaiku.htm](http://www.infiltec.com/j-chaiku.htm)

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**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2005, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-computer-error-messages/299256/23 "2005-04-17T02:48:13Z")

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I’m quite fond of: “Error. Disk is full. Delete some files and try again” popping up when you’re trying to delete files. :smack:

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**Author:** ![bluecanary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bluecanary/32/3614_2.png) [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2005, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-computer-error-messages/299256/24 "2005-04-17T21:09:48Z")

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I get an error every so often when I boot up Windows XP

PAGE\_FAULT\_IN\_UNPAGED\_AREA

Huh 😕

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