How to Stop Error Messages

First things first. You are not ever going to stop error messages from happening. But what you can do is to stop being frustrated by them. So here’s the plan:

Step away from the computer. Give yourself a good twenty feet of open space. If you need to step outside for a minute or two that’s fine. If there’s a bar or a café on the corner, feel free to lubricate. In fact, why not take the day off? Go for a walk. Get in the car and drive. How long has it been since you took in the countryside? Way too long. Actually, there’s no use talking you through a series of calisthenics and relaxing pseudo-yoga exercises as we had originally intended. What you need is clarity of mind, open space, some way to put it all in perspective.

Don’t Fear the Blue Screen of Death

Blue Screen Of Death got you down? Don’t worry; it’s just got a scary name. It’s not really that bad. What it probably means is that you downloaded a corrupt file. Worst case scenario: you have to replace your operating system. A fun task? No. But is it really so terrible? Like for instance when compared to some of the monumental tasks undertaken by mankind? The building of the pyramids? The Great Wall of China? The Panama Canal? You want to talk about something that was difficult to do? At least there are no malaria-ridden bogs in your office, right? At least your overseer isn’t wielding a bull whip (on the outside chance that she is, I apologize ahead of time).

Anyway, it can’t follow you to the beach, can it, this BSOD? It can’t get in the car and drive, right? It’s not in your mind is it? No, of course not. It’s just inside the computer. Yes, I could walk you through the step-by-step process of repairing your hard disk, or I could tell you the uncomfortable truth that everyone wants to deny: error messages are, in fact, caused by tiny blue men who run around inside your computer and mess things up. Little blue vandals, these guys. To stop error messages you will need to shrink yourself down to the size of a microbe and infiltrate the hard drive. But be forewarned, this is a dangerous and extremely uncomfortable business, and is not recommended for the layman. Nevertheless, there are many groups and schools that will assist in training you should you decide to go ahead with the “incredible shrinking plan.”

Otherwise to deal with error messages, you might want to go here and educate yourself first:

http://labmice.techtarget.com/windowsxp/TroubleshootingXP/error.htm

Hopefully this has been helpful. Blue men or not, you’re never going to stop error messages from happening. However, you can learn not to get stressed out by them, understand what they mean, and deal with them appropriately when they come knocking.