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Windows XP Patch: System Recovery Error Appears After Every Reboot

Brief Description
Microsoft has released a patch that addresses the "System has recovered from a serious error" issue in Windows XP. Download this patch now to prevent this message from occurring each time the machine boots.

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Quick Details
File Name:Q317277_WXP_SP1_x86_ENU.exe
Version:Q317277
Knowledge Base (KB) Articles:KB317277
Date Published:3/6/2002
Language:English
Download Size:2.8 MB
Estimated Download Time: 7 min 56K

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Overview

Microsoft has released a patch that addresses the "System has recovered from a serious error" issue in Windows XP, and is discussed in Knowledge Base Article 317277. Download now to prevent this message from occurring each time the machine boots.

Symptoms
If Windows XP restarts because of a serious error, the Windows Error Reporting tool prompts you to report the problem to Microsoft for troubleshooting purposes. Windows may begin prompting you to report this information every time you restart the computer, even if no error occurred during the previous session. After this problem begins to occur, you are prompted to send the information after every restart, even if you choose not to send the information.

Cause
This problem occurs because after a Minidump (or memory dump) file is written, the paging file continues to have a flag set that indicates that a memory dump file needs to be written.

Resolution
To resolve this problem, download this file.

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System Requirements

  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows XP
  • Windows XP Home Edition
  • Windows XP Professional

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Instructions

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