Fatal Exception Errors

Some errors are so minor that they can be compared to a button falling off of your coat. It isn’t exactly the end of the world, but it is an inconvenience. You have choices: you can sew the button back on or you can get a new coat. For most of us, getting a new coat would be far more expensive than just grabbing a needle and thread and fixing the button. The same concept is true with many of the errors we encounter with our computers. Most errors, even ones that claim to be FATAL, are relatively minor and can be fixed with much less pain than dishing out hundreds of dollars for a new computer.

Fatal exception errors are Windows-based errors. The codes following the term fatal exception error generally communicate the specific error that has occurred by listing a sequence of letters and numbers after the words. A fatal error may state one of following phrases after it:

• Attempts to access to an illegal instruction have occurred.
• An invalid code or data has attempted to be accessed.
• You have insufficient privileges to continue with the operation you are attempting.

The reasons these errors are called exception errors is because when these circumstances arise, the program returns an exception to the computer’s operating system that prompts an error code known as the fatal exception error. The series of letters and numbers after the message is an actual address where the exception occurred. This address provides the information for the error.

There are many conditions that can cause a fatal exception error message, which means that there are as many solutions as there are errors. Until you get the error and its proper address, it can be difficult to provide specific instructions to troubleshoot through the situation. Common causes for the fatal exception error include:

• Settings being wrong,
• Conflicting drivers, and
• Errors with installed programs.

Clean booting your computer is the best first step to solving the issue of fatal exception errors. It is difficult to provide step by step instructions on a clean boot because the instructions vary depending on which Windows operating system is installed on the computer. Regardless of the version, there is the option to perform a clean boot on all Windows-based systems.

This is generally the same until you get to the System Configuration tab. By going to Start, Programs, Accessories and then System Tools you will come to the next step of the process. Under the System Tools menu, a System Information command will lead to the Systems Configuration tab.

Performing this task is a preventative measure. It will not only eliminate fatal exception errors, but may prevent other errors that have been sitting dormant just waiting to surface.