If your server or application fails to restart when a error popup displays then the following fix will solve the problem.
Go to http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsembedded/standard/aa731206.aspx and follow the instructions there for the registry modification of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Windows\ErrorMode
After you change the registry key, you will need to restart the computer for the changes to take effect.
Note: Be extremely careful with the registry as incorrect changes can break Windows.
For low-level filtering out visible notification of various errors use registry entry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Windows\ErrorMode.ErrorMode value descriptions:
0 – All messages are visible (default value).
1 – Only system messages are invisible. An example of this type of message is: “Virtual Memory Minimum Too Low.”
2 – All messages are invisible. An example of this type of message is: “Unable to Locate Component” shown when application can’t load DLL statically linked to it.
You should use the last setting (2) for the registry tweak.
The first registry key will fix the error (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Windows\ErrorMode).
If you aren’t comfortable with editing the registry, you can also run registry attached to this thread. It will apply the fix for you (restart computer after applying).
The registry file contains the following:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Windows]
“ErrorMode”=dword:00000002
