Consider the following scenario:

• You are running a Windows Vista-based computer.
• This computer has a USB device, such as a USB fingerprint reader, attached.
• You resume the computer from standby or from hibernation,

In this scenario, you may receive the following Stop error message:

Stop 0×000000FE ( 00000008 , 00000006 , 00000001 , parameter4 )
BUGCODE_USB_DRIVER

Note: In this error, the value of the Parameter4 placeholder may vary.

Consider the following scenario:

• You have a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Express interface that supports the “hot plugging” feature on a Windows Server 2008-based computer or on a Windows Vista-based computer.
• You connect a device to the root port of the PCI Express interface.
• You use the “hot plugging” feature to add or to remove a PCI Express device on the computer.

In this scenario, the Windows Server 2008-based computer or the Windows Vista-based computer may be restarted unexpectedly. Additionally, you receive the following error message:

0×00000124

Note: When you restart a Windows Server 2008-based computer or a Windows Vista-based computer, the issue may also occur if a PCI device is connected to the root port of the PCI-Express bus on the computer.

You may receive a “Stop 0×000000E3″ error message that resembles the following on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008:

STOP: 0×000000E3 (parameter1, parameter2, parameter3, parameter4)
The RESOURCE_NOT_OWNED

This problem may occur on a computer that is running Symantec Endpoint Protection version 11.0 Maintenance Release 2 (MR2). This problem occurs when the Symantec program quarantines a file.

Consider the following scenario:

• You are running a Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1)-based computer.
• Antivirus and antispyware with e-mail scanning software is installed on the computer.
• An e-mail client, such as Microsoft Office Outlook or Windows Mail, is configured to receive POP3 or SMTP e-mail messages.

When you start the e-mail client, or when you try to send or receive e-mail messages, Windows Vista crashes. Additionally, you receive the following Stop error message:

STOP: 0×1000008E (Parameter1, Parameter2, Parameter3, Parameter4) In TCPIP.SYS
KERNEL_MODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED_M

Note: This issue does not occur if one of the following conditions is true:

• The e-mail client is configured to receive HTTP e-mail messages instead of POP3 or SMTP e-mail messages.
• The e-mail client works offline.

When you start a multiprocessor portable computer that runs Windows Vista, you may receive the following Stop error message:

STOP: 0×0000007E (parameter1, parameter2, parameter3, parameter4)
NETIO.SYS

This problem typically occurs after a driver for a third-party network adapter is installed.

Notes:

• The parameters in this Stop error message vary, depending on the configuration of the computer.
• Not all “0×0000007E” Stop error messages are caused by this problem.

You may receive a “Stop 0×000000E3″ error message that resembles the following on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008:

STOP: 0×000000E3 (parameter1, parameter2, parameter3, parameter4)
The RESOURCE_NOT_OWNED

This problem may occur on a computer that is running Symantec Endpoint Protection version 11.0 Maintenance Release 2 (MR2). This problem occurs when the Symantec program quarantines a file.

Consider the following scenario:

• You are running a Windows Vista-based computer.
• You try to update or to install video or audio AVstream device drivers.
• The corresponding device is in suspend mode.

In this scenario, the computer crashes. Additionally, you receive the following Stop error message:

STOP: 0×00000050 (0xFFFFFF94, 0×00000000, 0×8D2E3798, 0×00000000)
PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
ks.sys Address 8D2E3798 base at 8D2C5000, DateStamp 4549b186

For example, when you upgrade Windows Vista to Windows Vista Service Pack 1, the video and audio AVstream device drivers are updated. Therefore, in this situation, you may experience this issue.

You access the network from a Windows Vista-based computer. When you unplug the network cable, the computer may crash. Additionally, you may receive a Stop error message that resembles the following:

STOP 0×000000D1 (parameter1, parameter2, parameter3, parameter4)
DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

This problem may also occur when the computer is switching between different wireless access points.

When you try to put a Windows Vista-based computer to sleep while a dial-up network connection is active, the computer may crash. Additionally, you receive a Stop error message that resembles the following:

STOP: 0×0000009F (parameter1, parameter2, parameter3, parameter4)
DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE

This issue occurs even if you have installed hotfix 931671 on the computer.

When you start a Windows Vista-based computer, you receive the following Stop error message on a blue screen:

0xC1F5