Face it-customizing an error message in Windows is cool, whether you're an application programmer or just someone who wants to prank their co-worker. It doesn't have to be hard, either. You don't need to download any tricky software or tinker with system components and risk an actual error. If you want to create a Windows error message, just follow these simple steps.
Steps
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Open Notepad. To open Notepad, head to your start menu, click All Programs, click Accessories, and then click Notepad.
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Copy the line after the bullet below this paragraph, then paste it into Notepad. Notepad should look like this.
- x =msgbox("Message",0+00,"Title")
Advertisement - x =msgbox("Message",0+00,"Title")
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Now, you will edit the error message. Refer to the bullets below:
- Replace Message with what you want the error message to say. Be sure to enter the message between the quotes, without deleting them. The specified area should look like this, with your message in place of Hello Wikihow.
- Replace Title with what you want the title of the error message to say. Be sure to enter the title between the quotes, without deleting them. The specified area should look like this, with your title in place of Greeting.
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Next, we're going to determine what buttons and what icon the error message will have.
- Replace 0+00 in Notepad with a code under the Codes section of this article. (See Codes) What icons and buttons the codes will add to the error message is described there. Do not type the description into Notepad along with the code. The specified area should look like this, with your chosen code instead of 1+16.
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It's now time to produce the error message. At the top of Notepad, click File and then Save As. Save the file name as yourname.vbs with any name that you want in place of yourname. Set Save as Type to Any.
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Locate the vbs file where you saved it and open it.
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Your error message will open if you performed the steps correctly.Advertisement
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QuestionWhat are operating systems (OS) that will work for this error message?Samuelcregan698Community AnswerAll operating systems Windows XP+ will work with a custom error message.
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QuestionHow do I make each button do a different thing?GDGamer100Community AnswerDon't think so. The buttons do nothing but proceed to the next error if another line of code (which contains another error message).
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QuestionHow can I make the error message respond to me depending if I pressed "yes" or "no"?GDGamer100Community AnswerNo, this is a friendly script that will not cause any special things, so its best to have only 1 option.
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Codes
- 0+00 makes an OK message
- 1+16 makes an OK/Cancel message with an X icon
- 2+16 makes an Abort/Retry/Ignore message with an X icon
- 3+16 makes a Yes/No/Cancel message with an X icon
- 4+16 makes a Yes/No message with an X icon
- 5+16 makes a Retry/Cancel with an X icon
- 1+32 makes an OK/Cancel message with a ? icon
- 2+32 makes an Abort/Retry/Ignore message with a ? icon
- 3+32 makes a Yes/No/Cancel message with a ? icon
- 4+32 makes a Yes/No message with a ? icon
- 5+32 makes a Retry/Cancel message with a ? icon
- 1+48 makes an OK/Cancel message with a Warning symbol
- 2+48 makes an Abort/Retry/Ignore message with a Warning symbol
- 3+48 makes a Yes/No/Cancel message with a Warning symbol
- 4+48 makes a Yes/No message with a Warning symbol
- 5+48 makes a Retry/Cancel with a Warning symbol
- 1+64 makes an OK/Cancel message with an i icon
- 2+64 makes an Abort/Retry/Ignore message with an i icon
- 3+64 makes a Yes/No/Cancel message with an i icon
- 4+64 makes a Yes/No message with an i icon
- 5+64 makes a Retry/Cancel message with an i icon
- 16 makes an OK message with an X icon
- 32 makes an OK message with a ? icon
- 48 makes an OK message with a Warning symbol
- 64 makes an OK message with an i icon
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