STOP 0x000000FE BUGCODE_USB_DRIVER - 0xFE



When you try to start a third-party Internet Protocol (IP) telephone program, you may receive a Stop 0x000000FE error message on a blue screen.


When a computer that is running Windows XP is accessing USB 2.0 hard disks under heavy stress conditions, you may receive a bugcheck 0xFE message similar to the following:

BUGCODE_USB_DRIVER (fe)


If you use two universal serial bus (USB) streaming-video cameras at the same time on a Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2)-based computer, you may receive the following Stop error message:

STOP 0x000000FE (Parameter1, Parameter2, Parameter3, Parameter4)

This problem occurs when the capture program that you use closes.


When your Microsoft Windows XP-based computer returns from standby or from hibernation, you may receive a "STOP 0xFE" error message.

This problem may occur if all the following conditions are true:
  • You are using Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1.
  • You installed the update that is described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822603/) Availability of the Windows XP S822603 USB 1.1 and 2.0 update

  • You removed the universal serial bus (USB) 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller (EHCI) controller from Device Manager.
For example, you may have removed the controller because Device Manager displayed an exclamation point in a yellow circle next to the listing for the controller. The details report displayed "Code 10".

Note: The name of your USB 2.0 EHCI controller may vary.