STOP 0xC0000221 STATUS_IMAGE_CHECKSUM_MISMATCH

This Stop message indicates driver, system file, or disk corruption problems (such as a damaged paging file). Faulty memory and other hardware such as hard disks can also cause this Stop message to appear.


When you start Windows XP, you may receive one of the following error messages:

STOP: 0xc000026C [Unable to load device driver] DriverName

STOP: 0xc0000221 [Unable to load device driver] DriverName

STOP: 0xc0000221. Bad image check sum, the image user32.dll is possibly corrupt. The header check sum does not match the computed check sum.




You may receive any one of the following Stop error messages:

STOP: C0000221 unknown hard error Path\File_name

STOP: 0xC0000221 unknown hard error C:\Winnt\System32\Ntdll.dll
(or another specific file or driver)

STOP: 0xC0000221 STATUS_IMAGE_CHECKSUM_MISMATCH Path\File_name



When you upgrade your computer to Windows XP, you may receive an error message that is similar to one of the following:

C0000221 (Bad Image Checksum)

STOP: C0000221 - Bad Image Checksum in ModuleName

STOP: C0000221 - Bad Image Checksum. User32.dll is possibly corrupt. The header check sum does not match the computed check sum.