NETWORK_BOOT_INITIALIZATION_FAILED

Code: 0xbb (187)

As HRESULT:As NTSTATUS:

Parameters

ParameterDescription
1

The part of network initialization that failed. Possible values are:

1: Failure while updating the registry.

2: Failure while starting the network stack. Windows sends IOCTLs to the redirector and datagram receiver, then waits for the redirector to be ready. If it is not ready within a certain period of time, this error is issued.

3: Failure while sending the DHCP IOCTL to TCP. This is how Windows informs the transport of its IP address.

2The failure status
3Reserved
4Reserved

Description

The NETWORK_BOOT_INITIALIZATION_FAILED bug check has a value of 0x000000BB. This indicates that Windows failed to successfully boot off a network.

Important

This article is for programmers. If you're a customer who has received a blue screen error code while using your computer, see Troubleshoot blue screen errors.

Cause

This error is caused when Windows is booting off a network, and a critical function fails during I/O initialization.

See Also

Bug Check Code Reference

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Associated Modules

ModuleCodeFound inDescription
EventCreate.exe0xbb78.11011%1
KernelBase.dll0xbb78.1The specified system semaphore name was not found.
dsreg.dll0xbb1011Key policy in registry is set to unsupported value %1. Default key policy will be used.
kernel32.dll0xbb78.11011The specified system semaphore name was not found.
nslookup.exe0xbb78.11011requests =
webservices.dll0xbb78.11011There was an error creating the TCP socket.
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