How to Make a Fake Error Message in Windows

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Open the Run dialog.

   Press ⊞ Win+R on your keyboard.
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   Step 2: Open Notepad.

   Type notepad into the Run dialog and click OK. , Notepad should look like this. x=msgbox("Your Message Here"
   
   Button+Icon, "Your Title Here") , Replace Button in the code you pasted into Notepad with one of the following: 0
   - OK 1
   - OK and Cancel 2
   - Abort, Retry and Ignore 3
   - Yes, No and Cancel 4
   - Yes and No 5
   - Retry and Cancel , Replace Icon in the code that you pasted into Notepad with one of the following: 0
   - No Icon 16
   - Critical Icon (a.k.a. "X" icon) 32
   - Question Icon (a.k.a. "?" icon) 48
   - Warning Icon (a.k.a. "!" icon) 64
   - Info Icon (a.k.a. "i" icon) , Replace Your Title Here in the code you pasted into Notepad with what you want the title of the error message to be. , Replace Your Message Here in the code you pasted into Notepad with what you want the error message to say. , Press Ctrl+S on your keyboard. ,,,, Click Save. , Double-click the file that was created.
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   Step 3: Copy and paste the following code into Notepad.

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   Step 4: Customize the button(s) of your error message.

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   Step 5: Customize the icon of your error message.

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   Step 6: Customize the title of your error message.

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   Step 7: Customize the contents of your error message.

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   Step 8: Open the Save As window.

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   Step 9: Expand the combo box next to Save as type and select All Files.

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    Step 10: Type a name for your file followed by a period and vbs.

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    Step 11: Choose a location to save the file to.

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    Step 12: Save the file.

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    Step 13: Display the error message.

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