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STOP 0x000000D1: Causes & Fixes

0x000000D1 is one of the most common Windows errors. It’s a critical warning sign that requires immediate reaction to prevent damage to your hardware and software.

A typical STOP 0x000000D1 error message looks like this: STOP 0x000000D1, (0x0000002b, 0x00000002, 0x00000000, 0xEEEE1b01) Additionally, the error message may include the following string: IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL Kbdclass.sys.

STOP 0x000000D1 and Corrupt Registry

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STOP 0x000000D1 and Malware

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STOP 0x000000D1 while shutting the system down.

The typical STOP 0x000000D1 error message displayed during shutdown is the following:

STOP 0x000000D1, (0x0000004b, 0x00000004, 0x00000000, 0xEEEE1b01) IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL Kbdclass.sys.

Immediately after 0x000000D1 the computer restarts. This case of 0x000000D1 is a symptom of an outdated version of Logitech MouseWare for your Logitech mouse. Most of the reported occurances of STOP 0x000000D1 were are related to versions 9.10 and 9.24 of Logitech MouseWare. To reslove the problem, remove Logitech MouseWare from the computer and then install latest version of Logitech MouseWare.

##STOP 0x000000D1 on Windows XP at shutdown 0x000000d error can be encountered while closing Windows XP if you have universal serial bus (USB) devices attached to your computer. The latest service pack for Windows from Microsoft resolevs STOP 0x000000D1 for this case.

STOP 0x000000D1 on Windows 2000-based machines

If you have a Windows 2000-based computer and bump into STOP 0x000000D1 error, install latest service pack for Microsoft Windows 2000. That should resolve the problem because Microsoft has accepted that 0x000000D1 occurs on Windows 2000-based computer due to a fault in their product, which was corrected in the new service pack.

Intel RAID controller and STOP 0x000000D1

If you get the blue screen message wiht 0x000000D1 code looks this:

stop:0x000000D1(0x00000019, 0x00000004, 0x00000000, 0xf52126f) iastor.sys address f32135f base at f7322000, DateStamp 42b3df42

that points to a conflict with Intel RAID controller (iastor.sys). To resolve this you should enter System Setup and change the SATA Operation Setting to RAID Autodetect / AHCI.

Stop:0x000000D1 and Windows 2000 Service Pack 3

You computer may crash with Stop:0x000000D1 when you restart your it after applying Windows 2000 (SP3). The error message is similar to the following:

STOP 0x000000D1 (0x00000124, 0x00000010, 0x00000000, 0xBEF654CC) DRIVER IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL

This case of 0x000000D1 is usually linked to the outdated device dirver for Promise Ultra100 PCI Controller Card (Ultra.sys). This is likely to be the cause if the version is older than 2.00.0.29. That is why you should install the latest driver version before applying SP3. However, if you are raading this page, you must have already applied SP3. If that is the case, access the folder where the older driver is located and rewrite it with the new one. How to acces the old driver:

  • For FAT file system: use MS-DOS boot disk to start your computer
  • For NTFS file system: use your Windows installation CD to start Recovery Console

Find Windows 2000 Drivers %Systemroot%\System32\Drivers and copy the updated Ultra.sys file there to replace the older version.

When you restart your computer after that operation, STOP 0x000000D1 must be gone.

Stop:0x000000D1 and Windows 2000 IP-in-IP tunnel

You may get a 0x000000D1 message similar to the following while using a Windows 2000 IP-in-IP tunnel:

Fatal System Error: 0x000000D1 (0x00000007,0x00000001,0x00000000,0xF07D27DA) .

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem is caused by a defect in their Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server product.

This error occurs when the tunnel becomes non-operational while routing packets, typically, when the Internet connection is broken. In response to the attempts to send an ICMP Destination Unreachable-type message the server may fail with the Stop 0x000000D1 message. A possible workaround is to give up IP-in-IP tunnel and use VPN (virtual private network) or an IP Security Protocol (IPSEC) tunnel.