System error codes will appear in software programs and in various areas within the Windows operating system after certain errors occur.
Important: A system error code is not the same as a Device Manager
error code or a browser error code, even though the error numbers may sometimes be the same.
Below is a list of system error codes from Code 2000 to Code 2099, along with a description of what the error code means.
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Complete List of System Error Codes for error code details from Code 1 to Code 15299.
Error Code 2000
System error code 2000 means "The pixel format is invalid." This error code may also display as "ERROR_INVALID_PIXEL_FORMAT" or as the value 0x7D0.Error Code 2001
System error code 2001 means "The specified driver is invalid." This error code may also display as "ERROR_BAD_DRIVER" or as the value 0x7D1.Error Code 2002
System error code 2002 means "The window style or class attribute is invalid for this operation." This error code may also display as "ERROR_INVALID_WINDOW_STYLE" or as the value 0x7D2.Error Code 2003
System error code 2003 means "The requested metafile operation is not supported." This error code may also display as "ERROR_METAFILE_NOT_SUPPORTED" or as the value 0x7D3.Error Code 2004
System error code 2004 means "The requested transformation operation is not supported." This error code may also display as "ERROR_TRANSFORM_NOT_SUPPORTED" or as the value 0x7D4.Error Code 2005
System error code 2005 means "The requested clipping operation is not supported." This error code may also display as "ERROR_CLIPPING_NOT_SUPPORTED" or as the value 0x7D5.Error Code 2010
System error code 2010 means "The specified color management module is invalid." This error code may also display as "ERROR_INVALID_CMM" or as the value 0x7DA.Error Code 2011
System error code 2011 means "The specified color profile is invalid." This error code may also display as "ERROR_INVALID_PROFILE" or as the value 0x7DB.Error Code 2012
System error code 2012 means "The specified tag was not found." This error code may also display as "ERROR_TAG_NOT_FOUND" or as the value 0x7DC.Error Code 2013
System error code 2013 means "A required tag is not present." This error code may also display as "ERROR_TAG_NOT_PRESENT" or as the value 0x7DD.
