15 Funniest Real Computer Error Messages

Some computer error messages are so funny or bizarre that you can’t believe they are real, but they are. Browse 15 of the Funniest Real-Life Computer Error Messages courtesy of software training company Intertech.com.

1. Windows Phone Installation Disc Error

Hat tip to TheNextWeb for bringing our attention to this recent computer error involving a standard error message asking the impossible. “Windows failed to start,” the message begins.

2. Xbox One Tires Of Your Past Behavior

While knocking around his Xbox One, Twitter user @getB3NT encountered this error message and sent it along to the gaming news site Kotaku.

3. WinSCP – FTP Or Child Killer?

One imgur user received the following error message from WinSCP and was able to grab a screenshot for posterity.

4. Linux Enables Insults

The Linux operating system has long been a favorite of tech-minded people for its open source customizability. One of the many features that it contains that Apple and Windows users must do without: the ability to enable insults.

5. Spiceworks Lumbergh

Anyone who’s borne witness to the comedy classic Office Space should get this reference immediately. Spiceworks, an Austin-based software development company, is likely to flash this error message your way whenever you use an outdated browser.

6. Wario Will Watch Your Coins

Nintendo eShop does a fun bit of brand customization when informing users of a foul-up. As Mario fans know,

7. Printer Problems

So, printing is not supported on a printer, eh? This error message comes from an Imgur user utilizing the Ubuntu operating system and involves an undisclosed printer type, thus making it hard to tell what triggered it and whether the issue still exists.

8. Socket Error Success Story

This error also occurred on the Ubuntu OS and involved use of the Remmina Remote Desktop Client. For the most part, it’s a pretty straightforward error message until you get to the end and have to do a double-take.

9. Missing Keyboard

An employee of US-based hardware and software company American Megatrends Incorporated shared this error message on the Imgur site.

10. Giving Up Early

This was an error message that originally gained popularity on Reddit. The poster did not specify the operating system he was attempting to use. Apparently, it was the type that gave up at the first signs of trouble.

11. Homestar Runner 404′d

Homestar Runner, the classic flash cartoon, from creators Mike Chapman and Craig Zobel, has been an Internet staple since 2001.

12. Bananashark!

Not entirely sure what this Redditor was doing (or where he was doing it) to get this message, but it looks like he may have been up to no good.

13. Rude LiveArt98

In an October 1998 article from CNN, veteran programmer and author Ben Ezzell pointed out one gaffe made by the company Viewpoint DataLabs on their LiveArt98 program.

14. What Do You Mean, Not Enough Disk Space?

Programmer Martin Rubli was not pleased with Windows Vista from the very beginning. On his blog, he takes an in-depth look at the operating system and rips it to shreds for its stability and usability issues.

15. YouTube Monkeys

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We’re not sure what this Imgur user did to break YouTube, but we do know there is no need to worry. The monkeys got this!