Gazette reader Jimmy B. writes:

Dear Dennis,

I’m running windows XP and use Webroot Spy Sweeper and Norton AntiVirus. Sometimes I’ll be using my computer when - all of a sudden - I get this very strange error message that reads “Windows Form Parking Window” error and it shuts my computer down. What is Windows Form Parking Window and how can I stop it from appearing? I’ve done a spyware and virus scan of my computer and haven’t come up with anything. Can you help?

My response:

From what I read via Google, the “Windows Form Parking Window” / “WindowsFormParkingWindow” is a protection mode error designed to shut down the computer in the event of a catastrophic Operating System error.

One posting via Google suggested that…

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