General protection fault occurs

A general protection fault, or general protection error, occurs when the Microsoft operating system terminates suddenly with an error, including but not limited to:

• Miscalculating the amount of RAM needed for an allocation
• Transferring execution to a segment that is not executable
• Writing to a read-only or a code segment
• Loading a bad value into a segment register
• Using a null pointer

A GPF is immediately identifiable by a blue screen with white text, and the text may contain information that identifies the problem.

Action:

• Remove any newly installed software or hardware to verify that they are not the cause.
• Boot the server in Safe Mode or Last Known Good Configuration.

If neither of these actions resolve the problem, contact an authorized service provider. For more information about debugging tools or specific GPF messages, refer to the Microsoft website.