Bug Check 0xBB: NETWORK_BOOT_INITIALIZATION_FAILED
The NETWORK_BOOT_INITIALIZATION_FAILED bug check has a value of 0x000000BB. This indicates that Windows failed to successfully boot off a network.
Important Info If You Have Received a STOP Code
If you received a blue screen error, or stop code, the computer has shut down abruptly to protect itself from data loss. A hardware device, its driver, or related software might have caused this error. If your copy of Windows came with your computer, call the manufacturer of your computer. If you purchased Windows separately from your computer, Microsoft provides support. To find contact info for Microsoft or your computer manufacturer, Contact Support.
If you have experience with computers and want to try to recover from this error, follow the steps provided in the Microsoft article Resolving STOP (Blue Screen) Errors in Windows.
These actions might prevent an error like this from happening again:
- Download and install updates and device drivers for your computer from Windows Update.
- Scan your computer for computer viruses.
- Check your hard disk for errors.
NETWORK_BOOT_INITIALIZATION_FAILED Parameters
The following parameters are displayed on the blue screen.
| Parameter | Description |
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1 |
The part of network initialization that failed. Possible values are: 1: Failure while updating the registry. 2: Failure while starting the network stack. Windows sends IOCTLs to the redirector and datagram receiver, then waits for the redirector to be ready. If it is not ready within a certain period of time, this error is issued. 3: Failure while sending the DHCP IOCTL to TCP. This is how Windows informs the transport of its IP address. |
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2 |
The failure status |
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3 |
Reserved |
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4 |
Reserved |
Cause
This error is caused when Windows is booting off a network, and a critical function fails during I/O initialization.
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Build date: 4/9/2013
