How to turn off the Error Reporting notification in Windows XP

This article will help you remove the Error Reporting notification pop up that constantly appears when using Microsoft Windows XP. This error reporting feature was implemented in order to help Microsoft improve future products. This is all fine and good but I would rather not assist in this endeavor 10 times a day. If you agree and would like help turning this feature off please check out the rest of this article.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Computer running Windows XP

1. Picture of Windows Start Button Left mouse click on the Windows Start button to open.
   
   Note:
   The Start button is commonly located in the bottom left corner of your Windows XP Desktop.
2. My Computer Shortcut Right mouse click on the My Computer Icon located in the Start Menu and select Properties from the list.
   
   Note: Right clicking shows extended menu choices.
3. System Properties Window You should now see your computer's System Properties window appear. Select the Advanced tab located at the top of this window.
4. Error Reporting Window While in the Advanced tab Left mouse click on the Error Reporting button located in the bottom right of this window. This will bring up the Error Reporting window.
5. Disable Error Reporting Next, while in the Error Reporting window left mouse click on the Disable error reporting radio button. Also remove the check mark from the "But notify me when critical errors occur" check box.
6. The final step is to left mouse click on the OK button located in the Error Reporting window. Congratulations, you will now no longer be interrupted by the pesky error reporting pop up.