Making a fake error message in windows

Do you want to create a custom Windows error message? Whether you're an application developer or someone who wants to prank their coworker, knowing how to create a custom error message is an essential ability. To learn how to create a custom Windows error message, follow this guide. Method One of Two: Single Error Dialog 1 Open the Notepad app. Press the ⊞ Win+R keys simultaneously. Type notepad into the Run dialog. Hit ↵ Enter or click OK. 2 Copy and paste the following code into Notepad: x=msgbox("Your Message Here", Button+Icon, "Your Title Here") 3 Customize the button(s) of your error message. Replace Button in the code you pasted into Notepad with one of the following: 0 - OK 1 - OK and Cancel 2 - Abort, Retry and Ignore 3 - Yes, No and Cancel 4 - Yes and No 5 - Retry and Cancel 4 Customize the icon of your error message. Replace Icon in the code that you pasted into Notepad with one of the following: 0 - No Icon 16 - Critical Icon (a.k.a. "X" icon) 32 - Question Icon (a.k.a. "?" icon) 48 - Warning Icon (a.k.a. "!" icon) 64 - Info Icon (a.k.a. "i" icon) 5 Customize the title of your error message. Replace Your Title Here in the code you pasted into Notepad with what you want the title of the error message to be. 6 Customize the contents of your error message. Replace Your Message Here in the code you pasted into Notepad with what you want the error message to say. 7 Open the Save As window. Press Ctrl+S on your keyboard. 8 Expand the combo box next to Save as type and select All Files. 9 Type a name for your file followed by a period and vbs. 10 Choose a location to save the file to. 11 Save the file. Click Save. 12 Display the error message. Double-click the file that was created. Method Two of Two: Sequence of Error Dialogs Create a sequence of error messages. Messages will display one at a time, and closing a message will display the following one. 1 Open the Notepad app. Press the ⊞ Win+R keys simultaneously. Type notepad into the Run dialog. Hit ↵ Enter or click OK. 2 Copy and paste the following code into Notepad: x=msgbox("Your Message Here", Button+Icon, "Your Title Here") 3 Customize the button(s) of your error message. Replace Button in the code you pasted into Notepad with one of the following: 0 - OK 1 - OK and Cancel 2 - Abort, Retry and Ignore 3 - Yes, No and Cancel 4 - Yes and No 5 - Retry and Cancel 4 Customize the icon of your error message. Replace Icon in the code that you pasted into Notepad with one of the following: 0 - No Icon 16 - Critical Icon (a.k.a. "X" icon) 32 - Question Icon (a.k.a. "?" icon) 48 - Warning Icon (a.k.a. "!" icon) 64 - Info Icon (a.k.a. "i" icon) 5 Customize the title of your error message. Replace Your Title Here in the code you pasted into Notepad with what you want the title of the error message to be. 6 Customize the contents of your error message. Replace Your Message Here in the code you pasted into Notepad with what you want the error message to say. 7 Switch to a subsequent line position. 8 Create another error message (if desired). Repeat these steps, starting from Step 3. This error message will display after the previously created one has been closed. 9 Open the Save As window. Press Ctrl+S on your keyboard. 10 Expand the combo box next to Save as type and select All Files. 11 Type a name for your file followed by a period and vbs. 12 Choose a location to save the file to. 13 Save the file. Click Save. 14 Display the error message. Double-click the file that was created. ***prbxselfnetwork***.