Symptoms
A stop error 0x000000F4 occurs on a Windows server with an application installed that use python.exe as a component.
Event ID 1001 is logged in the System event log.Log Name: SystemSource: Microsoft-Windows-WER-SystemErrorReportingDate: 4/01/2014 9:00:12 AMEvent ID: 1001Task Category: NoneLevel: InformationKeywords: ClassicUser: N/AComputer: computername.domainname.localDescription:The computer has rebooted from a bugcheck. The bugcheck was: 0x000000f4 (0x0000000000000003, 0xfffffa801a472740, 0xfffffa801a472a20, 0xfffff80001dc70d0). A dump was saved in: C:\Windows\Minidump\040114-40139-01.dmp.Review of the memory dump files using Debugging Tools for Windows will result in output similar to the following.BugCheck F4, {3, fffffa801a472740, fffffa801a472a20, fffff80001dc70d0}----- ETW minidump data unavailable-----Probably caused by : csrss.exeCRITICAL_OBJECT_TERMINATION (f4)A process or thread crucial to system operation has unexpectedly exited or beenterminated.Several processes and threads are necessary for the operation of thesystem; when they are terminated (for any reason), the system can nolonger function.Arguments:Arg1: 0000000000000003, ProcessArg2: fffffa801a472740, Terminating objectArg3: fffffa801a472a20, Process image file nameArg4: fffff80001dc70d0, Explanatory message (ascii)PROCESS_OBJECT: fffffa801a472740IMAGE_NAME: csrss.exeDEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP: 0MODULE_NAME: csrssFAULTING_MODULE: 0000000000000000PROCESS_NAME: python.exeBUGCHECK_STR: 0xF4_python.exeCUSTOMER_CRASH_COUNT: 1DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: WIN7_DRIVER_FAULT_SERVERCURRENT_IRQL: 0LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER: from fffff80001e4ed92 to fffff80001ac0b80
Resolution
1. Contact the software application vendor providing python.exe as a component of the program.2. Remove the software application using python.exe as a component of the program.3. Download and install the latest version of Python. The latest version can be found here.
