We have seen a decline in support cases from Hyper-V customers reporting issues that involve the error message “0x0000001” and “Stop 0x0000001a since the release of SP1 for Windows Server Hyper-V R2. Our advice for Hyper-V users, the solution is to install SP1. This TechNet Wiki article tells you How to Install and Manage Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 SP1.

However, there are confusing results presented in search engines, because these error message strings are also found in Windows 7 and Windows XP. Folks who are in a hurry – for example those dealing with some critical and cryptic error – do not always read the content we publish with dogmatic precision.

So:

• if you are running Windows XP and receive "Stop: 0x0000001E" Error Message During Setup –see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/161703
• if you are running Windows 7 and receive error code 0x00000001, this Microsoft Answers post (http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_vista-windows_install/what-is-error-code-0x00000001/a41e6e0e-84ad-4886-a11b-cd550eefde41) explains the many possible causes and several fix-it steps you can take.
• if you receive a “STOP: 0x0000001a" error message on a computer that has an Intel Westmere processor together with the Hyper-V role installed on Windows Server 2008 or on Windows Server 2008 R2, then this KB (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/981791) explains the hotfix you need to install, or, you can use Windows Update.
• if you receive an error 0x00000101 on a machine with a Nehalem processor and the Hyper-V role on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2, then this KB (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2264080) explains the update package you need to install, or you can use Windows Update.

Ninjas in lore specialize in not being seen.  However, here is a group of community supporters inside Microsoft who are building community around the the
TechNet wiki. Inside Microsoft, the employees working on this are called TechNet Ninjas. They are not so much into the hiding.  They have a blog.

One of the most prolific* of the Ninjas, Ed Price, sat down with me recently for a chat.

Here is the short (~5 min) video.

You can also follow the Ninjas on twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/WikiNinjas

*Ed’s
profile pageallows you to see all his activity, and marvel thereat