Tips to resolve “SHARED_RESOURCE_CONV_ERROR” error message in Windows

Resources (like printers, scanners etc.) attached to the computer can be made accessible to the users (connected in the network) by either marking them as shared or by changing their file system permissions or access rights. To provide systematic file sharing, modern operating systems use distributed file systems. While sharing of resources provides numerous advantages, it might also result in a STOP error message if resource that is being shared is incompatible, virus infected and more. Two major consequences of a STOP error message are unmountable hard drive and inaccessibility of data. To overcome the hazards of a STOP error message, the best option is to restore the data from an updated backup. However, in case of no backup availability, data recovery software comes to rescue.

Consider a practical scenario, where you encounter the below error message when you start your system:

“STOP: 0x0000001F (parameter 1, parameter 2, parameter 3, parameter 4) SHARED_RESOURCE_CONV_ERROR”

The four parameters in the above error message differ with system’s configuration.

The above error message makes the data stored in the hard drive inaccessible. Furthermore, the same error message appears each time you attempt to start your system.

Cause:

The above error message primarily indicates some problem with shared resource conversion. Another major cause for the occurrence of the above error message is installation of a bugged or incompatible device driver.

Resolution:

To access the data saved in the hard drive and comprehensively resolve the above problem, you will need to take the below actions:

• Rollback the new installed device driver to prior version
• Perform a complete scan of your system to remove viruses
• Startup your system with Last Known Good Configuration to undo all the recent driver and registry changes.

In most cases, the above actions resolve your problem and make the data accessible. However, if the above resolutions fail, then the only option left is to reinstall Windows operating system. A clean reinstall of Windows deletes all the data saved on the hard drive partition or volume. For complete recovery of data from a formatted hard drive, you will need to opt for advanced data recovery. Such Data Recovery utilities employ high end scanning algorithms to comprehensively scan and recover your lost data from a formatted hard drive.

Windows Data Recovery is the powerful Data Recovery utility. It provides recovery of lost data from corrupted, deleted, formatted or lost hard drive partitions and volumes. The read only software is compatible with 185 different file types. It supports FAT32, VFAT, NTFS and NTFS5 file systems. The software is designed for Windows 7 (Currently in RC1), Vista, XP, 2003 and 2000.