Common Windows Errors As a Windows user, you may encounter many different types Windows errors on your system at some time or another. Let’s have a look at some of the common Windows errors and the methods you can use to prevent them. - Stop Errors: These errors usually occur due to faulty device drivers, malfunctioning hardware, incompatible system BIOS, problematic applications, overheating of computer components, virus infections, corrupt registry files, and damaged system files. These errors may occur at any time when your PC is functional. When a stop error occurs, your PC usually performs a physical memory dump and displays a blue screen comprising an error code and an error message.
- Dll Errors: Dll (Dynamic Link Library) files are dynamic libraries of executable codes that can be called by various applications to perform specific functions. DLL errors usually occur due to missing, corrupt, incompatible, or damaged DLL files, malfunctioning hardware devices, faulty program installation, virus infections and a damaged registry. A system that is frequented by DLL errors is said to be in DLL hell.
- Vxd Errors: VxD (Virtual Device Drivers) are used to establish lower level communication between your system hardware and internal Windows functions. These files run in the privileged CPU mode to perform their tasks. VxD errors are usually generated due to missing, incompatible, or faulty VxD files, memory conflicts, a faulty motherboard, virus infections and registry problems.
- Runtime Errors: Runtime errors usually occur when an application running on your system fails due to bugs that were not rectified during the development phase of the application. These errors may also occur due to conflicts with other applications and services running on the system, software problems, malfunctioning memory, malware infections, and a damaged registry.
Common Methods to Prevent and Fix Windows Errors You must ensure that all hardware connected to your system is working properly. As a careful user, you must regularly vacuum the internal system components to keep it dust free and prevent problems such as overheating and short circuits. To prevent errors occurring due to obsolete, incompatible, and incorrect files, you must regularly update your system BIOS, device drives, software applications and operating system with the latest security releases and service packs released by their manufacturers. You must be careful while installing and uninstalling applications and must avoid overwriting or deleting important system files, especially DLL files, in the process. This helps you in preventing Windows errors that occur due to missing, corrupt, and incompatible files. If you are receiving errors due to program conflicts, then the best way to find out the conflicting program is by performing a clean boot. To clean boot your PC, run ‘msconfig’ to open the System Configuration Utility. Here, on the General tab, select the Selective Startup option and check the Process SYSTEM.Ini and Process WIN.INI File checkboxes. Next, on the Service tab select the Hide all Microsoft Services checkbox, and then clear all the services being displayed in the Service list. Similarly, clear all but one checkbox on the Startup tab and restart your PC. If you receive an error then the program you left selected is causing the conflict. If you do not receive the error, then continue the process by selecting an additional Startup program or service in the System Configuration Utility until you find the service that is causing the error. Lastly, ensure that your system remains free from malware infections. To do this, install reliable antivirus and antispyware programs on your system and run regular full system scans to detect and remove all malicious files from your system. It is also a good idea to invest in an advanced registry cleaner tool. Using this tool, you can easily keep your registry free from unwanted errors and prevent several troublesome Windows errors. Labels: Registry
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