Computer Error Messages | Software

By RexSimpleton
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Every computer owner has seen the error messages that appear on the computer. You are probably familiar with those illegal error messages where your heart begins to sink and you feel a nervous breakdown. But who has the right to call these error messages "illegal"? Does this mean that the end of someone is near? Will the computer be dead because it was turned on by you? Some of the persons get so scared off when they see these error messages that all they do is turning off the computer and call a repair technician, which is the best solution according to them. Over 20,000 computer error messages are known to date and it is not possible to find out what they literally mean.

What significance does the error messages like "Cannot delete tmp 164_5.tmp: not enough free disc space" hold? This has no significance at all. Sometimes, the computer insists you on deleting some files, and won't let you delete the files when you do. What a strange situation!

How about the message: "The program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down; if the problem persists, contact the program vendor." I can't even remember how many times I have been called about this error message. This message especially puts the new computer user to the test. "Do they contact the program vendor or not? If you are seriously wondering about this question, then the answer is an emphatic "no." You will never get an answer from the vendor this way. In fact, sending an error report to the vendor is much the same as sending your "Wish List" to Santa at the North Pole.

What can be done?

Most of these problematic messages could be dealt with by rebooting the computer or by turning it off and then turning it on. So, unless you are software engineer or have a good knowledge of computer, then you don't need to bother about these messages.

Although you need not worry about every error message, there are a few you should be wary of, and some that you know you need to get help with.

Windows Protection Error- This error appears when there is a VxD or a virtual device driver problem. The best thing you can do is boot your computer in safe mode and uninstall and then reinstall the device driver that has the problem. This error message can also be caused by other problems like, memory, or a registry error. In case of a registry error, you can run a registry utilities program, which can be found on the internet to clean up your registry.

KERNAL32.DLL - The KERNAL32 receives a lot of processing requests and get entangled in it. It has to deal with a number of programs and their processing. Whenever there is a problem with KERNAL32, it means that either the files have corrupted, microprocessor problem, software gone wrong, corrupt drivers, virus in the computer, or reduced space in hard disc. It could mean a lot of things if you get a KERNAL32 error message. Even some problem with hardware also causes this message to appear. If there is not proper power supply, or overheated microprocessor, then these things are also responsible for KERNAL32 message. In such a case, you must use a registry utility cleaner and see if it solves the problem.

Blue Screen Errors - these are one of the most major computer problems, in which the computer does not worry about showing you an error message. The blue screen appearing only implies that there is a need of immediate action to be taken by you. Sometimes it is written on the blue screen "wait for the program to continue or else press ctrl-alt-del to restart the computer". Most of the times you don't get back to the program, but restarting the computer may prove to be of some help. The computer may just get back to normal once you reboot it. Sometimes the blue screen gives a message telling you to plug a device that you unplugged. You may restart the computer if the windows do not show up. You should know that it's time to worry if the blue screen does not stops from showing up, and there may be some hardware error, which need a service technician to be corrected.

In the End

Just restarting the computer helps solving the problem in many cases. Some of the errors that occur in the registry files are corrected by the windows registry utility cleaner. But some of the error messages appearing on the screen require a more tough practice and in that case the service man needs to be called to check the error.

About the Author

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