Posts Tagged "registry"

By admin on Oct 2, 2009 in Common Errors | 0 comments

Computer errors can be terribly irritating and incredibly frustrating. You positively live for the day when your computer will finally run without a single error and function at a reliable and healthy speed. Fortunately, there are several easy and effective tips that you can do to ensure that. Here are a few of them. 1. Performing antivirus and antispyware scans on a regular basis. Viruses and spywares are foremost hazards to a computer system. When viruses and spywares enter a computer, its system becomes dawdling, several and frequent system errors occur, data is lost, personal and confidential information are stolen, and the system is rendered unbootable. Performing scans can discover and eradicate all malevolent content that can cause these errors. 2. Preventing spam mails. Spam mails are termed such because they are sent to your addresses without your expressed permission. They are primarily intended to promote a particular product or service. They urge you to access a URL that in reality are URLs of suspicious websites that may download or install hazardous programs into your computer. To prevent the entry of spam mail into your computer, opt to use an antivirus tool that is designed particularly to bar spam mail. 3. Implementing a firewall. A firewall is a tool that bars the infringement of hackers and any other malicious person or entity to gain illegal access into your private files and take personal and restricted information. A firewall is particularly essential when a computer is recurrently connected to the internet. An example of a firewall is Windows Personal Firewall. 4. Repairing registry errors. As the registry stores all the vital data in a computer, it is of primary importance keep it devoid of unnecessary, outdated, and superfluous information as these information can cause the registry to escalate unmanageably which, in turn, can cause damages and fragmentation in the registry. In fact, this is one of the most important actions you can do to prevent errors in your computer. One way of doing this is by making use of registry cleaner tools that will allow you to perform effortless and effective registry maintenance procedures such as registry scan repairs, registry defragmentation, and registry backups. 5. Updating your system. In the...

By admin on Oct 2, 2009 in Speedy Computer | 0 comments

The speed in which a computer performs its tasks is very important to computer users. In fact, speed is probably one of the deciding factors when purchasing a computer unit. However, typical usage may eventually slow down a computer’s performance. Downloading of numerous files, performance of several upgrades, and piling up of needless and superfluous data can clog up a computer’s system and cause it to perform at a glacial pace. You can usually note the slow down in your computer when it takes a longer time for programs to load, when the system doesn’t start as quickly as before, or when Internet access is unusually sluggish. To restore your computer to its optimum performance, there is a need to remove the useless data that have heaped up. There are several ways of doing this. Discard outdated data in the registry. A windows registry contains all installed system software and hardware’s essential configuration information. Some of these configuration information are added or removed whenever any software or hardware is installed or uninstalled. And when a software or hardware is not uninstalled properly, there is a surplus of leftover information which distends the size of the registry and slows down the computer performance. Thus, it is important to discard these leftover data. This can be done through the use of a superior registry cleaner tool which will remove all unnecessary data, consolidate scattered files, and repair erroneous entries. Discard outdated data in the hard disk. A computer’s hard disk is where all essential information, such as the operating system and devices are stored. Regardless of size, a hard disk can get loaded in no time forcing the computer’s system to work within an insufficient space. It is important, therefore, to regularly clean up your hard disk. This can be done in several ways. You can make a habit out of clearing out the Recycle Bin. This might be the most effortless action to do, but it can free up the most space in the hard disk in no time. You can also perform a disk cleanup. Access the Disk Cleanup tool by clicking on Start, Programs, Accessories, System, Tools, and then Disk Cleanup. From the Disk Cleanup screen, click on...

By admin on Oct 1, 2009 in Fix DLL Errors | 0 comments

In this article we will explain what a DLL file is and what causes different DLL errors.  We will also discuss the steps you can perform to fix DLL errors.                        What is a DLL file? A DLL file is a collection of commands or codes that can be used by different programs to perform specific functions. Each Windows computer contains thousands of DLL files, so DLL errors are not uncommon. DLL error messages and simple steps to fix them Listed below are some common DLL error messages that you may come across and the reasons for their occurrence. Also discussed are the steps you can use to fix DLL errors: Missing DLL error The most common DLL error message is the missing DLL error message. A message similar to the one listed below may appear on your screen: “Error Starting Program – A Required .Dll File, Machinist2.dll, Was Not Found” “Machinist2.dll file was not found” As these error messages point out, the missing DLL error is caused by the removal of the corresponding DLL file. The first step in fixing such errors is to check to see if you have deleted the DLL file by mistake. This usually happens when you are trying to delete a similarly named file. Check the contents of your Recycle Bin and see if you find your missing DLL file there. If this is not the case, try to recall if you have recently uninstalled any program from your system or not. Incorrect uninstallation may lead to deletion of a shared DLL file and cause missing DLL error messages. In such cases, you will need to install the application again to restore the DLL file to your system. In case the above steps fail to restore the missing DLL file, you can download a copy of the DLL file from a free and legitimate DLL download website. You must ensure that you save the downloaded DLL file in its original location on your computer. Rundll Errors Another common DLL error message that you may encounter is Rundll error messages. An example of a rundll error is listed below: “RUNDLL: Error loading d3dx9_27.dll. The specified module could not be found” The most common reason...