We have all gone through the computer error messages ordeal. You know the one where you get all nervous, and your heart almost stops because you see this fatal error, or illegal error message. Who ever decided to call these messages "fatal" or "illegal?" Is someone going to die? Is the computer going to up and die because you turned it on? Some people are so afraid of these messages, the only thing they can think of to do is to turn the machine off and call the tech, and unbeknownst to them, this is probably what fixes the problem. There are over 20,000 different computer error messages on windows systems, and its virtually impossible to understand what all of them mean.



After all what do error messages like the following mean: "Cannot delete tmp164_5.tmp: There is not enough free disk space." This error message doesn't even make sense. If the machine is telling you that you need to delete files, and when you want to do that, it won't let you. Hmmm! Interesting situation!

A message is displayed "The program performed some illegal operation; it will have to shut down. Contact the program distributor, if the problem remains". I have had this message so many times that now I don't remember how many times I have faced this message. This message is a nightmare for a new computer user. Do people call program vendors during such a case? Well, the answer is "no". The program vendors are ignorant of such messages. As a matter of fact, sending about error messages to program vendors is just like sending your wish list to Santa for Christmas!

What can be done?

The truth is that most error messages can be solved by rebooting, or by turning your system off and then on again. So, unless you are a computer programmer, engineer, or love to fiddle with computer problems, you really don't need to know about every little computer error message.

There is nothing to worry about each and every error messages that you get, but there are a few messages which you should not sideline and get immediate help when you encounter them.

Windows perfection error - this message is displayed on the screen when there is a problem with VxD which means virtual device driver problem. For this, reboot the computer, make it enter the safe mode, then uninstall the driver that caused the problem and install it again. Errors occurring in the winnows registry cause this problem. So it is always better if you download a good windows registry utility software which fixes all the errors in the 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

Rebooting the computer only helps in most of the cases. There are always exceptions and there are cases when there have been problems in registry files and a registry utility cleaner solves the problem. It is important for you to get used to the meaning of error messages and summon a service technician to see what the problem actually is.