Preventing PC Errors and Problems

Windows users are frequented with several PC errors that not only slow down their work but may also bring it to a complete halt.

You can prevent many of these computer errors and problems just by performing a few system maintenance activities.

In this article, we are going to introduce you to a few important PC maintenance activities that you can use to prevent and repair PC errors.

Maintain A Healthy Computer Registry And Avoid PC Errors

Many PC errors, such as EXE errors, DLL errors, and Driver errors occur due to a damaged and corrupt registry. The registry gets damaged due to an accumulation of junk information within it. This digital junk in the registry usually comprises of outdated, invalid, and incorrect registry keys and values.

Overtime, this unwanted information increases causing your registry to grow to a very large size, which eventually damages and fragments the registry. To prevent these registry problems, you must use a reliable registry cleaner tool to regularly scan and remove all unwanted information and erroneous entries from the registry.

Update Your System Regularly To Avoid PC Errors

Many errors such as runtime error 126 and cCapp.exe error may occur if you have missing or outdated system files on your PC. To prevent such errors, you must always keep your PC updated with the latest hotfixes, services packs, and security updates released by software manufacturers such as Microsoft and Symantec.

Cleanup And Defrag Your Hard Disk

Many memory-related and disk space-related errors occur when your hard disk is full of unwanted files and programs that fragment files stored on the disk, reduce the performance of your PC, and may even cause physical damage to the disk, which may cause data loss. To prevent errors and problems due to a damaged hard disk, you must clean it regularly using the Disk Cleanup tool that comes with your Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems.

This tool is your one-stop solution to delete unwanted files, empty the Recycle Bin, uninstall unwanted programs, and delete obsolete system-restore points. After you have cleaned the hard disk, use the Disk Defragmenter tool—also included in Windows XP and Windows Vista computers—to consolidate the fragmented files and optimize the disk for better and trouble-free performance.

Perform Regular Antivirus And Antispyware Scans

Many PC errors, such as EXE errors, runtime errors, and stop errors may occur if your system is infected by a malicious program such as viruses and Trojans. Additionally, your PC may slow down dramatically, you maybe frequented with undesired popup ads from adware, and your personal and confidential information maybe at risk, if your system is infected by malicious adware and spyware programs.

To prevent these malicious files from gaining access to your PC and to remove these files from your system, you need to use reliable antivirus and anti-spyware tools. You must keep these tools up-to-date with the latest virus definitions and run regular full system scans to ensure that you are well-protected against Malware programs.

Implement A Firewall

If your computer is exposed to the Internet at all times, it is highly recommended that you implement a firewall to prevent any unauthorized intruders and hackers from gaining access to your PC and causing damage to it.

Following all of the above tips and performing regular PC maintenance will help you keep many PC errors at bay and enable you to maintain a high performance PC for long time.