Windows Live Messenger is the chat and data information exchange client that the Microsoft Corporation produced. An error that Windows Live Messenger users may encounter when signing in is Error 810030d. When the error occurs, it is normally due to either an Operating System (OS) or other third party program updates issue. How to Fix Error 8100030d Step 1 – Visit the Microsoft Live Messenger download page (download.live.com) to determine if the latest version is installed on the computer. Not having the latest version is known to cause Error 8100030d. Read More

Computers usually display the “No Audio Device Error” message when it does not detect any properly working audio device attached to it. Users will not hear any sound from their computer when this message appears. Only the computer’s internal speaker makes bleeping sounds. When this message appears on the screen, check the computer’s BIOS and ensure that the audio is set to “auto” mode. Also, check if the correct drivers that the audio device attached to the computer needs in order work properly are installed. Audio Device Drivers The most Read More

When starting up Microsoft Word or Excel (or other Office products), the “Compile Error in Hidden Module” issue may arise. Starting up the program will prompt the error message to appear and display one of the following or a similar message:   Compile error in hidden module: AutoExec Compile error in hidden module: AutoExecNew Compile error in hidden module: DistMon   Image: Example of Error Message in Excel In the versions of Microsoft Windows 95, 98 and ME, the following error message may be displayed instead: Excel has performed an Read More

The causes of the “0x800a138f Windows Update Error” are plentiful, and there are quite a number of ways to go about fixing this problem. The steps used to repair this error, are similar to the steps completed to repair the 0x800a0007 Windows Update Error. These steps include correcting the date and time settings, the language settings, and disabling an antivirus or firewall program. Having the wrong computer settings will produce the “0x800a138f Windows Update Error.” The simplest computer settings to change will be correcting the date and time settings. You Read More

Windows computer users may sometimes encounter the Winlogon exe error. When this occurs, the error is displayed and a blue screen of death (BSOD) with a secondary message similar to: “The instruction at xxxx referenced memory at xxxxx is also displayed. The memory could not be read.” The BSOD is prevented on newer Windows OS versions, but other problems that may require a computer restart will occur. What are Winlogon Exe Error’s Symptoms? The Winlogon exe error usually triggers the BSOD on Windows XP and older Windows OS versions. On Read More

Although it has been significantly easier to add and remove new printers on the Windows Operating System (OS) since Windows XP’s release, PC users still encounter Error 1068. This error also states that a dependency service or group failed to start, which may include the print spooler. When this error occurs, the user has to manually restart the computer’s print spooler in order to correct the problem. The print spooler program is used to transfer the data for the document/image to be printed to the user’s or network’s printer memory. Read More

Blue Screen Stop 0x00000024 refers to a BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) error message that is displayed whenever there is a conflict with the NTFS.sys file, which is the file responsible for reading and writing to NTFS hard drives. A number of problems can cause this error, with the most common reason being that the user’s hard drive has failed or has become corrupted.   What Causes Blue Screen Stop 0x00000024? While it is possible that software that is incompatible with NTFS systems can corrupt or negatively impact the NTFS.sys Read More

A system restore is a Windows Operating System feature that allows the user to reverse settings and actions that resulted in undesirable outcomes. A system restore is highly beneficial to the user as it quickly and efficiently reverses changes made to the Windows Registry, partition, or operating system, thereby eliminating the need to manually undo changes and retrieve deleted files. A system restore is most beneficial in situations that involve virus or other malicious software removal, software installation or uninstallation, or other major changes to the Windows Operating System. How Read More

The Microsoft Corporation has designed the Windows Operating System (OS) to query the Microsoft Update web site on recurring intervals in order to check for and install required updates on your computer. If your computer experiences difficulty in connecting to the Windows Update server, then it can result in throwing error number 0x80072ee2 on your computer and will prevent you from updating the computer until the error clears. What Other Error Codes Are Associated With the Windows Update Server? Error 0x80072ee2 is not the only error code that is associated Read More

The Spoolsv.exe file is an executable program that runs the printing processes on a computer using the Windows Operating System (OS). The program normally runs in the background on most computers and the user should leave it in this state unless he/she determines that the file is the source of system problems on the computer. If the file is closed, it will display an error that states: “Spoolsv.exe – Application Error. The memory could not be written. The instruction at “0x77fcc2co” referenced memory at “0x00000000.” Computer malware infections cause many Read More