Diagnose App Crashes & Startup Issues with Event Viewer and Custom Views (Win10/11)
Difficulty: Intermediate | Time Required: 20-30 minutes
Introduction
When an app crashes or Windows takes forever to start, the first place to look is the Event Viewer. Event Viewer records system, application...
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I installed an older piece of software (GEPath) onto my Windows 11 PC. When I execute it, I receive this error: "Component 'FM20.DLL' or one of its dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid".
The file does exist. It's in C:\Program Files\Microsoft...
Hi.
I'm having a bit of an issue with certain software and games.
This pops up when I try to start them:
I've tried several things,
including:
Reinstalling Epic Games Launcher.
Removing all instances of Visual C++ and reinstalling them.
Renaming all versions of xinput1_1 - 1_3.dll in...
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 11 Build 22000.588 (KB5011563) to Windows Insiders in the Beta and Release Preview Channels. This update includes the following improvements:
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My PC performed an auto update last night and now I have this error:
Server Error in '/' Application
popping up with two websites (so far) that I use on a regular basis. I have no idea if this is an issue with my PC or if it has something to do with the site.
Any thoughts will be appreciated...
So I enter my password, PC's taking longer than usual, I hear the typical error sound. I'm suprised, my desktop wallpaper is gone, the icons on it are stacked rather than as I set them, the pinned buttons on taskbar are gone. The Start button won't respond, neither the toolbars. Then there comes...
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Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1
Locale ID: 13321
Additional information about the problem:
BCCode: 116
BCP1: FFFFFA80047B4010
BCP2: FFFFF88004036CB0
BCP3: 0000000000000000
BCP4: 000000000000000C
OS...
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Hi!
Yesterday I downloaded update for Windows 10 and update downloaded and installed and required a restart. I restarted computer, updates were installing and after that complete sign in showed up. When I got signed in everything was black, I only could see cursor, I waited for 15 minutes but...
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When I start occasionally .NET programs the close immediately after start. Just a simple error box appears informing me that "xxxxxxprogram has stopped working".
I installed .NET 2.0 3.0 3.5 and 4.6.2 here on 64bit Win 7.
Not all .NET programs are affected.
As an example one of the...
Trying for some time now to find a fix for this problem.
I need to address a number of commands contained in a DLL, using Visual Basic 6.0
Normally I use regsrv32 exe to register the DLL, however, I receive the error:
The module LS9-IF-(Dot) DLL was loaded but the entry-point DllRegisterServer...
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Have an interesting issue with explorer.exe locking up when I try to close photo viewer within several minutes, but only if I open the picture file from the desktop. Opening photos from within a folder anywhere else on the system it opens and closes fine (no need to wait).
If I let it sit for...
So, this is hard for me to explain but:
After inserting data stick into usb drive and attempt to open it says "Application not found". After research I set my auto play settings back to default by hitting the reset button. I can now open my data stick. But it looks different. If you view the...
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I had recently updated my build 9936 to build 10041. But one of the problem that I got in this build was that I had been working in my computer for few days but today when I opened my computer, I got an error message as:
Title as: explorer.exe - Application Error
Message as: The instruction at...
Hi Guys,
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I am 72 and worked with PCs until 2002 but now Windows 7 has me baffeled.
I just got a new printer. An HP 6520 all-in-one. When I try to save a scan I get "HP Scan has stopped working. A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a...
Hi there, I have a old Acer Aspire 5515 that I just reinstall the Win 7 Ultimate x64 couple weeks ago.
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Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application...
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Hey Guys,
I keep getting to critical errors in the reliability centre as follows:
Description
Faulting Application Path: C:\Windows\System32\SearchIndexer.exe
Problem signature
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: SearchIndexer.exe
Application Version: 7.0.9600.16384
Application...
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