Recently I came across a problem where the Windows Search service failed to auto-start, and manually starting the service using Services MMC resulted in Error 1053, with the following error message verbatim.Read more
Error Messages
Fix Error “Documents.library-ms is no longer working” in Windows 7
When you double-click a library to view the contents, the following error may occur. “<libraryname>.library-ms” is no longer working. For example, the following error may occur when opening Documents library “Documents.library-ms” is no longer working. This library can be safely deleted from your computer. Folders that have been included will not be affected. Similarly when … Read more
Fix for Event Log Service Startup Error 1079
When you start the Event Viewer, the following error message may be shown. Event Log service is unavailable. Verify that the service is running. Any attempts to start the Event Log service results in the following error: Windows could not start the Windows Event Log service on Local Computer. Error 1079: The account specified for … Read more
SFC: Windows Resource Protection could not start the repair service
When you run the System File Checker (Sfc.exe) using the /scannow parameter to restore missing or corrupt system files, the following error may occur.Read more
Fix for RICHTX32.OCX Component Error when running a Program
When you run an application built using (classic) Visual Basic 6.0, the following error message may occur, and the program terminates.
Component 'RICHTX32.OCX' or one of its dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid.
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Failed to load control 'RichTextBox' from RICHTX32.OCX
This happens if the program uses Rich TextBox ActiveX Control (RichTx32.ocx), but does not include the ActiveX file in the setup package. This runtime is not included in Windows and is supposed to be distributed along with the program. And, RichTx32.ocx ActiveX Control is not included in VB6 run-time distribution package from Microsoft either.Read more
Fix for Windows Installer errors 2738 and 2739
When you try to install a program using Windows Installer (.msi) Setup package, you may encounter error 2738 or 2739 and the setup fails.Read more
Fix for Msinfo32.exe Error Can’t Collect Information
The System Information Tool (Msinfo32.exe) generates the error Can’t Collect Information if the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) service is not started.
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“Application not found” Hyperlink Error in Mail
When you click on a hyperlink in your mail clients such as Microsoft Outlook, Windows Mail, or Windows Live Mail, you may see the Application not found or General failure errors.
General Failure. The application cannot be found.
This error occurs if the default browser is not correctly set, or the html file association and/or http protocol associations are incorrect. The same error may occur when double-clicking an Internet Shortcut (.URL) file in the system.Read more
[Fix] System Restore Error 0x8007007B in Windows
When you start the System Restore utility in Windows, the following error message may be displayed:
There was an unexpected error: The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect. (0x8007007B) System Restore will now close.
The same error might occur when running Windows CompletePC Backup.Read more
[Fix] Can’t find Script Engine Vbscript, and “no script engine for .vbs”
When you run a VBScript or .msi setup file that runs a VBScript, you may receive one of the following errors: Can’t find script engine “VBScript” for script C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\OFFICEICON.vbs There is no script engine for file extension “.vbs”. This happens if the vbscript.dll module is not registered correctly or the .VBS file association settings are … Read more