How to fix rundll errors

Exe Errors, Windows Application Errors

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Rundll errors can be very troublesome when running or downloading a program. Rundll errors are common errors that sometimes get resolved upon rebooting the PC. But you can control its frequency of occurrence and can also be eliminated completely. Let’s talk about that now…

1. The first step to prevent is by cleaning your windows registry, which is the heart of your PC. Registry as its name sounds registers and records all the vital settings of all softwares, hardwares and other settings of your computer. Thus after every installation/uninstallation of programs the datas are recorded in the registry. When a program asks for a restart of PC it means that it needs to update the registry and retrieve information for the future use. Thus cleaning a registry is vital since it gets bloated up with constant flow of informations from and to them. The entries that are left in it from incomplete installation and removal of programs accumulate overtime and lead to the program conflicts which are the root cause of rundll errors!
2. Spywares, Trojans, worms and virus are also the causes of rundll errors. These malwares are installed on your computer without your notice when you visit a harm websites or downloaded infected emails. They all attack the registry settings. A good antivirus and antispyware programs are indispensable to keep your system clean off these malware programs!
3. Then the last step is to find the file that is causing rundll error and remove it. You can go to msconfig and remove the unwanted startup programs. To do that go to start menu > Run > Type “msconfig” without quotes and then msconfig utility open up. You need to hop over the startup tab and remove the programs that you don’t want. Repeat until you have identified the file that is causing the problem. Once you have identified the file, uninstall it and install it fresh or use an alternative of the program. For example, you have identified that limewire is starting up on every PC startup and after disabling it from startup the rundll error is gone. You can uninstall it and install it from fresh or use an alternative such as bittorrent etc…
4. Also when a rundll error prompts, if there is an option to see the details of the error from the error message, click on and view the error details. Chances are that the application will be revealed or the dll file that is causing the problem will be revealed. You can uninstall it. The problem will be then solved!