“Generic Host Process for Windows32 Services has encountered problems…” begins one of the commonest error messages that any PC user will encounter. The crucial word here is Windows32, of course, known as Win32 at home. Win32 errors are a fairly common part of the daily life of any Windows user, and though they sound complicated, the problem is nothing that you can’t handle.

For most amateur users, Win32 is part of a mysterious world that does not welcome laymen or women. Allow us to break that myth. Concentrating hard? Good. Win32 is basically the 32-bit API for all modern Windows versions. And what is API? Well, Windows API is short for the core set of Application Programming Interfaces built into the Microsoft Windows operating systems. In simple terms, Windows API is the set of interfaces on which depends the smooth operation of your PC. As I have said elsewhere, all Windows programs except console programs must interact with Windows API regardless of language.

But you don’t need to worry too much about all that. What you should worry about is the fact that Win32 errors indicate that all is not well with your OS (that’s operating system), which means you’d better start repairing these errors ASAP. And the best way of repairing Win32 errors is to clean Windows Registry.

Before you begin blinking confusedly at this sudden jump, allow me to explain further. Windows API is implemented through system DLLs. That is not entirely accurate, but will do for the moment. The point is that because of this API-DLL link, Win32 errors typically indicate that your DLL files are not in order. The funniest thing about DLL files is that while they don’t seem to be doing anything much, they are, in fact, doing it all, and if you mess around with them they might get damaged or cause broken links, which will immediately give you a Win32 error.

Even without your knowledge, you will create missing or damaged DLL files. As programming consultant Sheri Mercado explains, “When you download or install any application, it comes with its own set of DLL files. Say you have two applications that use the same set of DLL files, and you uninstall one of them. The DLL files are deleted along with it, which means that the other application can’t operate now because the required DLL files are gone.” And this means that you will receive Win32 error messages because the system can’t find the DLL files required to run an application, so the API runs into a glitch.

So repairing Win32 errors is vital, obviously. And the best way to do that is to clean the Registry. Have I said that before? Yes I have, and it bears repetition because it is so important. The Registry is the storage place for all the data on your PC, including such garbage as links to all missing DLL files, along with corrupt and damaged DLL files that are created owing to improper installing or uninstalling of an application. These in turn can corrupt Windows Registry, which generates Win32 errors, which can, if bad enough, shut down your entire system.

So begin repairing Win32 errors right away by downloading fast and reliable Registry cleaning software like RegCure. Having used it myself, I can guarantee its efficacy, and assure you that after a dose of RegCure, Win32 errors will be a thing of the past.

Obviously, before you begin repairing EXE errors, you have to know what they are. Without bothering too much about the jargon, let’s just say that an EXE file is an executable application, which in turn means that it will execute, or perform, some action. All PC users will have come across EXE files at some point or another, because these days, it is virtually impossible to find a software program that is not an EXE application.

So what is the story behind EXE errors? It would help if we were to illustrate with a single example. How many of you, while surfing the Net, have come across the following prompt: “IExplorer.exe has generated an error”? I suspect most of you will be answering in the affirmative, and that is normal, because EXE errors are far more common, and far less scary, than you think.

In the case of an IE EXE error, however, the waters are slightly muddied because of IE’s tendency to quietly add external EXE applications that are then completely integrated into the IE system. And later, when any of these newcomers generate EXE errors, it is natural for a user to assume that it is, in fact, IE that is generating the EXE errors when that is obviously not the case. Further problems arise when you try to locate the EXE or DLL file that is causing the error.

Sharon King, who gave up using Windows because of the persistent EXE errors, feels the worst thing about an IE EXE error was the fact that Internet Explorer obviously added EXE files to the system without her realizing it. “It was as though I had no control over the way the machine was behaving. And worse still, most of these extraneous EXE files were actually spy ware that generated so many errors that I reached a point where I just had to stop browsing the Net,” she says.

So an EXE error is a major irritant at best, and a real menace at worst. In any case, repairing EXE errors is clearly important, and you take one of two courses. One, go the Microsoft website and follow the complicated instructions therein, though they may prove too long-winded for some, as they did for Sharon. Besides, they may also be dangerous for your computer if misinterpreted.

The alternative is to simply run a Registry cleaner tool like RegCure that will rid your computer of unwanted and potentially damaging EXE files, thereby keeping EXE errors down to a minimum. In fact, I would recommend this course of action simply because so few of us really know the ins and outs of our PCs. Therefore, why not trust a reliable and reputable Registry cleaner like RegCure to do the job of repairing EXE errors? We may have to live with EXE errors, but not necessarily bear them!