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!