Error Messages for Windows 2.9

In a perfect world, computers would never encounter hardware problems, software applications would always work like it says on the box, and the internet would not be riddled with malware and other security threats. But we do no live in a perfect world, now do we? So hardware problems occur quite often, software applications sometimes crash or refuse to run, and we need to use a properly good security software solution to protect our computers from malware and other security threats.

When something goes wrong, the Windows operating system (OS) will present you with an error message. It’s very nice that the Microsoft-developed OS informs us a file, an application or an operating encountered a problem. What’s not so nice is the fact that the error message is cryptic and hard to understand.

This is where an application developed Gregory Braun comes in. According to Gregory Braun, his “software design philosophy is to create small, fast-loading Windows programs and utilities that do one specific thing very well.” One application he came up with, application that will come in handy when Windows presents you with an error message, is the aptly named Error Messages for Windows.

The application weighs in at about 150Kb, so downloading it onto your Windows-powered computer will take but a moment, even on the lousiest of internet connections. Installing the application will go just as fast. Speaking of which, Error Messages for Windows can be installed on all versions of the Microsoft-developed operating system.

The next time that Windows presents you with an error code, Error Messages for Windows will show its worth. It contains a complete list of Windows error codes and what they mean. All this information is at your disposal. You can either look at all the error codes, or look up a specific code.

If you’re compute problems caused you to get in touch with Customer Support, providing the exact error code would be of help. In this regard you can copy the error message displayed on the program's interface to the clipboard.

Error Messages for Windows is a handy application that you can use free of charge to decipher those cryptic error messages.

Pros

• Freeware
• Easy to use
• Copy error message to Clipboard
• Works with all Windows versions

Cons

• The user interface looks a bit dated

Error Messages for Windows has been reviewed by George Norman on 30 Mar 2010. Based on the user interface, features and complexity, Findmysoft has rated Error Messages for Windows 4 out of 5 stars, naming it Excellent