Steps To Dealing With Windows Errors 616

Windows errors are a fact of life for most computer users. Although with each new version, Windows has become a more stable operating system, errors may still occur due to one reason or another. Most of the time, it is not the error, but the complex language of the error message that is most frustrating for the user.

However, even though these error messages may be difficult to understand, in reality, they are the first step to help you identify the cause of the error. You can use these error messages to search for troubleshooting and resolution steps in the Microsoft Knowledgebase and several other third-party websites and message forums. The main goal of these web sites is to help users understand the cause of a particular error and what should be done to resolve the issue. This article covers a few common errors that you may come across while working on your Windows computer and the resolution methods.

Windows Update Error Message: “Error 0x80072EE2”

You may encounter this error message while trying to update your Windows operating system by accessing the Microsoft Windows Update Web site. This error message usually occurs if a program running on your computer is conflicting with the update process. You may also come across the error in case of a network problem. To resolve this issue you may need to do the following:

- Access a website other than Windows update to ensure that your Internet connection is working fine—if your computer is part of a network, you may need to ensure that your computer is able to access the network and your system administrator has provided your user account the permissions needed to access the Internet and download Windows updates.

- If you have a personal firewall installed, check its settings to ensure that they are not preventing the updates from being downloaded and installed.

- Disable download accelerator programs to prevent them from interfering with update downloads.

- Add “Microsoft Update” and “Windows Update” Web sites to the Trusted Sites list in Internet Explorer.

- Remove “Windows Update” and “Microsoft Update” from %windir%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file.

- Clear the configuration information of the WinHTTP proxy.

Error Message: “Setup is unable to proceed due to the following error(s):

The 2007 Microsoft Office system does not support upgrading from a prerelease version of the 2007 Microsoft Office system. You must first uninstall any prerelease versions of the 2007 Microsoft Office system products and associated technologies.

Correct the issue(s) listed above and re-run setup.”

This error message may be displayed when you attempt to install the release version of Office 2007 on your computer. To resolve this issue, you must ensure that you do not have:

- An Office 2007 beta release version on the PC.
- A single component of 2007 beta release version on the PC.
- A single add-on of 2007 beta release version on the PC.

If you find any of these, you must completely remove office 2007 beta release version components before proceeding with Office 2007 release version installation. To get rid of components of the beta release version, you may either use the Add or Remove Programs utility or a reliable third-party program removal tool.

At times, no error message may be displayed and your computer may slow down dramatically making it very difficult for you to work. For instance, users often report svchost.exe vista 100% CPU usage problems. The best way to identify high CPU usage problems is to use the Task Manager. This tool will enable you to identify the process that is consuming large amounts of system resources. You may just need to address issues related to this process to resolve your issues and speed up your PC.