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If you find yourself constantly combating frustrating computer errors that seem to creep out of nowhere and spend a significant time in troubleshooting them, it might be time to set your computer in order once and for all.

One of the main reasons that computer errors tend to recur frequently is that often an error is repaired superficially and not completely eradicated.

Other times, the error may be removed but not enough prevention measures are taken so the error comes back quickly.

What you need is an iron-tight troubleshooting mechanism that puts an end to your woes by taking care of both removing errors from the root and preventing further recurrence.

One of the commonly recurring PC errors that harass users all over the world are DLL errors. This article will provide you an insight into ending these frustrating errors.

DLL or Dynamic Link Library are commonly used files in Windows. These files comprise codes and functions that are required by various applications to perform specific tasks.

There are hundreds of DLL files on your Windows computer and each file has its own purpose. Let us have a look at some examples.

• Msvcr71.dll: A Microsoft Visual C Runtime Library that is used in Windows to control and display items, such as drop-down menus, buttons, scroll bars and mouse events.
• Ntdll.dll: A core Windows operating system file that performs various NT kernel functions on your computer.
• Xvidcore.dll: An XviD codec file that is required to play XviD media on your Windows computer.

There are hundreds of DLL files on any Windows computer and the most common DLL error that you may come across is the missing DLL errors.

Although frustrating, these errors can be easily prevented if you are a little vigilant about the way you use your computer.

Here are a few simple things that you can do to ensure that you never have to face missing DLL errors on your computer.

• Be extremely careful while installing and uninstalling applications on your computer

Never overwrite or remove a file that is being shared by other programs on your computer. In case you do commit a mistake, try to reverse the action you performed to fix the errors.

You may also try to perform a system restore to roll back system files and settings to the time when it was free from any errors.

• Ensure that software on your computer is updated on a regular basis

Some simple tools, such as the Windows Automatic Update and third-party driver update tools simplify this activity by automating the task of downloading and installing software and driver updates on your computer.

• Implement efficient security for your computer. Some of the tasks you can do are:

Increase the security settings of your Internet Explorer.

Install robust antivirus and antispyware tools and configure them to perform automatic PC scanning, download the latest definition updates and provide real-time protection.

Implement an efficient firewall to protect your PC from unauthorized access.

• Scan and fix registry errors

Invalid and corrupt registry entries are known to generate DLL errors too. An easy and dependable way to quickly fix registry errors is to use a reliable registry tool to scan the registry, detect the errors and then repair them.

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