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ErrorGoblin: Find Out What Windows Error Codes Mean

TehseenBaweja — Tue, 11 May 2010 21:01:58 +0000

With thousands of files and even more codes, Windows can be a complicated piece of software if things don’t go smoothly. Quite often it throws a weird system error code at you like 09x or 0×5 without any further explanation. ErrorGoblin is a simple website that provides you with an explanation for Windows error codes so you can try to resolve them.

To see the explanation, just enter the error code like 0×2 or 0xe2 and ErrorGoblin will tell you what it means. No registration required and nothing to install or download. Moreover, if you have an error code that ErrorGoblin doesn’t have an explanation for, email them and chances are they will include it in their list.

It is a simple tool with limited features but a very useful one if you are baffled by a Windows system error code.

Features:

See what Windows error codes mean.
Enter error code in specific format like 0×2 or 0xe3.
Works with System Error Codes only.
No registration required.
Similar tools: ErrorKey.

Visit ErrorGoblin @ www.errorgoblin.com

Common Errors In English: Lists Commonly Misused English Words

azim — Tue, 26 May 2009 09:51:27 +0000

There are quite many words in English language that are confusing in their usage, so many people make mistakes using them. This site contains a list of common misused English words and phrases like affect/effect, amoral/immoral, adviser/advisor etc. and explains the correct way to use these words along with examples in different sentences. The site is basically an online version of the book called ‘Common Errors in English Usage‘ by Paul Brians.

Users may browse words alphabetically or search using the search option.

Features:

Directory of misused English phrases words with explanations and correct usage.
Browse words alphabetically or search by keyword.
The site is an online version of the book “Common Errors in English Usage” by Paul Brians.
Similar websites: WebSourceIt.

Check out Common Errors @ http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors

Dll-Files: Get Missing DLL Files & Fix DLL Errors

Kaly — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:25:53 +0000

Getting a pop-up error message “Couldn’t find ****.dll…” in Windows because of corrupt or missing DLL file. Now you can get all dll files you will ever need from dll-files.com. This site helps you easily fix dll erros by letting you download missing dll files for Windows.

You can search and get dll files for free. The website has an extensive and up-to-date database. You can search for dll files using on-site search function or browse them alphabetically.

Features:

Donwload missing dll files to repair dll errors on windows.
Search and browse dll files alphabetically.
Free and doesn’t require any registration.

Check out Dll-Files @ www.dll-files.com

Bug.gd: Find Solutions To Error Messages

Kaly — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:42:38 +0000

Website where you can search for computer errors and find solutions. No need to signup, but simply submit an error message you want to get a fix for and get solutions submitted by people who encountered the same problem.

Currently bug.gd has amost 80.00 errors and solutions in its database. If you did not find a solution to your error on bug.gd and later solved your problem by other means then you might consider improving the site by sharing your solution with others.

Features:

Search and find a fix to your error message.
Submit solution to your error and share it with others.
Currently database has 79,413 errors and solutions.
Rate and comment on solutions.
Keep track of submitted errors in one place (account required)
Firefox Extension and Firefox/ IE search bar addons for quicker access.
Similar website: ErrorKey.

Check out bug.gd @ www.bug.gd

404 Error Creator: Design Your Own Cool 404 Error Page

abhijeet — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:49:58 +0000

404 Error Page Creator is, as the name suggests, a tool from the Allvoices website which lets you design innovative custom 404 error pages for your blog or website. It’s actually more of a fun tool where you can choose a person from a drop down list and then add title, comments and upto 3 points to the page and then get the corresponding code to embed in your blog or website. The image of person you chose from the list appears in the background of the page.

Although this site is primarily geared at political humor and hence gives you a list of mostly politicians to choose from, it does allow you to upload your own image as the background thus giving you entire freedom in creating the custom and stylish 404 error page.

Go to 404 Error Page Creator @ buzz.allvoices.com/404fun/ ( Contributed by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog )

ErrorKey: Find Out What Error Codes Mean

Kaly — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:16:06 +0000

Want to find out what does that error code or message you are getting means? ErrorKey got you covered. Here you can input the error message and get basic explanation of what it means. Currently the website allows you to look up error messages related to Apple OS X, Mozilla, Windows NT, Oracle, Sybase, MySQL, C and several other systems.

Features:

Get the meaning of error messages.
Search for error codes and messages related to following systems: Oracle, Sybase, Apple, Cisco 6400, Unix Solaris, DB2, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SAP DB, Borland C, Python, HTTP, Symbian, Mozilla, and Windows NT.
No sign up or registration needed.

Check out ErrorKey @ www.errorkey.com