12th July 2001

Application errors are nothing new in Windows; you can be certain that you'll see them again sometime (hopefully, later than sooner). When trouble does present itself, you can often cure the ills by uninstalling and reinstalling the application. This should re-copy the appropriate files and set the appropriate registry values, oftentimes putting things back in order. The same tactic can be used in reverse when you want to uninstall an application and it's not cooperating. Reinstalling an application can often line the ducks back up in correct order, after which you may proceed through a clean removal. Be sure to install the same version of the application (if at all possible) or you may be facing a disaster. Particularly, if you install an older version than what was kicking you in the head to begin with. This tip was borrowed from the Windows 2000 Power Users Newsletter (found at WIN2KPOWERUSERS.COM).