Should I remove Error Messages for Windows?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
23% remove it77% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #19,551
United States Rank #17,646
Reach 0.0114%
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| Error Messages for Windows - Version 3.0 |
48.66% |
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| Error Messages for Windows - Version 2.9 |
51.34% |
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Error Messages for Windows
from Gregory Braun
What is Error Messages for Windows? (from Gregory Braun)
MS Windows Error Messages is a small utility that will allow you to look up MS Windows error code numbers and display a descriptive message explaining what the numeric code actually means. If you have software programs that produce numeric error codes now you can find out what they really mean. Error Messages for Windo... Read more
Overview
Error Messages for Windows is a software program developed by Gregory Braun. The most common release is error messages for windows - version 2.9, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The primary executable is named mswinerr.exe. The setup package generally installs about 3 files and is usually about 1.14 MB (1,196,705 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows XP. While about 49% of users of Error Messages for Windows come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.
Program details
URL: www.gregorybraun.com/MSWinErr.html
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Software by Design
Uninstaller: C:\Windows\SDUnInst.exe C:\Program Files\software by design\mswinerr.uni
Estimated size: 1.14 MB
Files installed by Error Messages for Windows
| Program executable: | mswinerr.exe |
| Name: | Error Messages for Windows |
| MS Windows Error Lookup Utility |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\software by design\mswinerr.exe |
| MD5: | 7b970a063064302d0048621890b84b41 |
Additional files:
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StayLive.exe - Stay Live 2000 (Internet Dial-Up Connection Utility)
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DLLShow.exe - DLL Show 2000 (DLL Reporting Utility for Windows)
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- StayLive.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B9A01FA6-1077-4D12-8DFB-C794F0AE626A}' (runs on registration).
How do I remove Error Messages for Windows?
You can uninstall Error Messages for Windows from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Error Messages for Windows, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Error Messages for Windows.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 54%
Win XP 1%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 23%
Keep it 77%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #19,551
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
55.80% |
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| Windows XP |
23.21% |
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| Windows 10 |
13.39% |
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| Windows Vista |
7.59% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
28.05% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
23.53% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
13.12% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
11.76% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
5.88% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
2.71% |
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Geography
48.70% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
48.70% |
| Germany |
14.13% |
| United Kingdom |
10.41% |
| Iran |
4.83% |
| Australia |
3.35% |
| Hungary |
2.60% |
| Sweden |
2.23% |
| Canada |
1.86% |
| France |
1.12% |
| RS |
1.12% |
| Belgium |
0.74% |
| Switzerland |
0.74% |
| Finland |
0.74% |
| India |
0.74% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
23.97% |
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| Dell |
14.05% |
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| Acer |
14.05% |
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| ASUS |
12.40% |
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| GIGABYTE |
9.92% |
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| Toshiba |
6.61% |
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| Sahara |
4.96% |
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| Medion |
4.96% |
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| American Megatrends |
4.13% |
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| Intel |
3.31% |
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| Lenovo |
1.65% |
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Common models |
| Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3 |
3.67% |
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| Dell XPS 8300 |
1.83% |
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| Acer Aspire 7741 |
1.83% |
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| HP Compaq 8100 Elite SFF ... |
1.83% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
1.83% |
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| Hewlett-Packard Compaq CQ... |
1.83% |
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