339 Runtime Error – How Can I Stop This Error From Occurring?

Runtime errors are very common in PC’s running Windows operating systems. They usually refer to some file or other that is missing or invalid. The 339 runtime error most often references a file called msomct.ocx.

Ocx files are active X files. You probably see this term used a lot in reference to information being blocked from your computer. This is because active X doesn’t only write to your computer; it also receives information from you. While this may seem devious, most often it is not. In some programs, active X is what allows you to scroll your scrollbar.

Browsing the Library

Msomct is a library file that makes Windows able to communicate with Microsoft office. So, when a 339 error occurs, it is an error that happens while loading or using Microsoft office. If an msomct.ocx is missing, it is missing because it was not downloaded properly when the operating system was installed. This would be a very unusual circumstance.

Actually, on any newer operating system the file missing would be msomct2.ocx since this is the later version of the file. Yes, re-installing the operating system would fix the problem. However, this would be like changing the engine in your car if one of your sparkplug wires went bad. You don’t need a whole operating system; you just need one library file!

Where did that File Go?

In reality, you probably don’t even need a library file. It is much more likely registry corruption or files that are missing in the registry are causing the operating system to be unable to find the msomct.ocx. The reason this is so much more likely an occurrence is because registry files can be deleted for any of several reasons. Registry files that become missing are an everyday occurrence. On the other hand, msomct files don’t get deleted very easily.

When registry files are deleted, they make it impossible for the OS to find programs; even huge programs they are looking for. So, instead of re-installing your operating system in order to re-install msomct.oxc file, it is much more pragmatic to clean the registry with a registry cleaner.

Cleaning the registry not only cleans registry corruption, it also re-installs missing registry files. So, normally, this is the best way to attack any runtime error.

The Wrong Program Altogether

Another possible way a computer could saddle you with a runtime error is if an incompatible program was installed. In other words if a program not ready for Windows Vista was installed on Windows Vista, a runtime error would occur when you tried to run the program.

This is another thing that doesn’t happen very often, as most times the operating system’s installer program will recognize when an incompatible program is being installed and it will refuse to finish the job.

The bottom line is the newer Windows operating system’s registries corrupt very easily. So having a registry cleaner installed on your PC can cure and prevent many different errors, not only runtime errors. Also, registry corruption is known to make computers slow. So, this is another reason to make use of a registry cleaner.

The author, Ed Lathrop is an experienced comp TIA A+/Network+ certified computer technician. His Free Site Registry Compare rates the latest registry repair programs and gives you an analysis of what is effective and what might actually be dangerous to your computer. Also, get up to date Microsoft registry information at Microsoft Registry Cleaner.

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