Is Wiki-Errors (Errors Encyclopedia) a site you can trust?

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  1. eaWiLK

    eaWiLK Newly Registered

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    I have error codes that i try to fix and i just looked some up and i got a site called wiki errors. can you trust their solutions? Here is an example of of a fix for an error code http://www.wiki-errors.com/wiki-errors.php?wiki=80070652

    I do not want to ruin my laptop anymore than i already have


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  2. pool7

    pool7 Site Supporter 2014

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    Never heard of them, but you could simply lookup the error elsewhere (ie. google or in this particular case microsoft.com) and see if the information you find matches what's in wiki-errors. This doesn't guarantee anything, but it may make you feel more comfortable before using their suggestion.
    You could also check the website's "reputation" via WOT (web of trust), but then again, this doesn't guarantee anything.
     
  3. beepboop

    beepboop <B>Site Supporter 2013</B>

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    It's bullshit. They offer a generic explanation and a generic solution that doesn't mean anything, and an error 'fixer' which is most likely a trojan of some kind.
     
  4. Tripredacus

    Tripredacus Peppy Member

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    0/10 would not trust
     
  5. Sonny_Jim

    Sonny_Jim Enthusiastic Member

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    Yeah that site looks like a scam to make you download their viruses/bots. The 'solution' to the particular error code you posted is to just use system restore!
     
  6. retro

    retro Resigned from mod duty 15 March 2018

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    Always use a trusted site - Microsoft's, for example. Google the error code and you'll likely get a decent answer.

    *EDIT*

    Moved to Off Topic. The wiki forum is actually for OUR wiki, not other wikis.
     
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    SamLucille Newly Registered

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    flash game online game ifgame.net

    You could also check the website's "reputation" via WOT (web of trust), but then again, this doesn't guarantee anything
     
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