how to get rid of the Java “Application Error – General Exception” error message?

When doing something on the computer, you may suddenly get an error Java alert saying something like this “Application Error – General Exception” and have to close what you are doing forcibly. We know that an application error message can take place randomly, during the normal operation of your computer or mostly during the usage of a particular application. It usually tells any kind of error or failure in a software program resulting in unexpected behavior or a crash. What should you do when such a General Exception error message appears in Java?

Well, a Java “Application Error – General Exception” error message most of the time tells you that some of your Java parts are not registering correctly or the version on your machine has been outdated. It is highly advised that you can first update yours to the latest version. It is important to install new Java script updates so as to ward off any security issues or unexpected error message.

*To update Java, just open the URL http://www.java.com/ in a new browser tab or window
*Underneath the big “Free Java Download” button & click the link that says “Do I have Java?”, and then download the Java on your machine.
*Nest, do remember to click the big red button that is labeled – “Verify Java Version”, and wait for it to verify the version on your machine.
*When the verification finishes, you should see one of 3 messages – either you have no Java/Java is disabled – or – your version of Java is out of date with a link to the update – or – as in this case – that your Java version has been verified, and you have the latest Java installed.
*If you are in a need to update the Java, just follow the on-screen prompts to download and install it on your machine.

If an update does not get rid of the “Application Error – General Exception” error message, you can select to uninstall and reinstall Java on your machine. If some parts go missing or contain an unknown error, some errors might also appear unexpectedly. To uninstall Java, follow these steps (take Windows XP as an example):

*Click Start
*Select Control Panel
*Double click the Add/Remove Programs control panel icon
*The Add/Remove control panel displays a list of software on your system, including any Java software products that are on your computer. This time, you should locate and select any that you want to uninstall by clicking on it, and then click the Remove button.
*After uninstalling it, download it from the above link and reinstall it on your machine again.

Sometimes, a Java “Application Error – General Exception” error message might appear when the program calls a class whose file is not found. The third thing I would advise you to do is to check your whole machine with the System File Checker (SFC.exe) utility and replace all the corrupted or problematic files like ccApp.exe. Just go to Start, run, type in “sfc/scannow” and press Enter to go. Wait for the utility to scan and fix the problematic system files on your machine.

Finally, check and repair registry errors. Windows Registry is a database that stores configuration information about many important parts of this operating system, which includes:

*users’ profiles;
*information about the installed programs and types of documents created by each program
*properties of folders and program icons
*configuration of drivers installed on the machine
*information of the used ports
…

That is to say, as you install the Java on the computer, it will automatically add the required entries to the registry database. Only in this way, can the application run properly. However, if a key goes missing by mistake, it won’t launch as expectedly and display you a message saying “Application Error – General Exception” eventually. It is recommended that you should fix the registry at least once a week so as to keep the machine as well as all your installed applications run without errors.

Still have no clue on how to get rid of the Java “Application Error – General Exception” error message? Follow the above steps right now; and one of them will work to deal with the problem soon.