The application failed to initialize 0xc0000142 error occurs on virtually every version of Microsoft Windows. The leading cause of this particular error can be brought down to damaged library files or an incompatibility issue, but I’ll talk more on that later. It’s not uncommon for a Windows application to fail to start up, but why does this occur?

Taskeng.exe is the Task Scheduler Engine for Windows Vista/7 based operating systems, its duties involve managing the various tasks which are scheduled to run at various times, executing them where necessary. If you’ve recently encountered an error with the taskeng.exe component, and you’re looking for a viable solution to this problem, then you have come to the right place, as I have provided you with a number of solutions, end users in your particular situation have used to repair these common errors.

Hkcmd.exe is a process that is loaded during system boot up. This process is installed by a number of different Intel chipset graphics drivers. So if you own an Nvidia or ATi graphics card, along with an Intel motherboard, then there is a strong chance that you’ll have this process running in the background of your computer.

Ie4uinit.exe is an integral component of Windows Internet Explorer referred to as IE Per-User Initialization Utility. A Windows Task Schedule is automatically created for this executable file, which loads this utility during system boot up. The purpose of this particular file is to configure the Internet Explorer settings.

Evaluating the various processes running in the background of my system is almost a ritual for me, something I do on a continuous basis, just to ensure that there are no malicious files or programs amongst them. Typically I’d used Windows Task Manager, despite the various alternatives, because of its efficiency and ease of use. Starting Windows Task Manager is a simple process, simply right click on the Taskbar and select Start Task Manager, once it loads up, click on the Processes Tab and observe.

Have you had to contend with your CPU being at 100% utilisation for extended periods of time? It’s not an uncommon scenario for the msmpeng.exe process to unexpectedly consume large portions of available CPU resources. So what exactly is the msmpeng.exe process and what measures are available to you, to rectify the various associated issues.

The rtvscan.exe process is an integral part of the Symantec Internet Security Suite responsible for the real-time scanning component of the application. Its duties are to detect malicious code hidden within files before they get onto your system. This works by the rtvscan.exe file scanning the file(s) as and when they are first copied to your system, notifying the user when or if it detects a suspicious file.

Wfcrun32.exe is a legitimate file that is known as Citrix Connection Manager. This process is associated with Citrix software, as you may have already guessed, an online plug-in application, created by Citrix Systems. The purpose of this file is to ensure all other applications are working as they should.