# Can someone help me install this .dll file? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 16, 2003, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-install-this-dll-file/169107 "2003-04-16T16:28:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Deadly\_Nightlight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Deadly\_Nightlight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deadly_Nightlight)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-install-this-dll-file/169107/1 "2003-04-16T16:28:07Z")
I am trying to install this file, binkw32.dll- But I have no clue where it goes. Anybody know how to install dll files? Or reccommend me a website? ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-install-this-dll-file/169107/2 "2003-04-16T16:36:33Z")
Most of the time they either go in the folder with the application that uses them, or in the C:\Windows\System folder. Either place should work. ---
**Author:** ![WillGolfForFood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/82dd89/32.png) [@WillGolfForFood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillGolfForFood)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-install-this-dll-file/169107/3 "2003-04-16T17:33:43Z")
…and if you’re just copying a DLL to its destination folder (as opposed to putting it there as part of a more formal program installation process), you may have to register it using the REGSVR32 program: regsvr32 c:\windows\system\flubadub.dll (Don’t bother with this step unless merely copying the DLL to its destination folder didn’t do the trick.) ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-install-this-dll-file/169107/4 "2003-04-16T22:23:59Z")
What’s the program that uses binkw32.dll? Did you put it in a net search box to see if it shows where it’s supposed to be? Don’t computers look in the root directory first? You could try putting it there maybe, but it seems odd your install program didn’t install it. ---
**Author:** ![Deadly\_Nightlight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Deadly\_Nightlight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deadly_Nightlight)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-install-this-dll-file/169107/5 "2003-04-16T23:00:49Z")
Its for a game I have called Tropico- it just disapeared on me ---
**Author:** ![Deadly\_Nightlight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Deadly\_Nightlight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deadly_Nightlight)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-install-this-dll-file/169107/6 "2003-04-17T02:53:28Z")
Ok I have put this Dll file everywhere and I am lost- still says its not found ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-install-this-dll-file/169107/7 "2003-04-17T02:57:58Z")
Where did you get the .dll file you are using. And is it the correct version? ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-install-this-dll-file/169107/8 "2003-04-17T03:05:54Z")
start menu-\>run type cmd (or command if you are running windows 95-ME) in the black window type path =c:\windows\system put the file in c:\windows\system see if that works (I am not sure myself. This is an experiment) ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-install-this-dll-file/169107/9 "2003-04-17T03:10:04Z")
type “path =c:\windows\system” without the quotes. (it wasn’t clear in my reply weither ‘path’ should be typed.) ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-install-this-dll-file/169107/10 "2003-04-17T15:05:44Z")
I put that file name in a search engine, which I always do: "[http://www.driverforum.com/controller4/385.html](http://www.driverforum.com/controller4/385.html) Answers this question: Someone gave me a CD with some EXE files on it. When I try to run the files the computer tells me that I’m missing “BinkW32.dll”. I’ve found the file and downloaded but I don’t know where to put it or what it’s for. I’m running Win ME. Can anybody help?"