HELP! Computer problem! PLEASE HELP!

Factual Questions
1

All of a sudden when I try to open something in my computers “control Panel” I get a messgae saying “Cannot find rundll32.exe”.
Whatever that is, it must have gotten deleated. How to I get it back? I can’t open anything now. Help!

2

The only suggestion I can make is to re-install Windows. Someone else will probably be along shortly with a better idea.

3

Watch as I emulate Q.E.D!

4

That seems to be the only thing that would work.

But I can’t find the Windows install disc!:eek: :mad:
Now what???

5

For starters, you could tell us what version of Windows we are trying to help you fix. :wink:

6

Windows 98 (second edition I think)

7

Did you go to http://housecall.antivirus.com and try the online virus scanner?

8

FWIW.

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/t1048023146

And he included a link to this.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;299923

Then there are these people.

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Operating_Systems/Win98/Q_20583395.html

You have my deepest sympathies, PK.

9

Have you been engaging in any dangerous activities like downloading free music? You don’t have to answer, but I know a lot of people have had problems after doing music downloads.

I have seen all kinds of “dll” error messages from windows. Older versions of windows were pretty buggy, I have the XP Pro version now and I can say it is pretty stable (finally!!!).

But, getting to my point, whenever I had “dll” errors like you mention, a reboot usually fixed the problem.

Good luck.

10

Look on your drive for a folder called \windows\options\cabs (or something along those lines)

.cab files contain all the Windows bits and pieces, and most current un-zipping utilities can work with them. Hunt down a file called WIN98_46.cab, and rundll32.exe ought to be in ther. Extract it to C:\WINDOWS and all should be well. (Assuming it’s truly missing and/or not corrupted.) Looks like the file’s properties should indicate a creation and modification date of Friday, April 22, 1999, 10:22:00 PM.

11

For w98, in the RUN box, put: SFC

Run that, you should be all set, sfc=system file checker.

In the future, try to give your computer specs too, thanks.