# Missing Export Kernel 32.DLL

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-export-kernel-32-dll/139689>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 30, 2002, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-export-kernel-32-dll/139689 "2002-11-30T23:15:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![barbitu8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/839c29/32.png) [@barbitu8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barbitu8)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2002, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-export-kernel-32-dll/139689/1 "2002-11-30T23:15:26Z")

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When I attempt to run a CD, I’m getting the following message: “setup.exe linked to missing export kernel 32.DLL.” The computer then freezes. I have Windows ME, Dimension 4100 series. What’s the problem?

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**Author:** ![Poloin99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Poloin99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poloin99)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2002, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-export-kernel-32-dll/139689/2 "2002-12-01T00:50:09Z")

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[http://www.computing.net/windows95/wwwboard/forum/129615.html](http://www.computing.net/windows95/wwwboard/forum/129615.html)

Check that out.

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**Author:** ![Poloin99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Poloin99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poloin99)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2002, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-export-kernel-32-dll/139689/3 "2002-12-01T00:52:24Z")

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[http://computing.net/windowsme/wwwboard/forum/2221.html](http://computing.net/windowsme/wwwboard/forum/2221.html)

And that…

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**Author:** ![barbitu8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/839c29/32.png) [@barbitu8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barbitu8)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2002, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-export-kernel-32-dll/139689/4 "2002-12-01T02:24:28Z")

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Thanks **Poloin** , but ME doesn’t have a system file checker and DMA is not checked on the CD-ROM settings. I assume when that MB said “check off” it meant to make sure it is not checked, which it isn’t. What is DMA? Device Manager ?

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**Author:** ![deathawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@deathawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deathawk)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2002, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-export-kernel-32-dll/139689/5 "2002-12-01T03:01:39Z")

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Direct Memory Access. It’s a device setting along the lines of the IRQ setting.  
Off = unchecked in this context.