Re: cannot find SHELL.DLL

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From: Jimmy S. (Private)
Date: 09/05/04


Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2004 15:21:12 -0400

Hi,

Which games have you tried to install?
Are you downloading them or installing from CD's?

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<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:007501c49371$49dbb6e0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
| Any games I put for my kids it gives me the error
| message "cannot find SHELL.DLL" or "DLL files do not
| exist or corrupt"
|
| Could anyone please tell me what to do?  I tried
| unsuccessfully to repair XP pro.  Do I do a complete
| install?
|
| Thanks
|


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