Re: Please explain DLL's

Hi Mona - Well, I hope you won't find it too onerous, but if you have any
difficulty or questions please post back and we'll try and assist.

--
Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP/DTS/AH-VSOP
My Blog, Defending Your Machine, here:
http://DefendingYourMachine.blogspot.com/

"Mona" <Mona@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:A0C75124-2909-4DA6-9CC6-3411FAF7CFCF@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Thanks for the response Jim! I appreciate----guess I'll have to get a cup
o
> hot chocolate since I don't drink coffee, and hopes I can do this!
>
> "Jim Byrd" wrote:
>
>> Hi Mona - There is no direct Repair function for IE6 in XP. Here are
some
>> alternatives:
>>
>>
>> 1. If you're on XP SP2, try the suggestions in KB 870700, here: How to
>> troubleshoot problems accessing secure Web pages with Internet Explorer 6
>> Service Pack 2, http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=870700#9 first.
>>
>> With XP you need to go (as an Administrator) to Start|Run and type "sfc
>> /scannow" (without the quotes and notice the space between the c and the
/.)
>> Have your XP CD handy and be prepared to go get a cup of coffee - it
takes a
>> while. This will do the same thing as Repair IE6 for XP but a lot more,
>> that is find any corrupt system files and replace them. It does NOT,
>> however, re-register the various software components, and you will need
to
>> do this manually using regsvr32.exe if any are shown as replaced
in
>> Event Viewer|System.
>>
>> Be aware that under certain circumstances (Win2k before SP4 - see mskb
>> 814510, http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q814510)
sfc
>> can erroneously overwrite (restore over) previously installed files from
>> certain "hotfixes" which will then need to be re-installed. This may
also
>> apply to XP. To check for this, after running sfc, open a Cmd window and
>> enter "qfecheck /v /l:c:\" (without the quotes). If you don't have
qfecheck
>> installed, it can be obtained for XP here:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=35468 and for
Win2k
>> here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=35470 A
>> version stated to be common to both is available here:
>>
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=155C7C58-102E-47B0-A12A-BFAB8CFCCC03
>> Further information about qfecheck is available here:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/282784/EN/
>>
>>
>>
>> 2. Another alternative for just IE6 repair if you don't have IE6 listed
in
>> Add-Remove Programs, then in Start|Run then enter
>>
>> "rundll32 setupwbv.dll,IE6Maintenance"
>>
>> without the quotes, exactly as shown (it's case sensitive), and select
the
>> appropriate entry. More detailed info is available here: Description of
>> the Internet Explorer Repair Tool
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q194177
>>
>>
>>
>> 3. If you find that you need to do a re-install of IE6 then you can
>> consider the following:
>>
>> 1) Insert the Windows installation CD in your CD-ROM drive.
>> 2) Click Start, and click Run.
>> 3) Copy the command prompt below in the Open box (exactly as shown - it's
>> case sensitive), and click OK. (Assumes %System% is installed in Windows
on
>> your C:\ partition. Change as appropriate for your particular
situation.)
>>
>> Rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 132
>> c:\windows\inf\ie.inf
>>
>> 4) It will display a "File Needed" screen, click "Browse.." and browse to
>> <CD-ROM drive>\i386, (where <CD-ROM drive> is the drive letter of the
>> CD-ROM, For example, D:).
>>
>> 5) Click Open, click Ok, it should begin reinstalling Internet Explorer.
>>
>> (NOTE: It has been reported, courtesy of Steve Wechsler, that if you're
on
>> Windows XP Pro SP2, it may prompt you for some files that it cannot find
in
>> the WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder, which you'll then need to
browse
>> to. It's thought that this may apply to XP Home also. The specific
files
>> are iexplore.exe which actually IS in the i386 folder,
mswrd632.wpc
>> , which is located in the Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft
>> Shared\TextConv folder, AND, INSTALL.IN_ , which will be located
on
>> a slipstreamed XP Pro CD in the i386 folder and also located in the i386
>> folder on an XP Pro SP1 disk. So, copying the 2 files above to the
>> WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder should allow you to be able to
>> repair/reinstall IE on an SP2 system by right clicking ie.inf in the
>> WINDOWS\inf folder and selecting Install or using the rundll32.exe line
>> given above.)
>>
>> 4. You can try this also: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/IEFIX.htm
>>
>> 5. Lastly, here is a link to a MSKB article about re-installing IE6/OE6:
>>
>> How to Reinstall or Repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in
Windows
>> XP (Q318378)
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=kb;en-us;Q318378
>>
>>
>> --
>> Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP/DTS/AH-VSOP
>> My Blog, Defending Your Machine, here:
>> http://DefendingYourMachine.blogspot.com/
>>
>> "Mona" <Mona@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:5620E379-0BC6-4B3A-9700-AB06AD6C1CB7@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Could someone please explain what Run DLL as an App means? I'll take
that in
>>> simpleton English. Please and Thank you.
>>>
>>> My problems with IE began with spyware doctor's quick scan and closing
this
>>> file or what ever it is. IE is now freezing up, won't allow me have
more
>>> than one window open at a time, spontaneously closes, etc.
>>>
>>> I've asked questions followed links..done maleware, spyware, trojan,
etc.
>>> scans, but the problem still sin't correct and I still don't know what
to do.
>>>
>>> Thanks!


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