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Wont boot...cant find file msvcrt.dll



 
 
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Old September 26th 04, 08:13 PM
AndyF
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Default Wont boot...cant find file msvcrt.dll

Try to help a kid that "just deleted a few files" to try
and free-up some disk space. The computer continued to
work after the delete actions, but when she rebooted,
during Win98 start-up the following error came up:
"Can't start explorer, file c:\windows\system\msvcrt.dll
is missing'. I also can't boot-up in safe. I did boot-up
to a dos prompt and went into the 'recycle' folder and
attempted to move some D??.EXE files that were listed back
into c:\windows\system and then renamed them one at a
time, but this did not work. Any ideas anyone?
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Old September 27th 04, 12:04 AM
Jeff Richards
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You can copy this file from any other system. Place it in the
\windows\system folder. My version for W98SE is 6.00.8397.0 at 266,293
bytes, but I think that any version 6 would work OK.
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MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"AndyF" wrote in message
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Try to help a kid that "just deleted a few files" to try
and free-up some disk space. The computer continued to
work after the delete actions, but when she rebooted,
during Win98 start-up the following error came up:
"Can't start explorer, file c:\windows\system\msvcrt.dll
is missing'. I also can't boot-up in safe. I did boot-up
to a dos prompt and went into the 'recycle' folder and
attempted to move some D??.EXE files that were listed back
into c:\windows\system and then renamed them one at a
time, but this did not work. Any ideas anyone?



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Old September 27th 04, 12:16 AM
Ron Badour
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To replace a missing or corrupt file with an original copy, you must locate
the file in the .cab files on your W98 CD or from whatever source media that
contains the file. (Note: the file may not be in a .cab file and if so,
disregard the instructions on .cabs and simply copy the file to a floppy
disk.) Using the machine you are posting with, open Explorer and select the
folder containing the .cab files. Open the Tools menu, click Find, Files and
type: *.Cab in the Named box. Type the name of the wanted file in the
Containing Text box and click Find Now. This lists the .cab file your
wanted file is located in. Double click the .cab file to see what's in it
and right click to extract the wanted file to a floppy disk.

Boot with a floppy start up disk--CDRom support is not required. If you do
not have a start up disk, make one with the Fat32ebd.exe file located on the
W98 CD: tools/mtsutil/fat32ebd.
At the A: prompt, put in the floppy containing the file you extracted.
Assuming you are replacing a .dll file named xyz, type: Copy A:\xyz.dll
C:\windows\system\xyz.dll and hit enter. Once the file is copied,
remove the floppy disk and reboot. While .dll files are filed in the system
folder, other files may be filed elsewhere so make sure you specify the
right folder.


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"AndyF" wrote in message
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Try to help a kid that "just deleted a few files" to try
and free-up some disk space. The computer continued to
work after the delete actions, but when she rebooted,
during Win98 start-up the following error came up:
"Can't start explorer, file c:\windows\system\msvcrt.dll
is missing'. I also can't boot-up in safe. I did boot-up
to a dos prompt and went into the 'recycle' folder and
attempted to move some D??.EXE files that were listed back
into c:\windows\system and then renamed them one at a
time, but this did not work. Any ideas anyone?



 




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