It is a standard W98 file that you can extract from your CD to the
Windows/System folder using sfc.exe.

Run sfc.exe and select the "extract one file..." option. Type in the
complete name of the missing file you want to restore or use the browse
button for a file replacement. Click start and in the resulting window,
browse to the location of the folder containing the W98 .cab files (either
the hard drive or CDRom drive). If the information in the "save in" box is
wrong, use the browse button to show where the file is to be restored to.
Click OK and if appropriate, on the resulting screen, show the location
where the file being replaced is to be backed up to. Click OK or skip as
appropriate. Restart your computer and the file replacement will occur
during the boot process.

If you are going to use sfc.exe for other than the extract option, I highly
recommend that you first read the article he
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/using_sfc.html

If the above generates the warning box, then replace the missing file
through DOS:

To replace a missing or corrupt file with an original copy, you must locate
the file in the .cab files on your W98 CD. 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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Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"dibbley" wrote in message
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can anyone help?
I try to open applications and warning box appears
Cannot find file 'c:\windows\rundll32.exe'
any help will be much appepreciated.
dibbley