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rundll32 error message
I am working on a Windows ME system and received the following error message.
"Rundll32 has caused an error in MMSYSTEM.DLL. Rundll32 will not close." I have received this error while trying to diagnose a video problem. It will not move from 16 colors. I have attempted to put another video card in the AGP slot without any luck. Also screen resolution will not change from 640x480. When I go to advance I get the previous messge about the Rundll32 message. Any help would be greatful. Thanks...Sam |
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rundll32 error message
Try this:-
Boot to Safe Mode Open device Manager REMOVE ALL INSTANCES of ALL Display Adapters, and all Monitors Reboot to Normal Mode - Windows will reinstall the hopefully) correct drivers See if that helps -- Noel Paton CrashFixPC Nil Carborundum Illegitemi www.crashfixpc.co.uk "Sam Lightbourn" wrote in message ... I am working on a Windows ME system and received the following error message. "Rundll32 has caused an error in MMSYSTEM.DLL. Rundll32 will not close." I have received this error while trying to diagnose a video problem. It will not move from 16 colors. I have attempted to put another video card in the AGP slot without any luck. Also screen resolution will not change from 640x480. When I go to advance I get the previous messge about the Rundll32 message. Any help would be greatful. Thanks...Sam |
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rundll32 error message
....also, see this KB article:-
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/138835 -- Noel Paton CrashFixPC Nil Carborundum Illegitemi www.crashfixpc.co.uk "Noel Paton" wrote in message ... Try this:- Boot to Safe Mode Open device Manager REMOVE ALL INSTANCES of ALL Display Adapters, and all Monitors Reboot to Normal Mode - Windows will reinstall the hopefully) correct drivers See if that helps -- Noel Paton CrashFixPC Nil Carborundum Illegitemi www.crashfixpc.co.uk "Sam Lightbourn" wrote in message ... I am working on a Windows ME system and received the following error message. "Rundll32 has caused an error in MMSYSTEM.DLL. Rundll32 will not close." I have received this error while trying to diagnose a video problem. It will not move from 16 colors. I have attempted to put another video card in the AGP slot without any luck. Also screen resolution will not change from 640x480. When I go to advance I get the previous messge about the Rundll32 message. Any help would be greatful. Thanks...Sam |
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rundll32 error message
Hi Noel,
I apologize for taking so long getting back to you. I tried the ideas you sent but nothing worked. I then realized that the Win9x folder I created was missing. Apparently is was corrupted. Helpctr would not work, control panel would not work, many of the standard windows would not work. I then removed what data I could and formated the drive. Now everything works. I would have preferred not to do it this way but I think this was the only way possible. Thanks for all your help and when I need to I will contact the discussion group again. So long for now and once again, thanks. Sam "Noel Paton" wrote: ....also, see this KB article:- http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/138835 -- Noel Paton CrashFixPC Nil Carborundum Illegitemi www.crashfixpc.co.uk "Noel Paton" wrote in message ... Try this:- Boot to Safe Mode Open device Manager REMOVE ALL INSTANCES of ALL Display Adapters, and all Monitors Reboot to Normal Mode - Windows will reinstall the hopefully) correct drivers See if that helps -- Noel Paton CrashFixPC Nil Carborundum Illegitemi www.crashfixpc.co.uk "Sam Lightbourn" wrote in message ... I am working on a Windows ME system and received the following error message. "Rundll32 has caused an error in MMSYSTEM.DLL. Rundll32 will not close." I have received this error while trying to diagnose a video problem. It will not move from 16 colors. I have attempted to put another video card in the AGP slot without any luck. Also screen resolution will not change from 640x480. When I go to advance I get the previous messge about the Rundll32 message. Any help would be greatful. Thanks...Sam . |
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Thanks for coming back at all!
Glad you were able to retrieve at least some of your data before having to reformat - sounds like the system was pretty badly screwed (to use a technical term g), and that was your most effective means of recovery. Well done, and good luck -- Noel Paton CrashFixPC Nil Carborundum Illegitemi www.crashfixpc.co.uk "Sam Lightbourn" wrote in message ... Hi Noel, I apologize for taking so long getting back to you. I tried the ideas you sent but nothing worked. I then realized that the Win9x folder I created was missing. Apparently is was corrupted. Helpctr would not work, control panel would not work, many of the standard windows would not work. I then removed what data I could and formated the drive. Now everything works. I would have preferred not to do it this way but I think this was the only way possible. Thanks for all your help and when I need to I will contact the discussion group again. So long for now and once again, thanks. Sam "Noel Paton" wrote: ....also, see this KB article:- http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/138835 -- Noel Paton CrashFixPC Nil Carborundum Illegitemi www.crashfixpc.co.uk "Noel Paton" wrote in message ... Try this:- Boot to Safe Mode Open device Manager REMOVE ALL INSTANCES of ALL Display Adapters, and all Monitors Reboot to Normal Mode - Windows will reinstall the hopefully) correct drivers See if that helps -- Noel Paton CrashFixPC Nil Carborundum Illegitemi www.crashfixpc.co.uk "Sam Lightbourn" wrote in message ... I am working on a Windows ME system and received the following error message. "Rundll32 has caused an error in MMSYSTEM.DLL. Rundll32 will not close." I have received this error while trying to diagnose a video problem. It will not move from 16 colors. I have attempted to put another video card in the AGP slot without any luck. Also screen resolution will not change from 640x480. When I go to advance I get the previous messge about the Rundll32 message. Any help would be greatful. Thanks...Sam . |
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