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Windows ME: SHLWAPI.DLL not found - Error loading Explorer.exe
Because I'm an idiot, I ran a Windows update on my ME machine. After the
reboot, I got the above error. I tried using a fix found on the Microsoft support site (it involved editing in DOS the system.ini command line regarding the Explorer.exe shell). This didn't work and now my computer either boots immediately to a black screen in normal mode, or boots to an "It is now safe to turn off your computer" in safe mode. I tried reinstalling ME over itself, however the install errors out at 35%. When I purchased the computer, a master CD was not included, and it was not possibly to create an emergency boot disk. (I've been using an onld Win 95 start up disk to access the command prompt function at start up.) If there's any suggestions anybody has for me at this point, it will have to be command prompt based as I am completely unable to access any functions outside of the prompt. Barring that, is there any way for me to reinstall the operating system if the soft reinstall is having issues copying files or finding pathways for the files? I don't even know what caused all this aside from the security updates. Thanks for any help/suggestions any of you may have, DB. |
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Windows ME: SHLWAPI.DLL not found - Error loading Explorer.exe
Which update? Knowing this could have helped those trying to help you.
I tried reinstalling ME over itself, however the install errors out at 35%. How since you say you have no CD? Was this by running the setup file in either c:\windows\options\install or c:\windows\options\cabs? Reinstalling Win Me over itself is the VERY last thing you should try and is guaranteed to cause problems unless one takes the necessary precautions first such as uninstalling IE6 (if installed) and renaming a wmploc.dll to wmploc.old (if WMP9 installed). If you have either IE6 or WMP9 installed and not done this then reinstalling Win Me is most likely to trash the system. What exactly was the error that you saw at 35%? Again knowing this would help those who might be able to help to give their best advice. Boot floppy. Not having a Win Me boot floppy isn't important if all you are doing is booting to DOS but you shouldn't use this floppy to SYS the hard drive or perform any specific Win Me actions. I don't even know what caused all this aside from the security updates. Installing Win Me patches from the Windows Update site shouldn't have caused these problems. I suspect that something else was the cause, perhaps running an AV application that blocked scripting whilst installing the updates. -- Mike Maltby Dee Brennan wrote: Because I'm an idiot, I ran a Windows update on my ME machine. After the reboot, I got the above error. I tried using a fix found on the Microsoft support site (it involved editing in DOS the system.ini command line regarding the Explorer.exe shell). This didn't work and now my computer either boots immediately to a black screen in normal mode, or boots to an "It is now safe to turn off your computer" in safe mode. I tried reinstalling ME over itself, however the install errors out at 35%. When I purchased the computer, a master CD was not included, and it was not possibly to create an emergency boot disk. (I've been using an onld Win 95 start up disk to access the command prompt function at start up.) If there's any suggestions anybody has for me at this point, it will have to be command prompt based as I am completely unable to access any functions outside of the prompt. Barring that, is there any way for me to reinstall the operating system if the soft reinstall is having issues copying files or finding pathways for the files? I don't even know what caused all this aside from the security updates. Thanks for any help/suggestions any of you may have, DB. |
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Windows ME: SHLWAPI.DLL not found - Error loading Explorer.exe
Which update? Knowing this could have helped those trying to help you.
There were about 7 patches and updates - I know that there was an IE update/patch in there, a couple of security updates and a divx update. Unfortunately I don't know any other specifics on them. How since you say you have no CD? Was this by running the setup file in either c:\windows\options\install or c:\windows\options\cabs? Reinstalling Win Me over itself is the VERY last thing you should try and is guaranteed to cause problems unless one takes the necessary precautions first such as uninstalling IE6 (if installed) and renaming a wmploc.dll to wmploc.old (if WMP9 installed). If you have either IE6 or WMP9 installed and not done this then reinstalling Win Me is most likely to trash the system. What exactly was the error that you saw at 35%? Again knowing this would help those who might be able to help to give their best advice. c:\windows\options\cabs. The first notification I get is: File Copying Problem Setup could not find a file on the specified path. If the path appears below, make sure it is correct. Click OK to try copying again. Error Details The following error occurred: 'The file was not found' (error #2). Setup could not finish opening a file on your destination disk. Source file: 'C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS\BGAMX.JPG' Destination file:'C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\OOBE\IMAGES\BGAMEX.JPG=BGA MEX.JPG' An error later follows that says: Setup (.CAB) File Error Setup has encountered an error while extracting the Windows files to our computer. To resolve this issue, you may need to book off the Emergency Book Disk and run Setup again. If you continure to receive these errors, see the CAB errors section of the Setup.txt file for additional information. It looks like I do have IE6 installed, no idea about WMP. Boot floppy. Not having a Win Me boot floppy isn't important if all you are doing is booting to DOS but you shouldn't use this floppy to SYS the hard drive or perform any specific Win Me actions. Just using it to boot to DOS. I don't even know what caused all this aside from the security updates. Installing Win Me patches from the Windows Update site shouldn't have caused these problems. I suspect that something else was the cause, perhaps running an AV application that blocked scripting whilst installing the updates. -- Mike Maltby |
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