Installing New Software in WinME - New DLL files not updated

I am installing a piece of software called Inspect-it.
There are 5 *.dll files that are newer than theones I
currently have on my machine. I am instructed to re-boot
before proceeding with the install. I so this and when
the machine starts back up I see the message stating that
windows is updating files. The files never get updated
and the install doesn't continue. This ran fine on a
Windows 98 machine. Any idea what might be wrong or how I
can update these *.dll files?

Thanks.
Joanne

Joanne,

What are those five files? It could be that they are system files and
that Win Me's system file protection mechanism is protecting them against
being changed to uncertified versions that could problems with other
applications or the system itself.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



JBLigh wrote:

I am installing a piece of software called Inspect-it.
There are 5 *.dll files that are newer than theones I
currently have on my machine. I am instructed to re-boot
before proceeding with the install. I so this and when
the machine starts back up I see the message stating that
windows is updating files. The files never get updated
and the install doesn't continue. This ran fine on a
Windows 98 machine. Any idea what might be wrong or how I
can update these *.dll files?

Thanks.
Joanne

Here is a list of the dll and htey are all located in
c:\windows\system with an older date than the one on the
CD I am installing from:
asycfilt.dll
comcat.dll
msvbvm60.dll
oleaut32.dll
olepro32.dll
vb6stkit.dll

Joanne
-----Original Message-----
Joanne,

What are those five files? It could be that they are
system files and
that Win Me's system file protection mechanism is
protecting them against
being changed to uncertified versions that could problems
with other
applications or the system itself.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



JBLigh wrote:

I am installing a piece of software called Inspect-it.
There are 5 *.dll files that are newer than theones I
currently have on my machine. I am instructed to re-
boot
before proceeding with the install. I so this and when
the machine starts back up I see the message stating
that
windows is updating files. The files never get updated
and the install doesn't continue. This ran fine on a
Windows 98 machine. Any idea what might be wrong or
how I
can update these *.dll files?

Thanks.
Joanne

.

Joanne,

asycfilt.dll, comcat.dll, oleaut32.dll and olepro32.dll are protected by
System File Protection (SFP) and can only be replaced by other versions
when accompanied with the appropriate catalogue and security certificate.
You will see that replacement of these files has been prevented by Win
Me's SFP by checking the file sfplog.txt in the windows\system\sfp folder.

It would appear that the application you are trying to install is not
suitable for installation on Win Me.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Joanne wrote:

Here is a list of the dll and htey are all located in
c:\windows\system with an older date than the one on the
CD I am installing from:
asycfilt.dll
comcat.dll
msvbvm60.dll
oleaut32.dll
olepro32.dll
vb6stkit.dll

Thanks. Called Inspect-it. There is an alternate way to
install for Win ME. Thanks.

Joanne
-----Original Message-----
Joanne,

asycfilt.dll, comcat.dll, oleaut32.dll and olepro32.dll
are protected by
System File Protection (SFP) and can only be replaced by
other versions
when accompanied with the appropriate catalogue and
security certificate.
You will see that replacement of these files has been
prevented by Win
Me's SFP by checking the file sfplog.txt in the
windows\system\sfp folder.

It would appear that the application you are trying to
install is not
suitable for installation on Win Me.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Joanne wrote:

Here is a list of the dll and htey are all located in
c:\windows\system with an older date than the one on the
CD I am installing from:
asycfilt.dll
comcat.dll
msvbvm60.dll
oleaut32.dll
olepro32.dll
vb6stkit.dll

.

Joanne,

Let's hope that doing so does not cause other problems to your system. It
is quite easy to "defeat" Win Me's system file protection mechanism but it
is there for a purpose and installing applications that require versions
of dll files that are not supported on Win Me is, IMO, asking for
problems.

Here's to hoping that this is not the case with Inspect-it.

Regards,
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP




Joanne wrote:

Thanks. Called Inspect-it. There is an alternate way to
install for Win ME. Thanks.