DLL files

My grand-dad plays online games on my computer and he
downloaded a self install program regarding one of these
games. However, the install was in French and I now know
when it asked him if he wanted to replace the newer dll
files with old versions, he clicked OK.

My question is how do I get the newer dll files back
again, not as I know which ones were replaced.

Since you don't know the files involved probably the only way is to use system
restore and to roll the system back to before the game was installed but I
would suggest you do this if it was installed no more than a few days ago.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Keith wrote:

My grand-dad plays online games on my computer and he
downloaded a self install program regarding one of these
games. However, the install was in French and I now know
when it asked him if he wanted to replace the newer dll
files with old versions, he clicked OK.

My question is how do I get the newer dll files back
again, not as I know which ones were replaced.

Mike wrote:

Since you don't know the files involved probably the only
way is to use system
restore and to roll the system back to before the game
was installed but I
would suggest you do this if it was installed no more
than a few days ago.
--
Hello Mike.

I was not aware gramps did this over 3 weeks ago, however,
I have found the file listing what the install presumably
overwrote, here is just one example from quite a few.

[Bootstrap Files]
,$(WinSysPathSysFile),,,6-1-98 12:00:00
AM,326656,4.21.0.0

So how do I go about finding the original ones so I can
put them back.

That's one file for sure that would not have been overwritten since it is
protected from being overwritten by Win Me's System File Protection mechanism.
To be honest until you post details of the actual problems that you are
experiencing as a result of installing this game including all error messages
I see little point in doing anything.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP




wrote:

I was not aware gramps did this over 3 weeks ago, however,
I have found the file listing what the install presumably
overwrote, here is just one example from quite a few.

[Bootstrap Files]
,$(WinSysPathSysFile),,,6-1-98 12:00:00
AM,326656,4.21.0.0

So how do I go about finding the original ones so I can
put them back.

Hello Mike,

I'm not actually receiving any eror messages or
experiencing any problems. I just presumed I would be in
due course as the dll files are now old ones.

In which case I'd leave well alone. Win Me's System File Protection will have
prevented some 850+ files from being overwritten by inappropriate versions so
if all is going well I'd leave it at that.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP




wrote:

Hello Mike,

I'm not actually receiving any eror messages or
experiencing any problems. I just presumed I would be in
due course as the dll files are now old ones.

Hello Mike,

Many thanks for the advice. The saga of all this is that
the install did not work for poor old gramps, so he is not
now up to date with his mates playing the on line game
(WW2 naval). Apparantly this small install fails for Me
users but is ok for XP and 98.

The install might be failing because it is trying to install an older
incompatible file version and that this is what Win Me's SFP is preventing. I
would suggest you or your father post to a newsgroup or bulletin board that
supports the game in question.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP




wrote:

Hello Mike,

Many thanks for the advice. The saga of all this is that
the install did not work for poor old gramps, so he is not
now up to date with his mates playing the on line game
(WW2 naval). Apparantly this small install fails for Me
users but is ok for XP and 98.

Thanks once again and I will try that route. Gramps is
feeling a bit down cos he cant paly with his mates.

Can you post the URL for the game site and I will see if I can get it working
here on Win Me.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP




wrote:

Thanks once again and I will try that route. Gramps is
feeling a bit down cos he cant paly with his mates.