ICFG95.DLL?

I am using W98 and a dialup connection to my ISP. When I start Netscape
I get the message "Cannot load the Internet Configuration Library
ICFG95.DLL. The following error occurred. A dynamic link library (DLL)
initialization routine failed." If I click on the OK that comes with
the message the dial up continues and everything seems to work OK. This
problem has just surfaced in the last week or so.
Any and all help will be appreciated.

IIRC, that file is used by the Internet Connection Wizard, which is installed by
Internet Explorer, among others. The simplest thing to do may be to reinstall
Internet Explorer.
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Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
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"mike" wrote in message
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I am using W98 and a dialup connection to my ISP. When I start Netscape
I get the message "Cannot load the Internet Configuration Library
ICFG95.DLL. The following error occurred. A dynamic link library (DLL)
initialization routine failed." If I click on the OK that comes with
the message the dial up continues and everything seems to work OK. This
problem has just surfaced in the last week or so.
Any and all help will be appreciated.

Thanks for your help.
A question first. Why must I bother with IE when I use Netscape as my
browser?
I assume I must remove the current version of IE by using Start
Control Panel Add/Remove Programs Internet Explorer.
How do I then go about reloading IE. I have a W98 CD but I think this
has something less than the most recent version of IE.

IE is integrated into the Windows shell, whether you use it as a web browser or not.
No, you do not uninstall IE first....the point is to install the same version over
itself, doing a "Minimal - Custom" install, and choosing only those items that were
installed previously. You can download IE6 from the MS web site, if that is what
you have now. Otherwise, if you have a lesser version, go to Windows Update and it
will offer IE6 as a critical update. After it is installed and you have rebooted,
go back to Windows Update and scan for further updates, for IE6.

Be sure to close all open apps and disable your screensaver and anti-virus before
installing IE.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"mike" wrote in message
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Thanks for your help.
A question first. Why must I bother with IE when I use Netscape as my
browser?
I assume I must remove the current version of IE by using Start
Control Panel Add/Remove Programs Internet Explorer.
How do I then go about reloading IE. I have a W98 CD but I think this
has something less than the most recent version of IE.

Here is what I post for that...

Over-install IE. Try first without, but I believe it will request an
internet connection. Perhaps it is best to let it connect, actually. If
you don't care to get this fancy, just skip to step (c).

(a) Turn off interfering programs. Use http://www.pcmag.com/ 's
"StartupCop" or "EndItAll2". Or "START, Run, MSConfig, Startup tab".
Note what is unchecked, if anything. Then, go to the General tab &
disable the entire Startup Group, by clicking "Selective.." & unchecking
"Load Startup...". Reboot.

(b) Perhaps, if you haven't got EndItAll2, then "Ctrl-Alt-Del" & end
task all but Explorer & Systray. If this goes badly, start again from
top, & skip it next time.

(c) "START, Find, F/F, IE6Setup.exe". Click it in the Find window.

NOTE: If you are IE5, then it's "IE5Setup.exe". If there are more
than one (I have two each), click the one in "C:\WINDOWS\Windows
Update Setup Files" or "C:\Windows Update Setup Files", as applicable.

(d) Re-enable the Startup Group. That will automatically check all
items. Go to the Startup tab & uncheck any noted in step (a). Reboot.

(e) Perhaps go to Windows Update, to see whether it now offers
criticals.


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There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"mike" wrote in message
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| Thanks for your help.
| A question first. Why must I bother with IE when I use Netscape as my
| browser?
| I assume I must remove the current version of IE by using Start
| Control Panel Add/Remove Programs Internet Explorer.
| How do I then go about reloading IE. I have a W98 CD but I think this
| has something less than the most recent version of IE.
|

"Followed Option c. After getting the =E1ccept' message and clicking OK
I then get a message "w95inf32.dll ThunkConnect32 Failure".
I am really lost now.

OK, with that error message, you *may* be a candidate for uninstalling Internet
Explorer first, then installing IE6 from a download from MS, or from a CD. BUT,
before you go that route (you may uninstall it and find you can't install it because
of the same error), try extracting a new copy of setupx.dll and w95inf32.dll from
the Windows CD, using the "Extract one file" option of System File Checker (SFC).
Then try the IE overinstall again (are you overinstalling IE5.0x, IE5.5x, or IE6?).

Using SFC to extract a file:
http://www.rickrogers.org/sfc.htm#1pp
http://www.rickrogers.org/sfc.htm#2pp

HOW TO: Extract Original Compressed Windows Files:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...EN-US;129605#5

If no joy, try installing an updated version of w95inf32.dll by installing the
Visual basic 6.0 Run-time Libraries update....it is included in the files installed.
There is a link to download and install the update in this article:
VBRun60sp6.exe installs Visual Basic 6.0 SP6 run-time files:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=290887

Also, please tell us the locations of all ie5setup.exe or ie6setup.exe files on your
computer, and which one you are using.

Please try these in order, trying the overinstall after each. Try uninstalling and
then reinstalling IE only if these other methods all fail. Post back with your
results.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"mike" wrote in message
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"Followed Option c. After getting the áccept' message and clicking OK
I then get a message "w95inf32.dll ThunkConnect32 Failure".
I am really lost now.