deleted explorer.exe

Just in case....
here's the instructions again - trimmed to remove irrelevancies.

Insert the Windows startup disk in the floppy disk drive, and then restart
your computer.
Click Start computer with CD-ROM support from the startup menu that appears,
and then press ENTER.
At the command prompt, type the following commands. Press ENTER after each
command line:
c:
cd \windows\system
ren comctl32.dll comctl32.xxx
a:

Insert the Windows Millennium Edition CD-ROM in the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive,
type the following line, and then press ENTER:

extract /a drv:\winme\win_10.cab comctl32.dll /l c:\windows\system
(note the above is all one line - starting at 'extract, ending in 'system')

where drv is the letter that alphabetically follows the drive letter that is
normally assigned to your CD-ROM drive. For example, if the drive letter
that is normally assigned to your CD-ROM drive is D, type E in the command.

NOTE: If you have an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) installation of
Windows Millennium Edition, the Windows installation files may be stored in
the following location:
C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL

To extract the file, type the following line, and then press ENTER:

extract /a C:\Windows\Options\Install\win_10.cab comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system
(note the above is all one line - starting at 'extract, ending in 'system')

Remove the Windows startup disk from the floppy disk drive, and then restart
your computer.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp

"Anida" wrote in message
...
Thank you, Noel and Heirloom. I have tried all
suggestions, but to no avail. ( I am using COMCTL32.DLL,
not the number 1) I'll keep trying.
-----Original Message-----
If Noel's suggestion does not work for you.....consider
looking at one or
more of the following on how to extract a .cab file.


KB 129605 - "HOW TO: Extract Original Compressed Windows
Files"
(http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=129605).
KB 265371 - "How to Extract and Replace a Protected File
in Windows Me"
(http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=265371)
KB 259687 - "Unable to Extract Files Using the System
Configuration Utility"
(http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=259687)
KB 267465 - "Unable to Extract Cabinet Files to Certain
Locations"
(http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=267465)

Heirloom, old and it
oughta work


"Noel Paton" wrote in
message
...
again, it's
COMCTL32.DLL /L

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to
post messages to NG's
or

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...2001/Mar01/Mar
27pmvp.asp

"Anida" wrote in
message
...
Noel,
Thank you for responding. I did as you suggeted,
using L
instead of 1. This time it says the comct132.dll
could
not open. This sure is frustrating, but my niece is
counting on me! LOL!
-----Original Message-----
Anida - try again this time using /L rather than a
numeric.

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to
post
messages to NG's
or

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../2001/Mar01/Ma
r27pmvp.asp

"Anida" wrote
in
message
...
Hi Heirloom,
I did as you suggested and I keep getting invalid
switch: /1 This is when I try to extract the
missing
file, comct132.dll. Anything more that you can
suggest?
thank you again,
Anida
-----Original Message-----
Thank you so much! I'll give it a try.
Anida
-----Original Message-----
I am just assuming that your error actually
read 'comctl32.dll:386' ,
(pretty good assumption based on the fact that
there
is
no conctl32.dll).
The following should provide you with the
needed info
to
get back on
track..........
Heirloom, old and
oughta
work



Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 316517

SYMPTOMS
When you use Windows 98 or Windows Millennium
Edition,
you may receive an
error message similar to the following:

Shell32.dll is linked to missing export
comctl32.dll:386
CAUSE
This problem can occur if the Comctl32.dll file
is
the
wrong version, or the
file is missing or damaged.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, extract and replace the
Comctl32.dll file. To do
so, use the appropriate method from this
section.
Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition
Installed,
but
No Startup Disk
You need a startup disk to perform the steps in
the
following sections of
this article:
Windows 98 with IDE CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive
Windows 98 with SCSI CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive
Windows Millennium Edition
If you do not have a Windows startup disk, you
can
use
any Windows 98-based
computer or Windows Millennium Edition-based
computer
to
create one. To
create a Windows startup disk, follow these
steps:

Click Start, point to Settings, click Control
Panel,
and
then double-click
Add/Remove Programs.
Click the Startup Disk tab, click Create Disk,
and
then
follow the prompts
to create a startup disk.
After you create a startup disk, continue with
the
appropriate method from
among the following.
Windows 98 with IDE CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive
If your computer has an integrated device
electronics
CD-
ROM or DVD-ROM
drive, use the following procedure.

NOTE: To determine what type of CD-ROM or DVD-
ROM
drive
that you have, see
the documentation that came with your computer
or CD-
ROM
or DVD-ROM drive.

Insert the Windows startup disk in the floppy
disk
drive, and then restart
your computer.
On the startup menu that appears, click Load IDE
CDROM
Driver, and then
press ENTER.
At the command prompt, type the following
commands.
Press ENTER after each
command line:
c:
cd \windows\system
ren comctl32.dll comctl32.xxx
a:

Insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM in the CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM
drive, type the
following, and then press ENTER:
extract /a drv:\win98\win98_29.cab
comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system

where drv is the letter that alphabetically
follows
the
drive letter that is
normally assigned to your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
drive.
For
example, if the drive
letter that is normally assigned to your CD-ROM
or
DVD-
ROM drive is D, type
E in the command.

Remove the Windows 98 startup disk from the
floppy
disk
drive, and then
restart your computer.
Windows 98 with SCSI CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive
If your computer has a small computer system
interface
(SCSI) CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM drive and an Adaptec, Mylex, or
BusLogic SCSI
adapter, use the
following procedure.

NOTE: To determine what type of CD-ROM or DVD-
ROM
drive
and SCSI adapter you
have, see the documentation that came with your
computer, SCSI adapter, or
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
Insert the Windows 98 startup disk in the
floppy disk
drive, and then
restart your computer.
On the startup menu that appears, click Load
SCSI
CDROM
Driver (Adaptec) or
Load SCSI CDROM Driver (Mylex\BusLogic), and
then
press
ENTER.
At the command prompt, type the following
commands.
Press ENTER after each
command line:
c:
cd \windows\system
ren comctl32.dll comctl32.xxx
a:

Insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM in the CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM
drive, type the
following command line, and then press ENTER:
extract /a drv:\win98\win98_29.cab
comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system

where drv is the letter that alphabetically
follows
the
drive letter that is
normally assigned to your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
drive.
For
example, if the drive
letter that is normally assigned to your drive
is D,
type E in the command.

Remove the Windows 98 startup disk from the
floppy
disk
drive, and then
restart your computer.
Start Your Computer from the Windows 98 CD-ROM
Some computers can start from a startup CD-ROM.
To
determine if your
computer supports this functionality, see the
documentation that came with
your computer. If your computer supports this
functionality, configure your
computer to use the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive as
the
startup device, and then
use the following steps.

NOTE: For information about how to configure
your
computer to use the CD-ROM
or DVD-ROM drive as the startup device, see the
documentation that came with
your computer.
Insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM in the CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM
drive, restart your
computer, and then click Boot From CD-ROM when
you
are
prompted.
Click Command Prompt with CD-ROM Support (IDE)
or
Command Prompt with CD-ROM
Support (SCSI) when you are prompted.
At the command prompt, type the following
commands.
Press ENTER after each
command line.
c:
cd \windows\system
ren comctl32.dll comctl32.xxx
drv:
cd \win98
extract /a drv:\win98\win98_29.cab
comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system

where drv is the drive letter that is assigned
to
your
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
drive.

Restart your computer, configure your computer
to use
the hard disk as the
startup device, and then restart your computer
again.
Windows Millennium Edition
Insert the Windows startup disk in the floppy
disk
drive, and then restart
your computer.
Click Start computer with CD-ROM support from
the
startup menu that appears,
and then press ENTER.
At the command prompt, type the following
commands.
Press ENTER after each
command line:
c:
cd \windows\system
ren comctl32.dll comctl32.xxx
a:

Insert the Windows Millennium Edition CD-ROM in
the
CD-
ROM or DVD-ROM drive,
type the following line, and then press ENTER:
extract /a
drv:\winme\win_10.cab comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system

where drv is the letter that alphabetically
follows
the
drive letter that is
normally assigned to your CD-ROM drive. For
example,
if
the drive letter
that is normally assigned to your CD-ROM drive
is D,
type E in the command.

NOTE: If you have an original equipment
manufacturer
(OEM) installation of
Windows Millennium Edition, the Windows
installation
files may be stored in
the following location:
C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL

To extract the file, type the following line,
and
then
press ENTER:
extract /a C:\Windows\Options\Install\win_10.cab
comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system

Remove the Windows startup disk from the floppy
disk
drive, and then restart
your computer.

"Anida"
wrote
in
message
.. .
My niece was trying to delete Outlook (she
says)
and
now
is says windows need to be reinstalled. She is
running
WinMe. When we click the ok (in the error
message)
another error message pops up and freezes
everything.
The next popup says "The shell32.dll file is
linked to
missing export CONCTL32.dll:388"
Now what? I went to bootdisk.com and made a
bootdisk
and
did a scan disk. that was ok.
Any other suggestions?
Thanks in advance.


.

.



.





.

Sorry Noel. I followed your great instructions to the
letter, but can't get past this :
ren comctl32.dll comctl32.386
I get:-file not found-comctl32.dll not found.
Thanks for your time-again!
-----Original Message-----
Just in case....
here's the instructions again - trimmed to remove
irrelevancies.

Insert the Windows startup disk in the floppy disk
drive, and then restart
your computer.
Click Start computer with CD-ROM support from the
startup menu that appears,
and then press ENTER.
At the command prompt, type the following commands.
Press ENTER after each
command line:
c:
cd \windows\system
ren comctl32.dll comctl32.xxx
a:

Insert the Windows Millennium Edition CD-ROM in the CD-
ROM or DVD-ROM drive,
type the following line, and then press ENTER:

extract /a drv:\winme\win_10.cab comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system
(note the above is all one line - starting at 'extract,
ending in 'system')

where drv is the letter that alphabetically follows the
drive letter that is
normally assigned to your CD-ROM drive. For example, if
the drive letter
that is normally assigned to your CD-ROM drive is D,
type E in the command.

NOTE: If you have an original equipment manufacturer
(OEM) installation of
Windows Millennium Edition, the Windows installation
files may be stored in
the following location:
C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL

To extract the file, type the following line, and then
press ENTER:

extract /a C:\Windows\Options\Install\win_10.cab
comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system
(note the above is all one line - starting at 'extract,
ending in 'system')

Remove the Windows startup disk from the floppy disk
drive, and then restart
your computer.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../2001/Mar01/Ma
r27pmvp.asp

"Anida" wrote in
message
...
Thank you, Noel and Heirloom. I have tried all
suggestions, but to no avail. ( I am using
COMCTL32.DLL,
not the number 1) I'll keep trying.
-----Original Message-----
If Noel's suggestion does not work for
you.....consider
looking at one or
more of the following on how to extract a .cab file.


KB 129605 - "HOW TO: Extract Original Compressed
Windows
Files"
(http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=129605).
KB 265371 - "How to Extract and Replace a Protected
File
in Windows Me"
(http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=265371)
KB 259687 - "Unable to Extract Files Using the System
Configuration Utility"
(http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=259687)
KB 267465 - "Unable to Extract Cabinet Files to
Certain
Locations"
(http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=267465)

Heirloom, old and it
oughta work


"Noel Paton" wrote in
message
...
again, it's
COMCTL32.DLL /L

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to
post messages to NG's
or


http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...2001/Mar01/Mar
27pmvp.asp

"Anida" wrote
in
message
...
Noel,
Thank you for responding. I did as you suggeted,
using L
instead of 1. This time it says the comct132.dll
could
not open. This sure is frustrating, but my niece
is
counting on me! LOL!
-----Original Message-----
Anida - try again this time using /L rather than
a
numeric.

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how
to
post
messages to NG's
or


http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../2001/Mar01/Ma
r27pmvp.asp

"Anida"
wrote
in
message
...
Hi Heirloom,
I did as you suggested and I keep getting
invalid
switch: /1 This is when I try to extract the
missing
file, comct132.dll. Anything more that you can
suggest?
thank you again,
Anida
-----Original Message-----
Thank you so much! I'll give it a try.
Anida
-----Original Message-----
I am just assuming that your error actually
read 'comctl32.dll:386' ,
(pretty good assumption based on the fact
that
there
is
no conctl32.dll).
The following should provide you with the
needed info
to
get back on
track..........
Heirloom, old and
oughta
work



Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 316517

SYMPTOMS
When you use Windows 98 or Windows Millennium
Edition,
you may receive an
error message similar to the following:

Shell32.dll is linked to missing export
comctl32.dll:386
CAUSE
This problem can occur if the Comctl32.dll
file
is
the
wrong version, or the
file is missing or damaged.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, extract and replace
the
Comctl32.dll file. To do
so, use the appropriate method from this
section.
Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition
Installed,
but
No Startup Disk
You need a startup disk to perform the steps
in
the
following sections of
this article:
Windows 98 with IDE CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive
Windows 98 with SCSI CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive
Windows Millennium Edition
If you do not have a Windows startup disk,
you
can
use
any Windows 98-based
computer or Windows Millennium Edition-based
computer
to
create one. To
create a Windows startup disk, follow these
steps:

Click Start, point to Settings, click Control
Panel,
and
then double-click
Add/Remove Programs.
Click the Startup Disk tab, click Create
Disk,
and
then
follow the prompts
to create a startup disk.
After you create a startup disk, continue
with
the
appropriate method from
among the following.
Windows 98 with IDE CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive
If your computer has an integrated device
electronics
CD-
ROM or DVD-ROM
drive, use the following procedure.

NOTE: To determine what type of CD-ROM or
DVD-
ROM
drive
that you have, see
the documentation that came with your
computer
or CD-
ROM
or DVD-ROM drive.

Insert the Windows startup disk in the floppy
disk
drive, and then restart
your computer.
On the startup menu that appears, click Load
IDE
CDROM
Driver, and then
press ENTER.
At the command prompt, type the following
commands.
Press ENTER after each
command line:
c:
cd \windows\system
ren comctl32.dll comctl32.xxx
a:

Insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM in the CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM
drive, type the
following, and then press ENTER:
extract /a drv:\win98\win98_29.cab
comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system

where drv is the letter that alphabetically
follows
the
drive letter that is
normally assigned to your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
drive.
For
example, if the drive
letter that is normally assigned to your CD-
ROM
or
DVD-
ROM drive is D, type
E in the command.

Remove the Windows 98 startup disk from the
floppy
disk
drive, and then
restart your computer.
Windows 98 with SCSI CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive
If your computer has a small computer system
interface
(SCSI) CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM drive and an Adaptec, Mylex, or
BusLogic SCSI
adapter, use the
following procedure.

NOTE: To determine what type of CD-ROM or
DVD-
ROM
drive
and SCSI adapter you
have, see the documentation that came with
your
computer, SCSI adapter, or
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
Insert the Windows 98 startup disk in the
floppy disk
drive, and then
restart your computer.
On the startup menu that appears, click Load
SCSI
CDROM
Driver (Adaptec) or
Load SCSI CDROM Driver (Mylex\BusLogic), and
then
press
ENTER.
At the command prompt, type the following
commands.
Press ENTER after each
command line:
c:
cd \windows\system
ren comctl32.dll comctl32.xxx
a:

Insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM in the CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM
drive, type the
following command line, and then press ENTER:
extract /a drv:\win98\win98_29.cab
comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system

where drv is the letter that alphabetically
follows
the
drive letter that is
normally assigned to your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
drive.
For
example, if the drive
letter that is normally assigned to your
drive
is D,
type E in the command.

Remove the Windows 98 startup disk from the
floppy
disk
drive, and then
restart your computer.
Start Your Computer from the Windows 98 CD-
ROM
Some computers can start from a startup CD-
ROM.
To
determine if your
computer supports this functionality, see the
documentation that came with
your computer. If your computer supports this
functionality, configure your
computer to use the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
as
the
startup device, and then
use the following steps.

NOTE: For information about how to configure
your
computer to use the CD-ROM
or DVD-ROM drive as the startup device, see
the
documentation that came with
your computer.
Insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM in the CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM
drive, restart your
computer, and then click Boot From CD-ROM
when
you
are
prompted.
Click Command Prompt with CD-ROM Support
(IDE)
or
Command Prompt with CD-ROM
Support (SCSI) when you are prompted.
At the command prompt, type the following
commands.
Press ENTER after each
command line.
c:
cd \windows\system
ren comctl32.dll comctl32.xxx
drv:
cd \win98
extract /a drv:\win98\win98_29.cab
comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system

where drv is the drive letter that is
assigned
to
your
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
drive.

Restart your computer, configure your
computer
to use
the hard disk as the
startup device, and then restart your
computer
again.
Windows Millennium Edition
Insert the Windows startup disk in the floppy
disk
drive, and then restart
your computer.
Click Start computer with CD-ROM support from
the
startup menu that appears,
and then press ENTER.
At the command prompt, type the following
commands.
Press ENTER after each
command line:
c:
cd \windows\system
ren comctl32.dll comctl32.xxx
a:

Insert the Windows Millennium Edition CD-ROM
in
the
CD-
ROM or DVD-ROM drive,
type the following line, and then press
ENTER:
extract /a
drv:\winme\win_10.cab comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system

where drv is the letter that alphabetically
follows
the
drive letter that is
normally assigned to your CD-ROM drive. For
example,
if
the drive letter
that is normally assigned to your CD-ROM
drive
is D,
type E in the command.

NOTE: If you have an original equipment
manufacturer
(OEM) installation of
Windows Millennium Edition, the Windows
installation
files may be stored in
the following location:
C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL

To extract the file, type the following line,
and
then
press ENTER:
extract /a
C:\Windows\Options\Install\win_10.cab
comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system

Remove the Windows startup disk from the
floppy
disk
drive, and then restart
your computer.

"Anida"
wrote
in
message
news:1b61b01c450ae$8a832a80
...
My niece was trying to delete Outlook (she
says)
and
now
is says windows need to be reinstalled.
She is
running
WinMe. When we click the ok (in the error
message)
another error message pops up and freezes
everything.
The next popup says "The shell32.dll file
is
linked to
missing export CONCTL32.dll:388"
Now what? I went to bootdisk.com and made
a
bootdisk
and
did a scan disk. that was ok.
Any other suggestions?
Thanks in advance.


.

.



.





.



.

Ahah!!
don't worry about that - you have already renamed it earlier, so it doesn't
exist any more.
Proceed to the next step


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp

"Anida" wrote in message
...
Sorry Noel. I followed your great instructions to the
letter, but can't get past this :
ren comctl32.dll comctl32.386
I get:-file not found-comctl32.dll not found.
Thanks for your time-again!
-----Original Message-----
Just in case....
here's the instructions again - trimmed to remove
irrelevancies.

Insert the Windows startup disk in the floppy disk
drive, and then restart
your computer.
Click Start computer with CD-ROM support from the
startup menu that appears,
and then press ENTER.
At the command prompt, type the following commands.
Press ENTER after each
command line:
c:
cd \windows\system
ren comctl32.dll comctl32.xxx
a:

Insert the Windows Millennium Edition CD-ROM in the CD-
ROM or DVD-ROM drive,
type the following line, and then press ENTER:

extract /a drv:\winme\win_10.cab comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system
(note the above is all one line - starting at 'extract,
ending in 'system')

where drv is the letter that alphabetically follows the
drive letter that is
normally assigned to your CD-ROM drive. For example, if
the drive letter
that is normally assigned to your CD-ROM drive is D,
type E in the command.

NOTE: If you have an original equipment manufacturer
(OEM) installation of
Windows Millennium Edition, the Windows installation
files may be stored in
the following location:
C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL

To extract the file, type the following line, and then
press ENTER:

extract /a C:\Windows\Options\Install\win_10.cab
comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system
(note the above is all one line - starting at 'extract,
ending in 'system')

Remove the Windows startup disk from the floppy disk
drive, and then restart
your computer.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../2001/Mar01/Ma
r27pmvp.asp

"Anida" wrote in
message
...
Thank you, Noel and Heirloom. I have tried all
suggestions, but to no avail. ( I am using
COMCTL32.DLL,
not the number 1) I'll keep trying.
-----Original Message-----
If Noel's suggestion does not work for
you.....consider
looking at one or
more of the following on how to extract a .cab file.


KB 129605 - "HOW TO: Extract Original Compressed
Windows
Files"
(http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=129605).
KB 265371 - "How to Extract and Replace a Protected
File
in Windows Me"
(http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=265371)
KB 259687 - "Unable to Extract Files Using the System
Configuration Utility"
(http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=259687)
KB 267465 - "Unable to Extract Cabinet Files to
Certain
Locations"
(http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=267465)

Heirloom, old and it
oughta work


"Noel Paton" wrote in
message
...
again, it's
COMCTL32.DLL /L

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to
post messages to NG's
or


http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...2001/Mar01/Mar
27pmvp.asp

"Anida" wrote
in
message
...
Noel,
Thank you for responding. I did as you suggeted,
using L
instead of 1. This time it says the comct132.dll
could
not open. This sure is frustrating, but my niece
is
counting on me! LOL!
-----Original Message-----
Anida - try again this time using /L rather than
a
numeric.

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how
to
post
messages to NG's
or


http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../2001/Mar01/Ma
r27pmvp.asp

"Anida"
wrote
in
message
...
Hi Heirloom,
I did as you suggested and I keep getting
invalid
switch: /1 This is when I try to extract the
missing
file, comct132.dll. Anything more that you can
suggest?
thank you again,
Anida
-----Original Message-----
Thank you so much! I'll give it a try.
Anida
-----Original Message-----
I am just assuming that your error actually
read 'comctl32.dll:386' ,
(pretty good assumption based on the fact
that
there
is
no conctl32.dll).
The following should provide you with the
needed info
to
get back on
track..........
Heirloom, old and
oughta
work



Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 316517

SYMPTOMS
When you use Windows 98 or Windows Millennium
Edition,
you may receive an
error message similar to the following:

Shell32.dll is linked to missing export
comctl32.dll:386
CAUSE
This problem can occur if the Comctl32.dll
file
is
the
wrong version, or the
file is missing or damaged.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, extract and replace
the
Comctl32.dll file. To do
so, use the appropriate method from this
section.
Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition
Installed,
but
No Startup Disk
You need a startup disk to perform the steps
in
the
following sections of
this article:
Windows 98 with IDE CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive
Windows 98 with SCSI CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive
Windows Millennium Edition
If you do not have a Windows startup disk,
you
can
use
any Windows 98-based
computer or Windows Millennium Edition-based
computer
to
create one. To
create a Windows startup disk, follow these
steps:

Click Start, point to Settings, click Control
Panel,
and
then double-click
Add/Remove Programs.
Click the Startup Disk tab, click Create
Disk,
and
then
follow the prompts
to create a startup disk.
After you create a startup disk, continue
with
the
appropriate method from
among the following.
Windows 98 with IDE CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive
If your computer has an integrated device
electronics
CD-
ROM or DVD-ROM
drive, use the following procedure.

NOTE: To determine what type of CD-ROM or
DVD-
ROM
drive
that you have, see
the documentation that came with your
computer
or CD-
ROM
or DVD-ROM drive.

Insert the Windows startup disk in the floppy
disk
drive, and then restart
your computer.
On the startup menu that appears, click Load
IDE
CDROM
Driver, and then
press ENTER.
At the command prompt, type the following
commands.
Press ENTER after each
command line:
c:
cd \windows\system
ren comctl32.dll comctl32.xxx
a:

Insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM in the CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM
drive, type the
following, and then press ENTER:
extract /a drv:\win98\win98_29.cab
comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system

where drv is the letter that alphabetically
follows
the
drive letter that is
normally assigned to your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
drive.
For
example, if the drive
letter that is normally assigned to your CD-
ROM
or
DVD-
ROM drive is D, type
E in the command.

Remove the Windows 98 startup disk from the
floppy
disk
drive, and then
restart your computer.
Windows 98 with SCSI CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive
If your computer has a small computer system
interface
(SCSI) CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM drive and an Adaptec, Mylex, or
BusLogic SCSI
adapter, use the
following procedure.

NOTE: To determine what type of CD-ROM or
DVD-
ROM
drive
and SCSI adapter you
have, see the documentation that came with
your
computer, SCSI adapter, or
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
Insert the Windows 98 startup disk in the
floppy disk
drive, and then
restart your computer.
On the startup menu that appears, click Load
SCSI
CDROM
Driver (Adaptec) or
Load SCSI CDROM Driver (Mylex\BusLogic), and
then
press
ENTER.
At the command prompt, type the following
commands.
Press ENTER after each
command line:
c:
cd \windows\system
ren comctl32.dll comctl32.xxx
a:

Insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM in the CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM
drive, type the
following command line, and then press ENTER:
extract /a drv:\win98\win98_29.cab
comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system

where drv is the letter that alphabetically
follows
the
drive letter that is
normally assigned to your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
drive.
For
example, if the drive
letter that is normally assigned to your
drive
is D,
type E in the command.

Remove the Windows 98 startup disk from the
floppy
disk
drive, and then
restart your computer.
Start Your Computer from the Windows 98 CD-
ROM
Some computers can start from a startup CD-
ROM.
To
determine if your
computer supports this functionality, see the
documentation that came with
your computer. If your computer supports this
functionality, configure your
computer to use the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
as
the
startup device, and then
use the following steps.

NOTE: For information about how to configure
your
computer to use the CD-ROM
or DVD-ROM drive as the startup device, see
the
documentation that came with
your computer.
Insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM in the CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM
drive, restart your
computer, and then click Boot From CD-ROM
when
you
are
prompted.
Click Command Prompt with CD-ROM Support
(IDE)
or
Command Prompt with CD-ROM
Support (SCSI) when you are prompted.
At the command prompt, type the following
commands.
Press ENTER after each
command line.
c:
cd \windows\system
ren comctl32.dll comctl32.xxx
drv:
cd \win98
extract /a drv:\win98\win98_29.cab
comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system

where drv is the drive letter that is
assigned
to
your
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
drive.

Restart your computer, configure your
computer
to use
the hard disk as the
startup device, and then restart your
computer
again.
Windows Millennium Edition
Insert the Windows startup disk in the floppy
disk
drive, and then restart
your computer.
Click Start computer with CD-ROM support from
the
startup menu that appears,
and then press ENTER.
At the command prompt, type the following
commands.
Press ENTER after each
command line:
c:
cd \windows\system
ren comctl32.dll comctl32.xxx
a:

Insert the Windows Millennium Edition CD-ROM
in
the
CD-
ROM or DVD-ROM drive,
type the following line, and then press
ENTER:
extract /a
drv:\winme\win_10.cab comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system

where drv is the letter that alphabetically
follows
the
drive letter that is
normally assigned to your CD-ROM drive. For
example,
if
the drive letter
that is normally assigned to your CD-ROM
drive
is D,
type E in the command.

NOTE: If you have an original equipment
manufacturer
(OEM) installation of
Windows Millennium Edition, the Windows
installation
files may be stored in
the following location:
C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL

To extract the file, type the following line,
and
then
press ENTER:
extract /a
C:\Windows\Options\Install\win_10.cab
comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system

Remove the Windows startup disk from the
floppy
disk
drive, and then restart
your computer.

"Anida"
wrote
in
message
news:1b61b01c450ae$8a832a80
...
My niece was trying to delete Outlook (she
says)
and
now
is says windows need to be reinstalled.
She is
running
WinMe. When we click the ok (in the error
message)
another error message pops up and freezes
everything.
The next popup says "The shell32.dll file
is
linked to
missing export CONCTL32.dll:388"
Now what? I went to bootdisk.com and made
a
bootdisk
and
did a scan disk. that was ok.
Any other suggestions?
Thanks in advance.


.

.



.





.



.

Sorry Noel......again a no go. Now is says- "cannot open
file: C:\windows\options\install\win_10.cab"
I hope this tells you more.
P.S. Are ya sick of me yet? LOL!
-----Original Message-----
Ahah!!
don't worry about that - you have already renamed it
earlier, so it doesn't
exist any more.
Proceed to the next step


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../2001/Mar01/Ma
r27pmvp.asp

"Anida" wrote in
message
...
Sorry Noel. I followed your great instructions to the
letter, but can't get past this :
ren comctl32.dll comctl32.386
I get:-file not found-comctl32.dll not found.
Thanks for your time-again!
-----Original Message-----
Just in case....
here's the instructions again - trimmed to remove
irrelevancies.

Insert the Windows startup disk in the floppy disk
drive, and then restart
your computer.
Click Start computer with CD-ROM support from the
startup menu that appears,
and then press ENTER.
At the command prompt, type the following commands.
Press ENTER after each
command line:
c:
cd \windows\system
ren comctl32.dll comctl32.xxx
a:

Insert the Windows Millennium Edition CD-ROM in the
CD-
ROM or DVD-ROM drive,
type the following line, and then press ENTER:

extract /a drv:\winme\win_10.cab comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system
(note the above is all one line - starting
at 'extract,
ending in 'system')

where drv is the letter that alphabetically follows
the
drive letter that is
normally assigned to your CD-ROM drive. For example,
if
the drive letter
that is normally assigned to your CD-ROM drive is D,
type E in the command.

NOTE: If you have an original equipment manufacturer
(OEM) installation of
Windows Millennium Edition, the Windows installation
files may be stored in
the following location:
C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL

To extract the file, type the following line, and then
press ENTER:

extract /a C:\Windows\Options\Install\win_10.cab
comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system
(note the above is all one line - starting
at 'extract,
ending in 'system')

Remove the Windows startup disk from the floppy disk
drive, and then restart
your computer.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to
post
messages to NG's
or

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../2001/Mar01/Ma
r27pmvp.asp

"Anida" wrote in
message
...
Thank you, Noel and Heirloom. I have tried all
suggestions, but to no avail. ( I am using
COMCTL32.DLL,
not the number 1) I'll keep trying.
-----Original Message-----
If Noel's suggestion does not work for
you.....consider
looking at one or
more of the following on how to extract a .cab
file.


KB 129605 - "HOW TO: Extract Original Compressed
Windows
Files"
(http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=129605).
KB 265371 - "How to Extract and Replace a Protected
File
in Windows Me"
(http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=265371)
KB 259687 - "Unable to Extract Files Using the
System
Configuration Utility"
(http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=259687)
KB 267465 - "Unable to Extract Cabinet Files to
Certain
Locations"
(http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=267465)

Heirloom, old and
it
oughta work


"Noel Paton"
wrote in
message
...
again, it's
COMCTL32.DLL /L

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how
to
post messages to NG's
or



http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...2001/Mar01/Mar
27pmvp.asp

"Anida"
wrote
in
message
...
Noel,
Thank you for responding. I did as you
suggeted,
using L
instead of 1. This time it says the
comct132.dll
could
not open. This sure is frustrating, but my
niece
is
counting on me! LOL!
-----Original Message-----
Anida - try again this time using /L rather
than
a
numeric.

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi

http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on
how
to
post
messages to NG's
or



http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../2001/Mar01/Ma
r27pmvp.asp

"Anida"
wrote
in
message
news:1bd3e01c4516c$92f53dc0
...
Hi Heirloom,
I did as you suggested and I keep getting
invalid
switch: /1 This is when I try to extract
the
missing
file, comct132.dll. Anything more that you
can
suggest?
thank you again,
Anida
-----Original Message-----
Thank you so much! I'll give it a try.
Anida
-----Original Message-----
I am just assuming that your error
actually
read 'comctl32.dll:386' ,
(pretty good assumption based on the fact
that
there
is
no conctl32.dll).
The following should provide you with the
needed info
to
get back on
track..........
Heirloom, old
and
oughta
work



Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 316517

SYMPTOMS
When you use Windows 98 or Windows
Millennium
Edition,
you may receive an
error message similar to the following:

Shell32.dll is linked to missing export
comctl32.dll:386
CAUSE
This problem can occur if the Comctl32.dll
file
is
the
wrong version, or the
file is missing or damaged.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, extract and
replace
the
Comctl32.dll file. To do
so, use the appropriate method from this
section.
Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition
Installed,
but
No Startup Disk
You need a startup disk to perform the
steps
in
the
following sections of
this article:
Windows 98 with IDE CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
Drive
Windows 98 with SCSI CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
Drive
Windows Millennium Edition
If you do not have a Windows startup disk,
you
can
use
any Windows 98-based
computer or Windows Millennium Edition-
based
computer
to
create one. To
create a Windows startup disk, follow
these
steps:

Click Start, point to Settings, click
Control
Panel,
and
then double-click
Add/Remove Programs.
Click the Startup Disk tab, click Create
Disk,
and
then
follow the prompts
to create a startup disk.
After you create a startup disk, continue
with
the
appropriate method from
among the following.
Windows 98 with IDE CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
Drive
If your computer has an integrated device
electronics
CD-
ROM or DVD-ROM
drive, use the following procedure.

NOTE: To determine what type of CD-ROM or
DVD-
ROM
drive
that you have, see
the documentation that came with your
computer
or CD-
ROM
or DVD-ROM drive.

Insert the Windows startup disk in the
floppy
disk
drive, and then restart
your computer.
On the startup menu that appears, click
Load
IDE
CDROM
Driver, and then
press ENTER.
At the command prompt, type the following
commands.
Press ENTER after each
command line:
c:
cd \windows\system
ren comctl32.dll comctl32.xxx
a:

Insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM in the CD-
ROM or
DVD-ROM
drive, type the
following, and then press ENTER:
extract /a drv:\win98\win98_29.cab
comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system

where drv is the letter that
alphabetically
follows
the
drive letter that is
normally assigned to your CD-ROM or DVD-
ROM
drive.
For
example, if the drive
letter that is normally assigned to your
CD-
ROM
or
DVD-
ROM drive is D, type
E in the command.

Remove the Windows 98 startup disk from
the
floppy
disk
drive, and then
restart your computer.
Windows 98 with SCSI CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
Drive
If your computer has a small computer
system
interface
(SCSI) CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM drive and an Adaptec, Mylex, or
BusLogic SCSI
adapter, use the
following procedure.

NOTE: To determine what type of CD-ROM or
DVD-
ROM
drive
and SCSI adapter you
have, see the documentation that came with
your
computer, SCSI adapter, or
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
Insert the Windows 98 startup disk in the
floppy disk
drive, and then
restart your computer.
On the startup menu that appears, click
Load
SCSI
CDROM
Driver (Adaptec) or
Load SCSI CDROM Driver (Mylex\BusLogic),
and
then
press
ENTER.
At the command prompt, type the following
commands.
Press ENTER after each
command line:
c:
cd \windows\system
ren comctl32.dll comctl32.xxx
a:

Insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM in the CD-
ROM or
DVD-ROM
drive, type the
following command line, and then press
ENTER:
extract /a drv:\win98\win98_29.cab
comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system

where drv is the letter that
alphabetically
follows
the
drive letter that is
normally assigned to your CD-ROM or DVD-
ROM
drive.
For
example, if the drive
letter that is normally assigned to your
drive
is D,
type E in the command.

Remove the Windows 98 startup disk from
the
floppy
disk
drive, and then
restart your computer.
Start Your Computer from the Windows 98
CD-
ROM
Some computers can start from a startup
CD-
ROM.
To
determine if your
computer supports this functionality, see
the
documentation that came with
your computer. If your computer supports
this
functionality, configure your
computer to use the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
drive
as
the
startup device, and then
use the following steps.

NOTE: For information about how to
configure
your
computer to use the CD-ROM
or DVD-ROM drive as the startup device,
see
the
documentation that came with
your computer.
Insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM in the CD-
ROM or
DVD-ROM
drive, restart your
computer, and then click Boot From CD-ROM
when
you
are
prompted.
Click Command Prompt with CD-ROM Support
(IDE)
or
Command Prompt with CD-ROM
Support (SCSI) when you are prompted.
At the command prompt, type the following
commands.
Press ENTER after each
command line.
c:
cd \windows\system
ren comctl32.dll comctl32.xxx
drv:
cd \win98
extract /a drv:\win98\win98_29.cab
comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system

where drv is the drive letter that is
assigned
to
your
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
drive.

Restart your computer, configure your
computer
to use
the hard disk as the
startup device, and then restart your
computer
again.
Windows Millennium Edition
Insert the Windows startup disk in the
floppy
disk
drive, and then restart
your computer.
Click Start computer with CD-ROM support
from
the
startup menu that appears,
and then press ENTER.
At the command prompt, type the following
commands.
Press ENTER after each
command line:
c:
cd \windows\system
ren comctl32.dll comctl32.xxx
a:

Insert the Windows Millennium Edition CD-
ROM
in
the
CD-
ROM or DVD-ROM drive,
type the following line, and then press
ENTER:
extract /a
drv:\winme\win_10.cab comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system

where drv is the letter that
alphabetically
follows
the
drive letter that is
normally assigned to your CD-ROM drive.
For
example,
if
the drive letter
that is normally assigned to your CD-ROM
drive
is D,
type E in the command.

NOTE: If you have an original equipment
manufacturer
(OEM) installation of
Windows Millennium Edition, the Windows
installation
files may be stored in
the following location:
C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL

To extract the file, type the following
line,
and
then
press ENTER:
extract /a
C:\Windows\Options\Install\win_10.cab
comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system

Remove the Windows startup disk from the
floppy
disk
drive, and then restart
your computer.

"Anida"

wrote
in
message
news:1b61b01c450ae$8a832a80
...
My niece was trying to delete Outlook
(she
says)
and
now
is says windows need to be reinstalled.
She is
running
WinMe. When we click the ok (in the
error
message)
another error message pops up and
freezes
everything.
The next popup says "The shell32.dll
file
is
linked to
missing export CONCTL32.dll:388"
Now what? I went to bootdisk.com and
made
a
bootdisk
and
did a scan disk. that was ok.
Any other suggestions?
Thanks in advance.


.

.



.





.



.



.

This is a short thread - you should see some of them!

OK - you have an OEM install - not a problem....
replace
C:\windows\options\install\win_10.cab
with
C:\windows\options\CABS\win_10.cab


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp

"Anida" wrote in message
...
Sorry Noel......again a no go. Now is says- "cannot open
file: C:\windows\options\install\win_10.cab"
I hope this tells you more.
P.S. Are ya sick of me yet? LOL!
-----Original Message-----
Ahah!!
don't worry about that - you have already renamed it
earlier, so it doesn't
exist any more.
Proceed to the next step


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../2001/Mar01/Ma
r27pmvp.asp

"Anida" wrote in
message
...
Sorry Noel. I followed your great instructions to the
letter, but can't get past this :
ren comctl32.dll comctl32.386
I get:-file not found-comctl32.dll not found.
Thanks for your time-again!
-----Original Message-----
Just in case....
here's the instructions again - trimmed to remove
irrelevancies.

Insert the Windows startup disk in the floppy disk
drive, and then restart
your computer.
Click Start computer with CD-ROM support from the
startup menu that appears,
and then press ENTER.
At the command prompt, type the following commands.
Press ENTER after each
command line:
c:
cd \windows\system
ren comctl32.dll comctl32.xxx
a:

Insert the Windows Millennium Edition CD-ROM in the
CD-
ROM or DVD-ROM drive,
type the following line, and then press ENTER:

extract /a drv:\winme\win_10.cab comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system
(note the above is all one line - starting
at 'extract,
ending in 'system')

where drv is the letter that alphabetically follows
the
drive letter that is
normally assigned to your CD-ROM drive. For example,
if
the drive letter
that is normally assigned to your CD-ROM drive is D,
type E in the command.

NOTE: If you have an original equipment manufacturer
(OEM) installation of
Windows Millennium Edition, the Windows installation
files may be stored in
the following location:
C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL

To extract the file, type the following line, and then
press ENTER:

extract /a C:\Windows\Options\Install\win_10.cab
comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system
(note the above is all one line - starting
at 'extract,
ending in 'system')

Remove the Windows startup disk from the floppy disk
drive, and then restart
your computer.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Hi -it's me again. It did something this time! It
scrolled thru a bunch of files and ended with an a:
I pulled the windows startup disk and restarted pc. I get
this error again- Error loading Explorer.exe You must
reinstall windows. Clicked "ok" This is the next error
message-Error starting program. A required .DLL file
C:\windows\system\COMCTL32.DLL was not found.
Clicked "ok"- PC does nothing.
I ws really excited for a moment!


-----Original Message-----
This is a short thread - you should see some of them!

OK - you have an OEM install - not a problem....
replace
C:\windows\options\install\win_10.cab
with
C:\windows\options\CABS\win_10.cab


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../2001/Mar01/Ma
r27pmvp.asp

"Anida" wrote in
message
...
Sorry Noel......again a no go. Now is says- "cannot
open
file: C:\windows\options\install\win_10.cab"
I hope this tells you more.
P.S. Are ya sick of me yet? LOL!
-----Original Message-----
Ahah!!
don't worry about that - you have already renamed it
earlier, so it doesn't
exist any more.
Proceed to the next step


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to
post
messages to NG's
or

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../2001/Mar01/Ma
r27pmvp.asp

"Anida" wrote in
message
...
Sorry Noel. I followed your great instructions to
the
letter, but can't get past this :
ren comctl32.dll comctl32.386
I get:-file not found-comctl32.dll not found.
Thanks for your time-again!
-----Original Message-----
Just in case....
here's the instructions again - trimmed to remove
irrelevancies.

Insert the Windows startup disk in the floppy disk
drive, and then restart
your computer.
Click Start computer with CD-ROM support from the
startup menu that appears,
and then press ENTER.
At the command prompt, type the following commands.
Press ENTER after each
command line:
c:
cd \windows\system
ren comctl32.dll comctl32.xxx
a:

Insert the Windows Millennium Edition CD-ROM in the
CD-
ROM or DVD-ROM drive,
type the following line, and then press ENTER:

extract /a drv:\winme\win_10.cab comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system
(note the above is all one line - starting
at 'extract,
ending in 'system')

where drv is the letter that alphabetically follows
the
drive letter that is
normally assigned to your CD-ROM drive. For
example,
if
the drive letter
that is normally assigned to your CD-ROM drive is
D,
type E in the command.

NOTE: If you have an original equipment
manufacturer
(OEM) installation of
Windows Millennium Edition, the Windows
installation
files may be stored in
the following location:
C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL

To extract the file, type the following line, and
then
press ENTER:

extract /a C:\Windows\Options\Install\win_10.cab
comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system
(note the above is all one line - starting
at 'extract,
ending in 'system')

Remove the Windows startup disk from the floppy
disk
drive, and then restart
your computer.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm


.

From a DOS boot
DIR C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\COMCTL*.*
what shows up?
DIR C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE /V
What does that say about your explorer.exe file?

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp

"Anida" wrote in message
...
Hi -it's me again. It did something this time! It
scrolled thru a bunch of files and ended with an a:
I pulled the windows startup disk and restarted pc. I get
this error again- Error loading Explorer.exe You must
reinstall windows. Clicked "ok" This is the next error
message-Error starting program. A required .DLL file
C:\windows\system\COMCTL32.DLL was not found.
Clicked "ok"- PC does nothing.
I ws really excited for a moment!


-----Original Message-----
This is a short thread - you should see some of them!

OK - you have an OEM install - not a problem....
replace
C:\windows\options\install\win_10.cab
with
C:\windows\options\CABS\win_10.cab


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../2001/Mar01/Ma
r27pmvp.asp

"Anida" wrote in
message
...
Sorry Noel......again a no go. Now is says- "cannot
open
file: C:\windows\options\install\win_10.cab"
I hope this tells you more.
P.S. Are ya sick of me yet? LOL!
-----Original Message-----
Ahah!!
don't worry about that - you have already renamed it
earlier, so it doesn't
exist any more.
Proceed to the next step


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to
post
messages to NG's
or

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../2001/Mar01/Ma
r27pmvp.asp

"Anida" wrote in
message
...
Sorry Noel. I followed your great instructions to
the
letter, but can't get past this :
ren comctl32.dll comctl32.386
I get:-file not found-comctl32.dll not found.
Thanks for your time-again!
-----Original Message-----
Just in case....
here's the instructions again - trimmed to remove
irrelevancies.

Insert the Windows startup disk in the floppy disk
drive, and then restart
your computer.
Click Start computer with CD-ROM support from the
startup menu that appears,
and then press ENTER.
At the command prompt, type the following commands.
Press ENTER after each
command line:
c:
cd \windows\system
ren comctl32.dll comctl32.xxx
a:

Insert the Windows Millennium Edition CD-ROM in the
CD-
ROM or DVD-ROM drive,
type the following line, and then press ENTER:

extract /a drv:\winme\win_10.cab comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system
(note the above is all one line - starting
at 'extract,
ending in 'system')

where drv is the letter that alphabetically follows
the
drive letter that is
normally assigned to your CD-ROM drive. For
example,
if
the drive letter
that is normally assigned to your CD-ROM drive is
D,
type E in the command.

NOTE: If you have an original equipment
manufacturer
(OEM) installation of
Windows Millennium Edition, the Windows
installation
files may be stored in
the following location:
C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL

To extract the file, type the following line, and
then
press ENTER:

extract /a C:\Windows\Options\Install\win_10.cab
comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system
(note the above is all one line - starting
at 'extract,
ending in 'system')

Remove the Windows startup disk from the floppy
disk
drive, and then restart
your computer.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm


.

Volume in drive C is HP Pavilion
Volume serial number is 2751-1D03
Directory of C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
COMCTL32 OCX 604,432 27/03/98 17:00
COMCTL32 388 379,152 02/03/00 15:09
2 file(s) 983,584 bytes
0 dir(s) 18,345.94 MB free

Volume in drive C is HP Pavilion
Volume serial number is 2751-1D03
Directory of C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
EXPLORER EXE 225,280 229,376 08/06/00 21/05/04 A
1 file(s) 225,280 bytes
0 dir(s) 229,376 bytes allocated
18,345.94 MB free
28,609.14 MB total disk space 35% in use
Does this help?




-----Original Message-----
From a DOS boot
DIR C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\COMCTL*.*
what shows up?
DIR C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE /V
What does that say about your explorer.exe file?

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../2001/Mar01/Ma
r27pmvp.asp

"Anida" wrote in
message
...
Hi -it's me again. It did something this time! It
scrolled thru a bunch of files and ended with an a:
I pulled the windows startup disk and restarted pc. I
get
this error again- Error loading Explorer.exe You must
reinstall windows. Clicked "ok" This is the next error
message-Error starting program. A required .DLL file
C:\windows\system\COMCTL32.DLL was not found.
Clicked "ok"- PC does nothing.
I ws really excited for a moment!


-----Original Message-----
This is a short thread - you should see some of them!

OK - you have an OEM install - not a problem....
replace
C:\windows\options\install\win_10.cab
with
C:\windows\options\CABS\win_10.cab


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to
post
messages to NG's
or

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../2001/Mar01/Ma
r27pmvp.asp

"Anida" wrote in
message
...
Sorry Noel......again a no go. Now is says- "cannot
open
file: C:\windows\options\install\win_10.cab"
I hope this tells you more.
P.S. Are ya sick of me yet? LOL!
-----Original Message-----
Ahah!!
don't worry about that - you have already renamed
it
earlier, so it doesn't
exist any more.
Proceed to the next step


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to
post
messages to NG's
or


http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../2001/Mar01/Ma
r27pmvp.asp

"Anida"
wrote in
message
...
Sorry Noel. I followed your great instructions
to
the
letter, but can't get past this :
ren comctl32.dll comctl32.386
I get:-file not found-comctl32.dll not found.
Thanks for your time-again!
-----Original Message-----
Just in case....
here's the instructions again - trimmed to
remove
irrelevancies.

Insert the Windows startup disk in the floppy
disk
drive, and then restart
your computer.
Click Start computer with CD-ROM support from
the
startup menu that appears,
and then press ENTER.
At the command prompt, type the following
commands.
Press ENTER after each
command line:
c:
cd \windows\system
ren comctl32.dll comctl32.xxx
a:

Insert the Windows Millennium Edition CD-ROM in
the
CD-
ROM or DVD-ROM drive,
type the following line, and then press ENTER:

extract /a drv:\winme\win_10.cab
comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system
(note the above is all one line - starting
at 'extract,
ending in 'system')

where drv is the letter that alphabetically
follows
the
drive letter that is
normally assigned to your CD-ROM drive. For
example,
if
the drive letter
that is normally assigned to your CD-ROM drive
is
D,
type E in the command.

NOTE: If you have an original equipment
manufacturer
(OEM) installation of
Windows Millennium Edition, the Windows
installation
files may be stored in
the following location:
C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL

To extract the file, type the following line,
and
then
press ENTER:

extract /a C:\Windows\Options\Install\win_10.cab
comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system
(note the above is all one line - starting
at 'extract,
ending in 'system')

Remove the Windows startup disk from the floppy
disk
drive, and then restart
your computer.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm


.



.

OK - it looks like you've extracted the COMCTL32.DLL file to the wrong
place!
Let's try again

from a floppy boot.......
at the A:\ prompt, type

extract /a c:\windows\options\cabs\win_10.cab comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system


NOTE -- the above is all one line - starting at 'extract', and ending at
'\system'


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp

"Anida" wrote in message
...
Volume in drive C is HP Pavilion
Volume serial number is 2751-1D03
Directory of C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
COMCTL32 OCX 604,432 27/03/98 17:00
COMCTL32 388 379,152 02/03/00 15:09
2 file(s) 983,584 bytes
0 dir(s) 18,345.94 MB free

Volume in drive C is HP Pavilion
Volume serial number is 2751-1D03
Directory of C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
EXPLORER EXE 225,280 229,376 08/06/00 21/05/04 A
1 file(s) 225,280 bytes
0 dir(s) 229,376 bytes allocated
18,345.94 MB free
28,609.14 MB total disk space 35% in use
Does this help?




-----Original Message-----
From a DOS boot
DIR C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\COMCTL*.*
what shows up?
DIR C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE /V
What does that say about your explorer.exe file?

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../2001/Mar01/Ma
r27pmvp.asp

"Anida" wrote in
message
...
Hi -it's me again. It did something this time! It
scrolled thru a bunch of files and ended with an a:
I pulled the windows startup disk and restarted pc. I
get
this error again- Error loading Explorer.exe You must
reinstall windows. Clicked "ok" This is the next error
message-Error starting program. A required .DLL file
C:\windows\system\COMCTL32.DLL was not found.
Clicked "ok"- PC does nothing.
I ws really excited for a moment!


-----Original Message-----
This is a short thread - you should see some of them!

OK - you have an OEM install - not a problem....
replace
C:\windows\options\install\win_10.cab
with
C:\windows\options\CABS\win_10.cab


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to
post
messages to NG's
or

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../2001/Mar01/Ma
r27pmvp.asp

"Anida" wrote in
message
...
Sorry Noel......again a no go. Now is says- "cannot
open
file: C:\windows\options\install\win_10.cab"
I hope this tells you more.
P.S. Are ya sick of me yet? LOL!
-----Original Message-----
Ahah!!
don't worry about that - you have already renamed
it
earlier, so it doesn't
exist any more.
Proceed to the next step


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to
post
messages to NG's
or


http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../2001/Mar01/Ma
r27pmvp.asp

"Anida"
wrote in
message
...
Sorry Noel. I followed your great instructions
to
the
letter, but can't get past this :
ren comctl32.dll comctl32.386
I get:-file not found-comctl32.dll not found.
Thanks for your time-again!
-----Original Message-----
Just in case....
here's the instructions again - trimmed to
remove
irrelevancies.

Insert the Windows startup disk in the floppy
disk
drive, and then restart
your computer.
Click Start computer with CD-ROM support from
the
startup menu that appears,
and then press ENTER.
At the command prompt, type the following
commands.
Press ENTER after each
command line:
c:
cd \windows\system
ren comctl32.dll comctl32.xxx
a:

Insert the Windows Millennium Edition CD-ROM in
the
CD-
ROM or DVD-ROM drive,
type the following line, and then press ENTER:

extract /a drv:\winme\win_10.cab
comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system
(note the above is all one line - starting
at 'extract,
ending in 'system')

where drv is the letter that alphabetically
follows
the
drive letter that is
normally assigned to your CD-ROM drive. For
example,
if
the drive letter
that is normally assigned to your CD-ROM drive
is
D,
type E in the command.

NOTE: If you have an original equipment
manufacturer
(OEM) installation of
Windows Millennium Edition, the Windows
installation
files may be stored in
the following location:
C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL

To extract the file, type the following line,
and
then
press ENTER:

extract /a C:\Windows\Options\Install\win_10.cab
comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system
(note the above is all one line - starting
at 'extract,
ending in 'system')

Remove the Windows startup disk from the floppy
disk
drive, and then restart
your computer.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm


.



.

Yipee!!!!! Thank you! Thank you!! Thank you!!! You are
the best! Can you tell it's up and running?! LOL!
Seriously, thank you very much for your time and patience.
Anida



-----Original Message-----
OK - it looks like you've extracted the COMCTL32.DLL
file to the wrong
place!
Let's try again

from a floppy boot.......
at the A:\ prompt, type

extract /a c:\windows\options\cabs\win_10.cab
comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system


NOTE -- the above is all one line - starting
at 'extract', and ending at
'\system'


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../2001/Mar01/Ma
r27pmvp.asp

"Anida" wrote in
message
...
Volume in drive C is HP Pavilion
Volume serial number is 2751-1D03
Directory of C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
COMCTL32 OCX 604,432 27/03/98 17:00
COMCTL32 388 379,152 02/03/00 15:09
2 file(s) 983,584 bytes
0 dir(s) 18,345.94 MB free

Volume in drive C is HP Pavilion
Volume serial number is 2751-1D03
Directory of C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
EXPLORER EXE 225,280 229,376 08/06/00 21/05/04 A
1 file(s) 225,280 bytes
0 dir(s) 229,376 bytes allocated
18,345.94 MB free
28,609.14 MB total disk space 35% in
use
Does this help?




-----Original Message-----
From a DOS boot
DIR C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\COMCTL*.*
what shows up?
DIR C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE /V
What does that say about your explorer.exe file?

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to
post
messages to NG's
or

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../2001/Mar01/Ma
r27pmvp.asp

"Anida" wrote in
message
...
Hi -it's me again. It did something this time! It
scrolled thru a bunch of files and ended with an a:
I pulled the windows startup disk and restarted pc.
I
get
this error again- Error loading Explorer.exe You
must
reinstall windows. Clicked "ok" This is the next
error
message-Error starting program. A required .DLL
file
C:\windows\system\COMCTL32.DLL was not found.
Clicked "ok"- PC does nothing.
I ws really excited for a moment!


-----Original Message-----
This is a short thread - you should see some of
them!

OK - you have an OEM install - not a problem....
replace
C:\windows\options\install\win_10.cab
with
C:\windows\options\CABS\win_10.cab


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to
post
messages to NG's
or


http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../2001/Mar01/Ma
r27pmvp.asp

"Anida"
wrote in
message
...
Sorry Noel......again a no go. Now is says-
"cannot
open
file: C:\windows\options\install\win_10.cab"
I hope this tells you more.
P.S. Are ya sick of me yet? LOL!
-----Original Message-----
Ahah!!
don't worry about that - you have already
renamed
it
earlier, so it doesn't
exist any more.
Proceed to the next step


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on
how to
post
messages to NG's
or



http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../2001/Mar01/Ma
r27pmvp.asp

"Anida"
wrote in
message
...
Sorry Noel. I followed your great
instructions
to
the
letter, but can't get past this :
ren comctl32.dll comctl32.386
I get:-file not found-comctl32.dll not found.
Thanks for your time-again!
-----Original Message-----
Just in case....
here's the instructions again - trimmed to
remove
irrelevancies.

Insert the Windows startup disk in the floppy
disk
drive, and then restart
your computer.
Click Start computer with CD-ROM support from
the
startup menu that appears,
and then press ENTER.
At the command prompt, type the following
commands.
Press ENTER after each
command line:
c:
cd \windows\system
ren comctl32.dll comctl32.xxx
a:

Insert the Windows Millennium Edition CD-ROM
in
the
CD-
ROM or DVD-ROM drive,
type the following line, and then press
ENTER:

extract /a drv:\winme\win_10.cab
comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system
(note the above is all one line - starting
at 'extract,
ending in 'system')

where drv is the letter that alphabetically
follows
the
drive letter that is
normally assigned to your CD-ROM drive. For
example,
if
the drive letter
that is normally assigned to your CD-ROM
drive
is
D,
type E in the command.

NOTE: If you have an original equipment
manufacturer
(OEM) installation of
Windows Millennium Edition, the Windows
installation
files may be stored in
the following location:
C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL

To extract the file, type the following line,
and
then
press ENTER:

extract /a
C:\Windows\Options\Install\win_10.cab
comctl32.dll /l
c:\windows\system
(note the above is all one line - starting
at 'extract,
ending in 'system')

Remove the Windows startup disk from the
floppy
disk
drive, and then restart
your computer.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi

http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm


.



.



.