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The last thing I remember doing was loading a cumulative
patch for IE 6, SP 1. When the download/install was nearly complete, I checked IE 6 and saw that I already had this patch. I figured I'd let it complete and just overwrite what I had. When I rebooted, Windows wouldn't load. I saw the splash screen and ScanDisk and the virus checker doing its thing, but when the initial desktop image appeared, I saw this error message: Error loading explorer.exe. You must reinstall Windows. Then - Error starting program C:\windows\system\SHLWAPI.DLL not found The same error message appears when I try to get into Safe Mode. Using the Step-by-Step Confirmation procedure, when I get to wscan.vxd and enter Y, I soon see the same error message. Inserting the Windows 98 CD before re-booting does nothing. Needless to say, I haven't backed anything up. I really don't want to format the disk. I have a lot of very important information on my C drive. Is there anything I can do? |
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Many people have gotten relief for this kind of problem by following the fix
described in this article: Recovering From a Failed Internet Explorer Upgrade in Windows 98 http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;249191 To replace a missing or corrupt file with an original copy, you must locate the file in the .cab files on your W98 CD. Using the machine you are posting with, open Explorer and select the folder containing the .cab files. Open the Tools menu, click Find, Files and type: *.Cab in the Named box. Type the name of the wanted file in the Containing Text box and click Find Now. This lists the .cab file your wanted file is located in. Double click the .cab file to see what's in it and right click to extract the wanted file to a floppy disk. Boot with a floppy start up disk--CDRom support is not required. If you do not have a start up disk, make one with the Fat32ebd.exe file located on the W98 CD: tools/mtsutil/fat32ebd. At the A: prompt, put in the floppy containing the file you extracted. Assuming you are replacing a .dll file named xyz, type: Copy A:\xyz.dll C:\windows\system\xyz.dll and hit enter. Once the file is copied, remove the floppy disk and reboot. While .dll files are filed in the system folder, other files may be filed elsewhere so make sure you specify the right folder. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "joel" wrote in message ... The last thing I remember doing was loading a cumulative patch for IE 6, SP 1. When the download/install was nearly complete, I checked IE 6 and saw that I already had this patch. I figured I'd let it complete and just overwrite what I had. When I rebooted, Windows wouldn't load. I saw the splash screen and ScanDisk and the virus checker doing its thing, but when the initial desktop image appeared, I saw this error message: Error loading explorer.exe. You must reinstall Windows. Then - Error starting program C:\windows\system\SHLWAPI.DLL not found The same error message appears when I try to get into Safe Mode. Using the Step-by-Step Confirmation procedure, when I get to wscan.vxd and enter Y, I soon see the same error message. Inserting the Windows 98 CD before re-booting does nothing. Needless to say, I haven't backed anything up. I really don't want to format the disk. I have a lot of very important information on my C drive. Is there anything I can do? |
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