msvcrt missing after ie6 install--explorer won't load

I downloaded IE6 (SP1) to a Sony vaio running win 98. On
the restart after the install I received the following
error message while loading explorer.exe: "The
MSVCRT.dll file is linked to missing export NT DLL.dll:
RtGetNTVersionNumbers." The computer will do the same in
safe mode (of course). Booting to command prompt, I have
looked for the DLL file and don't see it.

Related question. I have tried to read from the CD drive
in dos mode, but it fails on no label on volume. Should
you be able to read a cd in dos mode or is something else
going on here?

Need help. I appreciate any assistance.
Thanks,
Bruce

Regarding your CD problem, please refer that to a general discussion group
for your operating system.

Regarding your msvcrt.dll and ntdll.dll error messages, that is generally
caused by a mismatch of file versions between those two files. Check at the
VAIO site for updated software/drivers/advice.

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I downloaded IE6 (SP1) to a Sony vaio running win 98. On
the restart after the install I received the following
error message while loading explorer.exe: "The
MSVCRT.dll file is linked to missing export NT DLL.dll:
RtGetNTVersionNumbers." The computer will do the same in
safe mode (of course). Booting to command prompt, I have
looked for the DLL file and don't see it.

Related question. I have tried to read from the CD drive
in dos mode, but it fails on no label on volume. Should
you be able to read a cd in dos mode or is something else
going on here?

Need help. I appreciate any assistance.
Thanks,
Bruce

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I downloaded IE6 (SP1) to a Sony vaio running win 98. On
the restart after the install I received the following
error message while loading explorer.exe: "The
MSVCRT.dll file is linked to missing export NT DLL.dll:
RtGetNTVersionNumbers." The computer will do the same in
safe mode (of course). Booting to command prompt, I have
looked for the DLL file and don't see it.

1 Standard cure for crosslinked files is
ScanDisk.
2 If ATTRIB set Hidden, do files show to
C:DIR /S
possibly not.

Related question. I have tried to read from the CD drive
in dos mode, but it fails on no label on volume. Should
you be able to read a cd in dos mode or is something else

DOS mode requires DOS CD drivers to enable
CD drives, as used in your boot floppy's (unique)
AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS. You can
copy the lines to DOSBOOT.BAT or anywhere else.

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Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)