Rundll32 error

Hello...

Can someone please help me with this? Hope I explain it properly..

When I open my add/remove program box...and attempt to access the Windows
Setup menu..
I always get an error message that says Rundll32 has caused an error in
Setupx.dll.
Rundll32 will now close.

I have no idea of how to fix this..but the Windows setup window is blank..

Anyway to take care of this?

Thanks!
Tarcia

"Honeysweet" wrote in message ...
Hello...
Can someone please help me with this? Hope I explain it properly..
When I open my add/remove program box...and attempt to access the Windows
Setup menu..
I always get an error message that says Rundll32 has caused an error in
Setupx.dll.
Rundll32 will now close.
I have no idea of how to fix this..but the Windows setup window is blank..
Anyway to take care of this?

Try extracting a fresh copy of "setupx.dll" to your Windows\System folder.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/265371

Ben

The problem has nothing to do with the version of setupx (sorry Ben) but
rather is usually the result of the use of a registry cleaner.

You really do need to be very very careful when using a registry cleaner
especially when you've deleted folders placed in the C;\Program Files by
Windows when installing Win Me.You've fallen into the trap that many
others have fallen in to over the years. If you backed up the entries
deleted by the reg cleaner try restoring them, especially the VARLID key.

I've attached a zip file containing a reg file containing all of the
required entries. Download this, extract the reg file and merge (right
click on the reg file and select "Merge") with the registry and this
should hopefully fix the problem.

This problem can be avoided in future by not deleting the folders placed
in Program Files during the installation of Win Me but more importantly by
not deleting any values in the key
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Set up\VarLDID
when using a registry cleaner.

What happens is that if any of the folders referred to in VarLDID (you can
see them by opening the reg file using notepad) is deleted then most
registry cleaners will remove the value (entry) in the VarLDID key that
refers to that folder. This is because the registry cleaner considers it
to be a "dead" entry since the folder no longer exists. Setupx then has
problems because if can't find one of the paths it needs and then gives
the error you saw.

I hope this helps and solves the problem.
--
Mike Maltby
MS-MVP Windows



Honeysweet wrote:

Hello...

Can someone please help me with this? Hope I explain it properly..

When I open my add/remove program box...and attempt to access the
Windows Setup menu..
I always get an error message that says Rundll32 has caused an error
in Setupx.dll.
Rundll32 will now close.

I have no idea of how to fix this..but the Windows setup window is
blank..

Anyway to take care of this?

Thanks!
Tarcia

With a little luck, she used a registry cleaner that reverses its process(s).
--
Corday


"Mike M" wrote:

The problem has nothing to do with the version of setupx (sorry Ben) but
rather is usually the result of the use of a registry cleaner.

You really do need to be very very careful when using a registry cleaner
especially when you've deleted folders placed in the C;\Program Files by
Windows when installing Win Me.You've fallen into the trap that many
others have fallen in to over the years. If you backed up the entries
deleted by the reg cleaner try restoring them, especially the VARLID key.

I've attached a zip file containing a reg file containing all of the
required entries. Download this, extract the reg file and merge (right
click on the reg file and select "Merge") with the registry and this
should hopefully fix the problem.

This problem can be avoided in future by not deleting the folders placed
in Program Files during the installation of Win Me but more importantly by
not deleting any values in the key
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Set up\VarLDID
when using a registry cleaner.

What happens is that if any of the folders referred to in VarLDID (you can
see them by opening the reg file using notepad) is deleted then most
registry cleaners will remove the value (entry) in the VarLDID key that
refers to that folder. This is because the registry cleaner considers it
to be a "dead" entry since the folder no longer exists. Setupx then has
problems because if can't find one of the paths it needs and then gives
the error you saw.

I hope this helps and solves the problem.
--
Mike Maltby
MS-MVP Windows



Honeysweet wrote:

Hello...

Can someone please help me with this? Hope I explain it properly..

When I open my add/remove program box...and attempt to access the
Windows Setup menu..
I always get an error message that says Rundll32 has caused an error
in Setupx.dll.
Rundll32 will now close.

I have no idea of how to fix this..but the Windows setup window is
blank..

Anyway to take care of this?

Thanks!
Tarcia

Corday wrote:

With a little luck, she used a registry cleaner that reverses its
process(s).

Let's hope so.
--
Mike Maltby

Thanks for your response Mike..I will try your suggestion and let you know
what happened..

--


Tarcia

*Don't go to bed angry.
Stay up and fight!!*

"Mike M" wrote in message
...
The problem has nothing to do with the version of setupx (sorry Ben) but
rather is usually the result of the use of a registry cleaner.

You really do need to be very very careful when using a registry cleaner
especially when you've deleted folders placed in the C;\Program Files by
Windows when installing Win Me.You've fallen into the trap that many
others have fallen in to over the years. If you backed up the entries
deleted by the reg cleaner try restoring them, especially the VARLID key.

I've attached a zip file containing a reg file containing all of the
required entries. Download this, extract the reg file and merge (right
click on the reg file and select "Merge") with the registry and this
should hopefully fix the problem.

This problem can be avoided in future by not deleting the folders placed
in Program Files during the installation of Win Me but more importantly by
not deleting any values in the key
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Set up\VarLDID
when using a registry cleaner.

What happens is that if any of the folders referred to in VarLDID (you can
see them by opening the reg file using notepad) is deleted then most
registry cleaners will remove the value (entry) in the VarLDID key that
refers to that folder. This is because the registry cleaner considers it
to be a "dead" entry since the folder no longer exists. Setupx then has
problems because if can't find one of the paths it needs and then gives
the error you saw.

I hope this helps and solves the problem.
--
Mike Maltby
MS-MVP Windows



Honeysweet wrote:

Hello...

Can someone please help me with this? Hope I explain it properly..

When I open my add/remove program box...and attempt to access the
Windows Setup menu..
I always get an error message that says Rundll32 has caused an error
in Setupx.dll.
Rundll32 will now close.

I have no idea of how to fix this..but the Windows setup window is
blank..

Anyway to take care of this?

Thanks!
Tarcia

I did use a registry cleaner..and luckily..backed it up..and can reverse it
by the way...how often should one use a registry cleaner?
I really rather not use one if I dont HAVE to...but couldnt think of what
else to do
to get rid of all those old files I had from programs I didnt have
anymore...

--


Tarcia

*Don't go to bed angry.
Stay up and fight!!*

"Corday" wrote in message
...
With a little luck, she used a registry cleaner that reverses its
process(s).
--
Corday


"Mike M" wrote:

The problem has nothing to do with the version of setupx (sorry Ben) but
rather is usually the result of the use of a registry cleaner.

You really do need to be very very careful when using a registry cleaner
especially when you've deleted folders placed in the C;\Program Files by
Windows when installing Win Me.You've fallen into the trap that many
others have fallen in to over the years. If you backed up the entries
deleted by the reg cleaner try restoring them, especially the VARLID
key.

I've attached a zip file containing a reg file containing all of the
required entries. Download this, extract the reg file and merge (right
click on the reg file and select "Merge") with the registry and this
should hopefully fix the problem.

This problem can be avoided in future by not deleting the folders placed
in Program Files during the installation of Win Me but more importantly
by
not deleting any values in the key
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Set up\VarLDID
when using a registry cleaner.

What happens is that if any of the folders referred to in VarLDID (you
can
see them by opening the reg file using notepad) is deleted then most
registry cleaners will remove the value (entry) in the VarLDID key that
refers to that folder. This is because the registry cleaner considers
it
to be a "dead" entry since the folder no longer exists. Setupx then has
problems because if can't find one of the paths it needs and then gives
the error you saw.

I hope this helps and solves the problem.
--
Mike Maltby
MS-MVP Windows



Honeysweet wrote:

Hello...

Can someone please help me with this? Hope I explain it properly..

When I open my add/remove program box...and attempt to access the
Windows Setup menu..
I always get an error message that says Rundll32 has caused an error
in Setupx.dll.
Rundll32 will now close.

I have no idea of how to fix this..but the Windows setup window is
blank..

Anyway to take care of this?

Thanks!
Tarcia

Hi Mike.
I did exactly as you instructed and it worked perfectly.
Im so glad to have that issue fixed...Now I can access everything in there..

Thanks so much for all of your help!


Tarcia

....................
"Mike M" wrote in message
...
The problem has nothing to do with the version of setupx (sorry Ben) but
rather is usually the result of the use of a registry cleaner.

You really do need to be very very careful when using a registry cleaner
especially when you've deleted folders placed in the C;\Program Files by
Windows when installing Win Me.You've fallen into the trap that many
others have fallen in to over the years. If you backed up the entries
deleted by the reg cleaner try restoring them, especially the VARLID key.

I've attached a zip file containing a reg file containing all of the
required entries. Download this, extract the reg file and merge (right
click on the reg file and select "Merge") with the registry and this
should hopefully fix the problem.

This problem can be avoided in future by not deleting the folders placed
in Program Files during the installation of Win Me but more importantly by
not deleting any values in the key
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Set up\VarLDID
when using a registry cleaner.

What happens is that if any of the folders referred to in VarLDID (you can
see them by opening the reg file using notepad) is deleted then most
registry cleaners will remove the value (entry) in the VarLDID key that
refers to that folder. This is because the registry cleaner considers it
to be a "dead" entry since the folder no longer exists. Setupx then has
problems because if can't find one of the paths it needs and then gives
the error you saw.

I hope this helps and solves the problem.
--
Mike Maltby
MS-MVP Windows



Honeysweet wrote:

Hello...

Can someone please help me with this? Hope I explain it properly..

When I open my add/remove program box...and attempt to access the
Windows Setup menu..
I always get an error message that says Rundll32 has caused an error
in Setupx.dll.
Rundll32 will now close.

I have no idea of how to fix this..but the Windows setup window is
blank..

Anyway to take care of this?

Thanks!
Tarcia

Hi Ben..
Thank you for your response also! I do appreciate it!

Tarcia



"Ben Myers" wrote in message
...
"Honeysweet" wrote in message
...
Hello...
Can someone please help me with this? Hope I explain it properly..
When I open my add/remove program box...and attempt to access the Windows
Setup menu..
I always get an error message that says Rundll32 has caused an error in
Setupx.dll.
Rundll32 will now close.
I have no idea of how to fix this..but the Windows setup window is blank..
Anyway to take care of this?

Try extracting a fresh copy of "setupx.dll" to your Windows\System folder.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/265371

Ben

Tarcia,

Thanks for the feedback and I'm pleased to read you've fixed your
problem.. Be careful when using registry cleaners as you have seen just
one small area where they can cause problems. Just FYI I never use
registry cleaners, or rather on the few occasions that I have, I have
never allowed them to remove any entries from the registry but rather just
noted what they had to suggest.
--
Mike Maltby



Honeysweet wrote:

Hi Mike.
I did exactly as you instructed and it worked perfectly.
Im so glad to have that issue fixed...Now I can access everything in
there..

Thanks so much for all of your help!