replacing dll file

[bookworm]

The sound has gone from a friends comp win 98SE, have managed to get the file but it is a dll, now I'm familiar with XP, not 98SE, can someone advise how to install this file.

Thanks in advance

[U.S. Patriot]

Originally Posted by bookworm

The sound has gone from a friends comp win 98SE, have managed to get the file but it is a dll, now I'm familiar with XP, not 98SE, can someone advise how to install this file.

Thanks in advance

If you run system file checker it will tell you to get it from your windows 98 CD.
As I'm sure you know some are self installing others are not. If it's a self installing just click on it and it should install.
Having no Win98se CD myself I download the file to a folder and right click on the file and copy and paste it to where it needs to go.
If there is one already there but corrupted I usually just delete the one that's there then right click and paste the new one in, but you can paste the new in and it will ask you if you want to replace the older one.
Reboot for it to take effect. On a system folder dll, make sure to put it in the system backup folder also. That way if you do a system folder restore it will be there.
Also, make sure the program your trying to install the dll for is not running.
Most people recommend this be done in safe mode.

[bookworm]

Thank you just what I needed to know

[Tokai]

Alternatively - you can boot to DOS and do a search for the file on the PC - when you find it - rename it to something else. Then copy the fresh one to the same folder - likely that it is in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\.

I use an old but good DOS program called Norton Commander, which incidently can be used from in or out of Windows 98 - the program will show you all hidden files etc - and of course you have keystrokes and a graphical screen for file / disk copying / replacing.

If everything is okay find the old renamed file and delete it. Then do a fresh restore.