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May 5th, 2000 17:00
Loadwc.exe and SHLWAPI.dll problems
My system started hanging after (unsuccessfuly) loading MS Visual Studio 97 Enterprise edition.
I fixed most problems by reloading win95 and the USB OSR2 programs but still get the error message
"The LOADWC.exe file is linked to missing export SHLWAPI.dll:wasprintfa." I get various and sundry
other errors from other applications when trying to reload software such as .ocx file registration failures
and system registry errors. Can some one stop the pain?
I fixed most problems by reloading win95 and the USB OSR2 programs but still get the error message
"The LOADWC.exe file is linked to missing export SHLWAPI.dll:wasprintfa." I get various and sundry
other errors from other applications when trying to reload software such as .ocx file registration failures
and system registry errors. Can some one stop the pain?
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KayH
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May 5th, 2000 21:00
Hi,
The two files you mention are Internet Explorer files, I believe--mine have the date and version number on them related to Internet Explorer 5.01--the version I run. Have you tried to clean install Internet Explorer?
If you are getting Windows system file requests, given that you are running Win 95, you can extract each file needed from your operating system CD; whether the OSR2 update provided updated versions of the needed files, I cannot tell you; you might be mixing apples and oranges to a degree. You can find instructions for manually extracting .cab files here
If you are getting a large number of Windows system file requests, I am thinking that you might be ahead to reformat and clean install than to go through what you are going through. If you should decide to do this, you can find good instructions for the process here, a link provided by Ginny. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader, in order to view that document, and that can be downloaded from here. Other good instructions are found here. Your big priority, if you decide to do this is to prepare adequately: make certain your emergency boot disk supports your CD-ROM, backup data you want to preserve, gather all installation CDs and any Product ID numbers you need, and make certain you know where your device drivers are located. Copy down any network and Dial-up Networking settings you have inserted into these applets, including passwords. If you're prepared, it usually goes smoothly for you, OK?
Good luck,
Kay
txmoe
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May 8th, 2000 03:00
This problem begam when I tried installung Visual Studio 97. It rquires IE 3.0 (so it said). I already had
IE 5.01 but it loaded 3.01 anyway. Well, leave it to microsoft to blow my weekends and work schedule.
Thanks, and God Bless!
KayH
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May 8th, 2000 04:00
Hi,
No problem at all, OK :) I hope the fix will go faster than you expect, so that you can recover your schedule--and your weekends.
Later,
Kay