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Frank W. Uebersax - 07 Mar 2004 23:22 GMT

Upon starting Win95 I get an error for Start Program that says "A required
.DDL file, WS2_32.DLL, was not found". After clicking OK 3 times the
message disappears and I start up fine even to access the Internet.

This just started today out of the blue, never seen before in last 2 years.
I have DUN 1.4 installed and I thought the file related to Winsock 2 which
is included in the DUN1.4.

How do I stop the message from popping up. Thanks,
Frank

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PattyL - 08 Mar 2004 15:42 GMT

It sounds like the file is missing or damaged and cannot load. Use the SFC
utility to extract a new copy of the file. The DUN 1.4 update does not
include this file.

HOW TO: Extract Original Compressed Windows Files
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=129605

File List for Dial-Up Networking 1.4 Upgrade
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=297840

PattyL

> Upon starting Win95 I get an error for Start Program that says "A required
> .DDL file, WS2_32.DLL, was not found". After clicking OK 3 times the
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> How do I stop the message from popping up. Thanks,
> Frank

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Jeremy Poynton - 09 Mar 2004 11:20 GMT

No SFC in Windows 95 :-((

JP

> It sounds like the file is missing or damaged and cannot load. Use the SFC
> utility to extract a new copy of the file. The DUN 1.4 update does not
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> > How do I stop the message from popping up. Thanks,
> > Frank

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Alan Edwards - 09 Mar 2004 11:50 GMT

Oh dear!

I was hoping nobody would notice the little faux pas as I wasn't going
to correct my favorite buddy.

Not only is there no SFC in Win95 as pointed out, but WS2_32.DLL is
not in the Win95 CD anyway.

Part of a standard post....

It comes with Win98 and Win ME but not Win95.

It also comes with the Winsock2 update
http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/default.asp

ws2_32.dll is the Winsock2 Update for Win95.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/contents/WUAdminTools/S_WUNetworkin
gTools/W95Sockets2/Default.asp
Also linked on that page is the Year 2000 Update for Winsock2 which
must be installed afterwards.

...Alan

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In microsoft.public.win95.setup, "PattyL" <pattyl@XXmvps.org> wrote:

>It sounds like the file is missing or damaged and cannot load. Use the SFC
>utility to extract a new copy of the file. The DUN 1.4 update does not
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>> How do I stop the message from popping up. Thanks,
>> Frank

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Jeremy Poynton - 09 Mar 2004 14:51 GMT

Mwahahah ! Yeah - I know, I've seen Patty's posts before, and she's pretty
spot on !

JP

> Oh dear!
>
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>
> ws2_32.dll is the Winsock2 Update for Win95.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/contents/WUAdminTools/S_WUNetworkin
gTools/W95Sockets2/Default.asp

> Also linked on that page is the Year 2000 Update for Winsock2 which
> must be installed afterwards.
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> >> How do I stop the message from popping up. Thanks,
> >> Frank

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Frank W. Uebersax - 10 Mar 2004 22:17 GMT

I downloaded Windows 95 Dial-up Networking 1.4 upgrade but I continue to
receive a Start Program error say the WS2_32.DLL file can not be found.
Your reply pointed me to DUN 1.3. Would the DUN 1.4 the winsock 2 file as
well. I still get the Start Program error message saying WS2_32.DLL is not
found.

I have another problem with my Windows Explorer not working so I was
thinking of clearing my C drive and re-installing Windows 95 to get a fresh
start.

Please let me know if that is a good idea and where to go for details.

Thanks for your help, Frank

Alan Edwards wrote in message
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>Oh dear!
>
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>>> How do I stop the message from popping up. Thanks,
>>> Frank

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Frank W. Uebersax - 11 Mar 2004 05:05 GMT

I was able to install the WS2_32.DLL by downloading W95ws2setup.exe and the
problem is solved. Thanks for helping me.

> I downloaded Windows 95 Dial-up Networking 1.4 upgrade but I continue to
> receive a Start Program error say the WS2_32.DLL file can not be found.
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> >>> How do I stop the message from popping up. Thanks,
> >>> Frank

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