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Windows Forum / Windows 98 / Setup / May 2005Win 98 setup - comctl32.dll error
I was receiving "this program has performed illegal operation" errors and could not run any internet applications. I attempted to use the steps listed in Article ID : 298343 to repair the comctl32.dll file but it seems the file was removed but then was not extracted (was given bad file name error when I typed Ext). I have attempted to reinstall Windows from the CD-ROM but when it completes the install and attempts to start windows for the first time I am getting the same error message that the comctl32.dll file is missing and explorer.exe cannot start and I must reinstall windows(which is what I am attempting to do). I also was unable to run setup for an already installed system as it was prompting me(pressing F8 on startup did nothing- it said to press F8 then choose command prompt only then type DOSSTART but F8 did not take me to the startup screen, it just continued to load windows or bring up the dell screen for a stuck key). Any help is appreciated. It's been a long week without my system. Jennifer Expand AllCollapse All My reply is at the bottom of your sent message: > it said to press F8 then choose command prompt > only then type DOSSTART but F8 did not take me to the startup screen, > it just continued to load windows or bring up the dell screen for a > stuck key). Unless your system's setup is very much OEM (e.g. some earlier HP models) then F8 should be the key you want. However as soon as the system reboots you want to press F8 over and over and over again. You'd just want to tap it over and over because it's supposed to be pressed in between the POST and the loading of Windows. On some keyboards you may need to press an F-Lock key in order to have access to the function keys as well. Galen  Signature"And that recommendation, with the exaggerated estimate of my ability with which he prefaced it, was, if you will believe me, Watson, the very first thing which ever made me feel that a profession might be made out of what had up to that time been the merest hobby." Sherlock Holmes And should the comctl32.dll file be recovered through setup by F8?? > My reply is at the bottom of your sent message: > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Galen My reply is at the bottom of your sent message: > And should the comctl32.dll file be recovered through setup by F8?? From there you should be able to continue on with the directions you were following already. The F8 button, as mentioned, needs to be pressed at either just the right time or over and over again. (I recommend the over-and-over method as even after all these years I can't always get it right the first time through.) That will give you the selective startup mode where you can make your choices for command prompt, safe mode, normal, etc. Galen Signature"And that recommendation, with the exaggerated estimate of my ability with which he prefaced it, was, if you will believe me, Watson, the very first thing which ever made me feel that a profession might be made out of what had up to that time been the merest hobby." Sherlock Holmes What is the exact command you are using to do the extract? SignatureJeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) >I was receiving "this program has performed illegal operation" errors and > could not run any internet applications. I attempted to use the steps [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Jennifer The commands would not work to extract the file. Had to have dell restore my system and wipe out the drive. At least it's operating though. > What is the exact command you are using to do the extract? > >I was receiving "this program has performed illegal operation" errors and [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > > > Jennifer I was receiving "this program has performed illegal operation" errors and could not run any internet applications. I attempted to use the steps listed in Article ID : 298343 to repair the comctl32.dll file but it seems the file was removed but then was not extracted (was given bad file name error when I typed Ext). I have attempted to reinstall Windows from the CD-ROM but when it completes the install and attempts to start windows for the first time I am getting the same error message that the comctl32.dll file is missing and explorer.exe cannot start and I must reinstall windows(which is what I am attempting to do). I also was unable to run setup for an already installed system as it was prompting me(pressing F8 on startup did nothing- it said to press F8 then choose command prompt only then type DOSSTART but F8 did not take me to the startup screen, it just continued to load windows or bring up the dell screen for a stuck key). |
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