Friday, February 3, 2012

How to Find Wininet.dll in Vista


1. Log in to the Windows Vista computer with the username and password of an Administrator account. Click the 'Start' button on the Windows Vista taskbar and click 'Computer' in the menu that appears.
2. Double-click the 'C:' drive icon in the 'Computer' window, then double-click the 'Windows' directory.
3. Double-click the 'System32' directory. Verify that the 'wininet.dll' file is listed in the 'System32' window. If not, proceed to the next step.
4. Click the 'Tools' menu near the top of the 'System32' window and click 'Folder Options' in the menu that appears. Click the 'View' tab.
5. Click the 'Show hidden files and folders' radio button. Click to clear the 'Hide extensions of known file types' check box and click 'OK.'
6. Verify that the 'wininet.dll' file is now visible in the 'Internet Explorer' directory.