How to Repair a Side

1. Login to the Windows operating system using your administrator name and password.
2. Click 'Start,' 'Control Panel,' 'System and Security,' and 'Administrative Tools.'
3. Double-click 'Event Viewer.' The Event Viewer opens.
4. Click the arrow next to 'Windows Logs,' then click 'Application' in the left pane of the Event Viewer.
5. Double-click the 'Side by Side' error located under the 'Source' heading of the Event Viewer. Note that you can click the 'Source' heading to view the error list in alphabetical order. The Event Properties window opens.
6. Click the 'General' tab of the Event Properties window and read the information to determine what resource you are missing. For example, if the information states that 'Microsoft.VC90.MFC, processorArchitecture='x86', publicKeyToken='1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b', type='win32', version='9.0.21022.8' could not be found,' it means you are missing '9.0.21022.8 version of Microsoft.VC90.MFC' and you must download it. If you are a less experienced user, click 'Event Log Online Help.' This will take you to a page that provides step by step instructions for how to fix your specific error.

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How to Fix a Run

1. Go online and log on to the Microsoft Windows Script website http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=C717D943-7E4B-4622-86EB-95A22B832CAA&displaylang=en (see the Resources section of this article) and download Microsoft’s runtime script update that will repair Error 429.
2. Click the "Download" button in the Microsoft website and click on the "Save" button in the "File Download-Security Warning" dialog window.
3. Download the update to a location chosen on your hard drive. Do this by clicking on the “Save" button in the "Save As" dialog window.
4. Locate the downloaded file in the hard drive location you selected in the previous step. Double-click the executable file and click on the "Run" button in the "Open File-Security Warning" dialog window.
5. Confirm the "Windows Script 5.6" update installation by clicking the "Yes" button. Click on "Yes" again after reading and agreeing to the Microsoft license agreement. After this, the update will install to your computer.
6. Click on the "OK" button in the "Windows Script 5.6 is now installed!" window to complete the installation process. Runtime Error 429 is now rectified.

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How to resolve HAL.dll, NTLDR, and many boot failure errors in Windows XP and Windows 2000

1. First reboot your PC and when the Windows progress bar appears press the F8 key.
2. Once you press F8 the choices presented may include Recovery Console
(Recovery Console is an optional feature that is sometimes included in
startup so hopefully the manufacturer of your PC included it in your F8
options). If Recovery Console is not an F8 menu option then proceed to the next step. Skip to step 8 if the Recovery Console option is available.
3. Obtain a Windows XP or Windows 2000 installation CD/DVD, place the CD/DVD into the CD/DVD drive of your PC and then reboot the computer.
4. If the computer fails to boot from the CD/DVD disk then you will need to change the boot order of the PC so that the PC is configured to boot from the CD/DVD drive first. To change the boot order, reboot the PC and then look on the computer display for a message that instructs you to press a specific key to enter "Setup" (the key is usually F2, F12 or Del). Press the key QUICKLY and the display will then redirect to the Bios configuration pages for the PC motherboard. Navigate through the pages (usually using the up and down arrow keys, tab, and the page up and page down keys) until you find the "Boot Order" menu.
5. Next, move the CD/DVD drive to the top of the list.
6. Save the motherboard Bios boot order configuration by either navigating to the "Save and Exit" menu item or by pressing F10 (most motherboards support the F10 save configuration option).
7. Now reboot the computer with the Windows installation CD/DVD and let it run through the system check process. When the menu option to press R to enter the Recovery Console appear, press R (and in Windows 2000 press C to start the Recovery Console), and then select the Windows installation that you need to repair.
8. Once you have selected the Recovery Console your PC will display a command prompt and ask for your administrator password - enter the password and you will be logged into the Recovery Console.
9. The two options that you need to use to resolve the boot issue are Fixmbr and Fixboot. Fixmbr is a tool designed to repair a corrupt Master Boot Record on your hard drive. Fixboot is a tool designed to edit boot files such that they point to the correct location of the Windows system files. Type Fixboot and then press the Enter key and then reboot. If the issue is not resolved then go back into the Recovery Console and type Fixmbr, press the Enter key, and then reboot.

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How to Fix Illegal Error Messages in Windows XP

1. Navigate to the 'Resources' section of this article and download the 'RemoveWGA 1.2 program.' (It's free.)
2. Double click on the program (no installation required) and it will tell you WGA is running and ask if you want to remove it. Click 'Yes.'
3. The program will ask you to reboot your computer. Click 'Yes.' When the computer reboots, after you log in, you will see a prompt from Windows asking if you want to run RemoveWGA. Click on 'Run' and it will remove all traces of the Illegal Error Message in just a few seconds. Enjoy an illegal-error-messages-free screen!

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How to Access All DLL Files in Windows XP

1. Boot up your Windows XP computer. Click the "My Computer" icon on the desktop.
2. Click on the "Tools Menu" from the My Computer window. Select "Folder Options" and click "View." Scroll down and look for an option to see "hidden" files and folders.
3. Click on "Show Hidden Files and Folders." Look to see if the "Hide" Extensions" option is selected; if so, click on it to deselect. Click "OK" to commit this change.
4. Using Windows Explorer, you should now be able to access, read and even delete hidden (registered) DLL files. Simply click to open up the file. You can now delete these files just as you would delete other files from your system, but do not remove DLL files unless you know what you are doing and you are quite certain that the file is no longer needed.
5. Repeat the above procedure to undo the change and make all DLL files "hidden" again.

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How to Check for Missing Dll Files

1. Press the Start button in the lower-right corner of your screen, and navigate to the Accessories menu to find the entry for Command Prompt. Alternately, you can type 'cmd' in the Start menu's search bar, in more recent versions of Windows.
2. Right-click on the Command Prompt icon and select 'Run as administrator.' Enter your administrative password.
3. Look at the window that appears. This is Command Prompt---an important program you can think of as a sort of mini-DOS within Windows, or an expanded version of the Run dialog that allows you to see any text output a command gives you. You'll see your operating system's version information, followed by 'C:\Windows\system32>' and a blinking cursor.
4. Type 'sfc /scannow' and press Enter. This will run the System File Checker, a text-based program that will look through all your system files, DLLs included, and replace any that are missing or damaged. This will take some time, so feel free to do something else until the process finishes. File Checker will show you the percentage of the scan completed, and print a list of any integrity violations discovered and fixed.

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How to Fix Dnsapi.Dll

1. Go to the free DLL download website (see link in Resources) and click 'Download dnsapi.dll.'
2. Click 'Save' in the confirmation pop-up, navigate to the location on your hard drive where you want to save the file and click 'Save' to begin the download.
3. Right-click the saved DLL file and select 'Copy.' Go to the 'Start' menu, click 'Computer' or 'My Computer,' double-click the 'C:' drive, double-click the 'Windows' folder and then the 'System32' folder. Right-click anywhere in a blank space and select 'Paste.'
4. Go to the 'Start' menu, type 'run' in the 'Start Search' box and hit 'Enter.' (Windows XP users: Go to the 'Start' menu and click 'Run.') Type the following command in the search field and hit 'Enter' to register the DLL:Regsvr32 'C:\Windows\System32\dnsapi.dll'Click 'Yes' in the pop-up to confirm the registration.
5. Restart your computer.

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How to Fix Registry Errors With Freeware

CCleaner
1. Download the CCleaner program by going to the program site (see Resources for the link) and clicking on the download link.
2. Install CCleaner by following the install wizard. After this is over, double-click the application desktop icon to launch the program. Click the 'Registry' icon in the left-side pane.
3. Click the 'Scan for Issues' button and allow the program to scan for errors in the registry system. After the scan is finished, click the 'Fix selected issues' button. This will delete the errors in the registry.
Free Registry Cleaner
4. Download the Free Registry Cleaner program by going to the program site (see Resources for the link) and clicking the download link.
5. Install the program by following the installation wizard. Run the Registry Cleaner program by double-clicking the program's desktop icon and click 'Scan Now,' which is in the left-side menu of the program window. The scan will proceed to check for errors.
6. Click the 'Fix all' button in the program window. This action will fix the errors in the registry system.
Eusing Free Registry Cleaner
7. Download the Eusing Free Registry Cleaner program by going to the program website (see Resources for the link) and clicking the download link.
8. Install the software by following the instructions in the install wizard. Launch the Eusing Free Registry Cleaner program by double-clicking its desktop icon.
9. Click on the 'Scan registry issue' option located in the left-side menu area. The program will proceed to check for registry errors.
10. Select the registry errors you want the program to repair and click the 'Repair registry issue' option. The registry will be cleaned.

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How to Reinstall the TWAIN

1. Click 'Start' and select 'Computer' or 'My Computer.' Double-click your hard drive, typically your 'C' drive, and double-click to open the 'Windows' folder. Locate the 'Twain' sub-folder and search for the following four files: 'Twain.dll,' 'Twain_32.dll,' 'Twunk_16.exe' and 'Twunk_32.exe.' Right-click each of the files and select 'Delete.'
2. Right-click the 'Twain' sub-folder in the 'Windows' folder and select 'Rename.' Type any name you choose and press 'Enter.' Repeat this action to rename the 'Twain_32' sub-folder, also located in the 'Windows' folder. This folder contains a proprietary library file that installed with your scanner software. It has a .ds extension.
3. Insert the installation disk for your scanner into your CD/DVD-ROM drive. Follow on-screen guided prompts to complete installation of your scanner software to its default location. This re-installs the TWAIN components.

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How to Get Rid of a Blank Page on Internet Explorer

Configuring a Home Page in Internet Explorer
1. Click the 'Tools' menu at the top of the Internet Explorer window, then click 'Internet Options.'
2. Type the name of the website that you would like to use as your home page in the box at the top of the window.
3. Click 'OK.'
4. Close Internet Explorer and re-open it. When Internet Explorer launches, your selected home page should be displayed. If it is not displayed, and you are using Internet Explorer 6, an error may have occurred during an update. Continue to Section 2 to learn how to resolve this issue.
Re-registering Internet Explorer DLL Files
5. Press the Windows logo and 'R' keys simultaneously to display the 'Run' dialog box. Type 'cmd' without quotation marks into the 'Run' box and press 'Enter.' The command prompt will open.
6. Type 'regsvr32 scrrun.dll' and press 'Enter.' A window will pop up saying 'DllRegisterServer in scrrun.dll succeeded.' Click 'OK.' With each step following this one, click 'OK' to close the confirmation window that opens following each typed command.
7. Type 'regsvr32 msxml.dll' and press 'Enter.'
8. Type 'regsvr32 mshtml.dll' and press 'Enter.'
9. Type 'regsvr32 shdocvw.dll' and press 'Enter.'
10. Type 'regsvr32 browseui.dll' and press 'Enter.'
11. Type 'regsvr32 msjava.dll' and press 'Enter.'
12. Type 'regsvr32 urlmon.dll' and press 'Enter.'
13. Type 'regsvr32 actxprxy.dll' and press 'Enter.'
14. Open Internet Explorer. It should now display the home page that you have selected.

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How to Fix Winupd.dll

1. Log on to your computer with an account that has administrative privileges.
2. Open the Start menu and click the 'Search' button.
3. Choose to search all files and folders, and then enter 'winupd.dll' into the search box and press 'Enter.'
4. Note the path of the winupd.dll file by writing it down or copying it into a word processing document.
5. Open the 'Start' menu again, click the 'Run' button and type 'cmd' into the text box. Hit 'OK' to launch the command prompt window.
6. Navigate to the location of the winupd.dll file using the 'cd' command, which stands for 'change directory.'
7. Type 'regsvr32 /u [winupd.dll]' into the command prompt window and hit the 'Enter' key to unregister the corrupted file.
8. Go to the location of the winupd.dll file in a Windows Explorer window and delete the file.

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How to Stop a Rundll Error From Wreaking Havoc on Your Computer

1. Scan your computer with an anti-virus program. Many free programs available include AVG Anti-virus and Avira. Many dll errors are caused by virus or spyware programs that are corrupting your registry; scan the system (via a simple step-by-step process) and delete any hazardous files that are flagged in order to stop the corruption.
2. Download and run a registry cleaner. A number of free programs available online can clean your registry and correct errors. Abexo Registry Cleaner and Eusing Registry Cleaner are useful free programs. Just click on the 'Scan' button and select the drive you want to scan, and they will correct the registry errors in that drive.
3. Remove any programs from your computer that you do not use. The more programs on your system that are accessing the dll files, the more likely errors will occur. Access your Control Panel through the Start menu and select 'Add or Remove Programs.' A list will populate showing your programs. Click on a program from the list to select it and then click on the 'Remove' button on the left of the window.

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How to Find Freeware for Registry Errors

1. Navigate to one of the software-download sites listed in the resources. All of these provide software programs that can be used for fun, productivity and system maintenance. Many, but not all, of the programs are free.
2. Scroll through the available registry utilities, making sure the site lists only free programs (freeware) or that the program has 'freeware' listed in its properties or description.
3. Read through the reviews and product description of the registry utility to ensure the program does what is needed for the registry errors occurring. Reviews are helpful because they let other users know how well the program works and if it works as advertised.
4. Select a free registry utility to download. Install the program. Attempt to fix the registry errors, following the program's instructions.

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How to Fix Runtime Error 424

If The 'Data Access Object Library' Is Not Registered
1. Open Microsoft Excel 7.0.
2. Use the mouse and click on a module sheet.
3. Click on the tab at the top of the page marked 'Tools,' scroll down and click on 'References.'
4. Click on 'Microsoft DAO 3.0 Object Library' in the dialogue box under Advanced References. Click on 'OK' to confirm and continue to Step 6. If 'Microsoft DAO 3.0 Object Library' is not available, continue to step 5.
5. Click on the box marked 'Browse.' Locate the file Dao3032.dll by browsing through, 'Program Files,' 'Common Files,' 'Microsoft Shared' and finally 'Dao.' In this folder file Dao3032.dll will be present. Click the file and click 'OK' to confirm.
6. Click 'OK' in the References box to confirm and save your new settings. If this has not corrected 'Error 424,' continue to Section 2.
If the 'Data Access Object Files' Are Missing, Damaged, Or Unregistered
7. Open the start menu and click on the program 'Run.' Enter 'regedit' into the Run open box. Click 'OK.'
8. Click and open the folders in the registry editor in the following order: 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,' 'Software,' 'Microsoft,' 'Windows, ' 'Current Version, ' finally open 'SharedDLLs.'
9. Click on the the value 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\DAO\dao3032.dll' in the SharedDLLs folder. Excel 97 users click on the value 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\DAO\DAO350.DLL'
10. Click 'modify' in the Edit Menu to open the 'DWORD value dialog box'. Enter '1' into the dialog box and click OK. Click 'Exit' on the registry editor.
11. Run the 'Microsoft Office Setup program in maintenance mode.' When prompted click 'Remove All' and again click 'Remove All' to shared components. Restart the computer after Setup is completed. Re-Install Microsoft Office using the 'Microsoft Setup Disk.'

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How to Reinstall Rundll

1. Click on the 'Start' button and select 'Run.' Perform this step if you are able to boot into windows, which means you have the ability to replace your rundll32.exe using the 'Run' command.
2. Type the following in the 'Run' dialog box (Replace the X with the letter of your CD drive):expand X:\i386\rundll32.ex_ c:\windows\system32\rundll32.exe
3. Reboot the computer. The rundll32.exe file has been replaced.
4. Perform a repair install. You must do this if you are unable to boot into Windows. Insert the Windows or OEM system recovery into your CD drive. Restart the computer.
5. Press any key on the keyboard to boot from the CD, when prompted.
6. Press 'Enter' to begin the repair process when you see the 'Welcome to Setup' screen. Do not press R.
7. Select the installation you want to repair from the list (usually C:\WINDOWS 'Microsoft Windows XP ...'). Press 'R' to enter repair mode. When prompted, press 'F8' to accept the Windows licensing agreement.
8. Windows will initiate a repair installation. When complete, your operating system is restored but your files and data remain intact.

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