How to Correct the ActiveX Error for SP3

First Method
1. Double-click the desktop's Internet Explorer icon to run the Web browser.
2. Go to the Web page that is giving you the problem and click 'Tools.' Select 'Manage Add-ons' and click 'Enable or Disable Add-ons.' This will open the 'Manage Add-ons' dialog box.
3. Find either the 'Microsoft Terminal Services Client Control ActiveX' control or the 'Microsoft RDP client Control ActiveX' control.
4. Click the control to select it and click 'Enable.' Click 'OK' to close the dialog box and to save recent changes.
Second Method
5. Click the 'Start' button on the desktop and click the 'Run' icon.
6. Type 'regedit.exe' into the 'Run' text box and click the 'OK' button. The Microsoft registry editor will open.
7. Go to the left-side pane of the registry editor and navigate to the following entry:'HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Ext \ Settings'
8. Double-click the 'Settings' option. The entry will expand.
9. Right-click on '{7584c670-2274-4efb-b00b-d6aaba6d3850}' and click the 'Delete' option. Confirm by clicking 'Yes.'

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How to Fix a Win32 Application Error in Windows ME

Eliminating Potential Viruses
1. Click on your antivirus software icon. Usually you can locate it on the bottom bar on the right side of your screen. Once you open the program, click on 'Computer Scanner' and then click on the 'Run Scan' or 'Start Scan' button. The virus scan will find and eliminate any harmful files that are linked to viruses present in your system. If you do not have antivirus software installed, install it to properly protect your computer. Download antivirus software like 'AVG Anti-Virus Free' to be able to follow this step.
2. Search online for a registry cleaner. You can get this for free. There are several available to download at Cnet.com. Once you find the registry cleaner, download and install it.
3. Click to open your registry cleaner, then run it. The registry cleaner will find and delete any harmful files left behind by the antivirus software.
Installing Updates
4. Go to the 'Start' menu. Click on the 'Control Panel' option. Once in the 'Control Panel' menu, click on 'Performance and Maintenance.'
5. Click on the 'Windows Updates' option. Select the 'Check for Updates' option on the left pane of the 'Windows Update' menu, then wait for updates to appear.
6. Click on the 'Install updates' tab or select each program you want to update. This option varies depending on your computer. If you have an administrative password, you might be asked to input it. Let the system download the updates.
Close the Ports
7. Go to the 'Start' menu and click on the 'Run' option. This will open a small box. Type 'regedit' in the box and click on the 'Enter' tab. This will open the 'Registry Editor' on your screen.
8. Click the folder 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.' This will drop down a list of sub-folders. Click on the 'SYSTEM' sub-folder. Click on 'CurrentControlSet,' which will show another list of sub-folders.
9. Click on 'Services,' which will show another list of sub-folders. Choose 'NETBT' and on the list of sub-folders, click on 'Parameters.' On the main menu you will see a list of names. Double-click on the 'TransportBindName' (usually last on the list) to open it. A small box will open. Delete any information written in the 'Value data' box. Click 'OK.'
10. Go back to the 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.' Click on 'Software' to get the list of sub-folders under it. Scroll to the 'Microsoft' sub-folder and click on the 'Ole' sub-folder. Double-click on the 'EnableDCOM' option in the center of the window. The 'Value Data' will pop up. Delete the 'Y' and change it to an 'N.' Click 'OK.'
11. Restart your computer for all the changes to take place. The registry will now keep the ports closed. Consequently the Win32 errors should cease.

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How to Use System IO Ports in SerialPort

1. Connect the serial hardware to a local power outlet and turn the equipment on.
2. Attach the serial cable into the serial connection port on the computer. Tighten the screws on the side of the cable to secure the cable to the computer.
3. Plug the opposite end of the serial cable into the serial port on your external hardware. As with the opposite end of the cable, make sure the screws are tight.
4. Insert the provided driver installation CD into the computer's disc drive. If the installation wizard does not load automatically, double-click the CD icon, then choose 'Install' to load the installation wizard.
5. Follow the prompts to install the driver onto the computer. Once complete, the computer is able to directly communicate with the serial hardware.

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How to Fix the System 32 Dll

Update the Drivers
1. Boot your computer in safe mode. To do so, press the power button to turn the computer on and press the “F8” key every few seconds until the “Advanced Boot Options” appears. Use the down-arrow key to move through the boot options; choose “Safe Mode” and press “Enter.”
2. Open the “Start” menu on your Windows system. Click “All Programs>Accessories>Run” to open the “Run” function.
3. Enter “wupdmgr” in the “Run” box and press the “Enter” key on the keyboard. Windows searches the Internet for updates available for the operating system, and installs the updates automatically.
4. Launch the program that keeps displaying the System32.Dll error message from “Start>All Programs.” If the program launches without an error message, the System32.Dll file was replaced during the update.
Replace the File Manually
5. Download a new System 32 Dll file from a Dll file library. Since you won’t have access to the Internet in safe mode, you must do this on another computer. Dll file libraries where you can download a System32.dll file for free include DLL Download System, DLL Files and DLL Nerd (see Resources).
6. Go to the folder where the downloaded System 32 Dll file is saved, which is more than likely the system’s “Downloads” folder. Right-click on the System32.dll folder and select “Extract” from the menu to pull the actual files from the System32.dll folder.
7. Plug an external storage device, like a thumb drive, into the computer you used to download the System32.dll file. If the device folder doesn’t open automatically, go to “Start>Computer” and double-click the thumb drive in the drive list.
8. Return to the “Start” menu and click “Computer” again. Double-click the “C:” drive, go to “Users,” double-click the folder of the user account on which the Dll file was downloaded and double-click the “Downloads” folder. Drag and drop each of the files from the “Downloads” folder to the external hard drive folder.
9. Remove the external hard drive from the computer where you downloaded the System32.dll file and plug it into the computer that is missing the System32.dll file. If the external hard drive folder doesn’t automatically open, go to “Start>Computer” and double-click the drive to open it. Open the computer’s “Start” menu. Go to “Computer>C:>Windows>System32” to open the “System32” folder. Drag the System32.dll file from the external hard drive window into the “System32” folder. Click “Yes” if asked if you want to replace the original System32.dll file.

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How to Update Oleaut32.dll

1. Press the Windows logo button in the bottom left corner of the screen.
2. Click 'Run' if using a Windows XP operating system.
3. Paste the command 'regsvr32 oleaut32.dll' in the dialog box. Click 'OK'. This registers and updates Oleaut32.dll.
4. Paste 'regsvr32 oleaut32.dll' in the 'Search' field if using Vista or Windows 7. Press 'Enter'. This registers and updates Oleaut32.dll.

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How to Identify Winlogon amp; Wlnotify.Dll

1. Right-click the Windows 'Start' button, and click 'Open Explorer,' then Windows Explorer opens.
2. Click the 'Tools' option on the top navigation bar, then click 'Folder Options.'
3. Check the checkbox in front of 'Show Hidden Files or Folders.' System files are now visible in Windows Explorer, and in search results.
4. Uncheck the checkbox in front of 'Hide protected operating system files (Recommended).'
5. Uncheck the checkbox in front of the 'Hide extensions for known file types,' and click 'OK.'
6. Click the Windows 'Start' button, and type 'winlogon' (without quotes) into the Search input box, then press the 'Enter' key. All Winlogon files list in the search results.
7. Type 'Winotify.dll' (without quotes) into the Search input box, and press the 'Enter' key. The file lists first in the search results.

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How to Fix a Direct 3D Render Error

Download a Signed Graphics Driver
1. Press the 'Windows' and 'R' keys simultaneously. This opens a 'Run' box.
2. Type 'Devmgmt.msc' in the 'Run' box and press 'Enter.' This opens the 'Device Manager' in a new window.
3. Click 'Display Adapters' and then right-click your adapter. Click 'Update Driver Software.' This opens a new dialog on your screen.
4. Click 'Search Automatically for Updated Driver Software.' This searches for and downloads a Microsoft-approved graphics driver.
Update DirectX
5. Visit the Microsoft DirectX Download Center (see Resources).
6. Download the 'DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer' by clicking the blue 'Download' button.
7. Click the 'Run' button on the 'Do you want to run or save...' dialog. This downloads the updater and loads a 'Welcome to Setup for DirectX' dialog.
8. Click 'I Accept the Agreement' and then click the 'Next' button. This initiates the automated installer.
9. Click the 'Finish' button on the 'Installation Complete' window. Try to start the game; continue reading if the error continues.
Reinstall Game
10. Press the 'Windows' and 'R' keys simultaneously.
11. Type 'Appwiz.cpl' in the 'Run' box and click the 'OK' button. This opens a new window on your screen.
12. Right-click on your game and click 'Uninstall.' Click the 'Yes' button on the confirmation.
13. Press the 'Windows' and 'R' keys simultaneously. Type 'C:\Program Files' and press the 'Enter' key. This opens a window containing your program file folders. Ensure that the uninstall process deleted the game folder. If the game folder is still there, right-click the folder and click 'Delete.'
14. Insert your game installation disc and follow the on-screen prompts to reinstall. If your game includes a DirectX redistributable, click 'Yes' on the 'Do you want to install DirectX?' screen.
Run Game as Administrator
15. Right-click the shortcut you use to launch the game and click 'Properties.'
16. Click the 'Compatibility' tab.
17. Click in the box next to 'Run This Program as an Administrator' and then click the 'Apply' button. Launch the game.

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How to Connect ActiveX

1. Click the Windows 'Start' button and click the 'All Programs' option. Click 'Accessories' and click 'Remote Desktop' afterward. A connection dialog box will appear and open.
2. Type in the name of the Remote Desktop computer and click 'Connect.' Input your Windows username and password in response to the Windows login screen. Click 'OK' after entering this information.
3. Click the Windows 'Start' button and click the 'Computer' option in the remote computer. Locate the 'tsclient' drive and double-click this drive. Go to the location of the OCX file that you plan to install. Right-click the file and click 'Copy' in the submenu. Go to the remote computer's desktop, right-click on the desktop and select 'Paste.' The file is available to install in the command line.
4. Click the computer's 'Start' button and type 'cmd' into the 'Search' text field. Press the 'Enter' key. The command line utility will open.
5. Type 'regsvr32 /s activex.ocx' and where 'activex.ocx' is your own ActiveX control file, then press the 'Enter' key. The file will install and register on the remote computer.

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How to Remove Rundll

1. Click 'Start,' 'Run,' type 'command' (without the quotation marks) into the dialog box and press 'Enter.' The Windows Command Prompt will open.
2. Type 'del rundll.exe' (without the quotation marks) into the Command Prompt and press 'Enter.'
3. Close the Command Prompt and restart your computer.

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How to Reinstall Winsock2

1. Click 'Start,' and enter 'cmd' into the search box at the bottom of the menu. When the 'cmd.exe' file appears in the search list, right-click the file and choose 'Run as administrator' from the menu. Then click 'Continue' in the window that comes up to get to a Windows command prompt.
2. Enter 'netsh winsock reset' at the prompt, and press 'Enter.' A confirmation message appears in the window, followed by a new command prompt.
3. Enter 'exit' by the prompt. Press 'Enter' to exit the window. The Winsock2 file resets itself.

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How to Repair a Corrupt DLL

1. Read the error message you computer gives you, when it fails to run the DLL. The message will likely say something like, 'This application failed to start because something.dll was not found or dll file is missing.' Even if the DLL exists, it'll give you such an error if it's corrupted. Write down exactly what it says.
2. Visit a DLL download website (see Resources) and search the site for the DLL mentioned in the error message. Most DLLs are quite common and are easily found online.
3. Download the DLL to the location of the old corrupted version on your hard drive. If your error message gave you a specific file path, save it there. Otherwise, it belongs in either the folder of the program that failed to run because of it, or in C:\Windows\System32. Check both locations for the corrupted file and overwrite it with the new, untarnished version.
4. Restart the program that encountered the error, to try out the repaired DLL. If it was some component of the operating system that alerted you to the problem, rather than an installed application, restart your computer.

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How to Reinstall a Copy of Hal.dll

1. Place your Windows installation disk into your CD tray and select 'Restart' from your system menu to reboot the computer. Your computer will restart and pause to display the available boot options.
2. Press any key when you see the boot options message. The Windows setup files will load.
3. Select the repair option to enter the recovery console. There you will see a choice of your operating systems. Choose your operating system. This will usually be your current Windows installation.
4. Logon to the 'administrator' account and enter the appropriate password to bring up the command prompt. You will now be able to enter commands.
5. Type the following command:
expand X:\i386\hal.dl_ Y:\windows\system32\hal.dll
Replace X with the drive letter of your CD drive and Y with the location of your windows folder. In most cases, that letter will be C (your default Windows installation drive). This action will extract the hal.dll file from the CD and copy it to your Windows folder. If you are prompted to overwrite that file, choose 'yes.'
6. Type 'Exit' to shutdown the command prompt.
7. Remove the CD and reboot your computer. Windows will now use a fresh copy of the Hal.dll.

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How to Install Msvcr70.dll

1. Open your Web browser. Browse to a page where you can download a working version of msvcr70.dll for free. You can find a link to one of these pages in Resources, but there are several sites that offer these common .dll files for download.
2. Click the download link and follow the on-screen prompts to save the file to your hard drive. Make sure you know the destination directory to which the file is being downloaded.
3. Locate the downloaded file and check to see if it is a .dll file or a .zip file. If it is a .dll, skip the rest of this step. If it is a .zip, like the files you can download through the site linked to in Resources, double-click the file to open it in the default program your computer uses to open .zip files. When this program opens, look for a button that says 'Extract,' 'Unzip' or 'Unpack' and click it. You'll be prompted to choose a location to which to extract the file; choose your computer's desktop and click 'Open.' This will put msvcr70.dll on your desktop.
4. Open the Windows system folder. To do this, double-click the 'My Computer' icon on the desktop, then double-click the 'C:' icon. If you're using Windows NT or 2000, double-click the 'WINNT' folder, but for all other versions of Windows, double-click the 'Windows' folder. Once inside this folder, double-click the 'SysWOW64' folder if you're using the 64-bit version of Windows XP or Vista, the 'System' folder if you're using Windows 95, 98 or ME, or the 'System32' folder if you're using any other version. This is the system folder.
5. Click and drag the msvcr70.dll file you downloaded or extracted into the Windows system folder. At this point, you may see a message stating that a file by that name already exists in the folder. If you see this, click the 'Yes' button when asked if you would like to replace the existing file with the new one.
6. Reboot your computer. Windows will detect and register the new .dll file upon boot-up.

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How to Disable WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto

1. Right-click on 'Computer' or 'My Computer,' and then select 'Manage.' This opens the Computer Management Console.
2. Click on 'Services and Applications.'
3. Click on 'Services' from the 'Services and Applications' tree. You now have three open windows inside the Computer Management Console.
4. Locate 'WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service' in the list in the center window. The list includes the services available on the local computer and is in alphabetical order.
5. Right-click on 'WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service,' and select 'Properties' from the pop-up menu. This opens the service's Properties window.
6. Go to the 'General' tab, and under 'Service Status,' click on the 'Stop' button. Click on 'Apply.' This stops the service within the current Windows session.
7. Click on the 'Startup Type' combo box, select 'Disabled,' and click on 'OK' to keep the service from starting automatically when you start Windows.

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How to Fix an Error 1628

Clean Installation Disc
1. Check the installation disc for any fingerprints, scratches or smudges. If the data is unable to be read from the disc, the 1628 error message may be generated.
2. Use a microfiber cloth lightly dampened with water to gently clean the disc. Wipe from the inside of the disc directly outwards, never in a circular pattern.
3. Attempt to reinstall the program after cleaning the disc. If the disc is clean and the error persists, there may be a problem with InstallShield.
Repair InstallShield
4. Disable running process of InstallShield. They may have crashed and need to be restarted. Access the task manager by pressing 'Ctrl+Alt+Del'and selecting task manager. Under the processes tab disable 'idriver.exe' and 'msiexec.exe.'
5. Navigate to 'C:\Program Files\Common Files.' Right click on the 'InstallShield' folder and select 'Rename.' Change the folder name to 'InstallShield1' and press enter to confirm it. Run the install again; Windows will attempt to reinstall the needed InstallShield files.
6. Download Windows Installer from Microsoft, if the install produced the 1628 error after renaming the InstallShield folder. The downloaded file will check that your version is up-to-date. Older versions may have latent bugs or errors and be incompatible with what you are trying to install.
7. Create a new user account with administrator rights. Log out of the current user account and into the new account. This will help eliminate any user rights conflicts that may be causing the 1628 error message.
8. Attempt to install the program again. If the 1628 error appears again, than there may be something wrong with the install medium such as a scratched and damaged disc or faulty reader. Alternatively, a corrupted file in the operating system or virus can also cause the 1628 error message.

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