Monday, December 17, 2012

How Can I Register an ActiveX Control?

Windows-Based Registration1. Back up the registry by creating a restore point. On Windows 7, click the 'Start' button, then open the Control Panel. Type 'Restore Point' into the search box and press the 'Enter' key. Click 'Create a Restore Point,' then click the 'Create' button. Enter a name for the restore point, then click another 'Create' button. After a brief wait, the registry and system settings will be saved.2. Download and install a trial version of an ActiveX registration utility (see Resources). Follow the on-screen instructions to install it onto the computer.3. Run the ActiveX...
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Sunday, December 16, 2012

How to Get Rid of Rundll Errors

1. Take notice of the rundll error file name. Type the dll into the search box at www.processlibrary.com to determine if it is indeed a trojan virus or spyware.2. Locate and stop the rundll process from running. Click on the Start Menu, then Run and type services.msc in the box and press enter. Find the rundll error in the list and stop it.3. Run a registry cleaner on the computer to remove any infections. Reboot the PC afterward.4. Update the currently installed anti-virus software on your computer. Run the anti-virus software, removing any infections. Reboot the PC afterward.5. Update...
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How to Register ActiveX

1. Click the Windows 'Start' button.2. Type the following command (without quotes) into the Search input box (Vista) or at the Run input box or C: prompt in a DOS command window (XP, 2000):'Regsvr32 /s FILENAME.OCX'Change the world 'FILENAME' to the file name of the .ocx file and run the command from the same directory as the .ocx file.3. Press the 'Enter' key to execute the command. The ActiveX control will be register...
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How to Troubleshoot the Defragmenter in Vista

Method One1. Go to 'Start > Run' on your computer.2. Type in '%Windir%\Inf' and hit 'OK.' A file should pop up on the right side of the window.3. Right click on the file name and hit 'Install.' This will reinstall the defragmenter program, which may eliminate any problems you may be having.Method Two4. Go to 'Start > Run' on your computer.5. Type in 'rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 132 %windir%\inf\dfrg.inf.'6. Hit 'OK' to make the program automatically reinstall itself.Method Three7. Log onto your computer as an Administrator.8. Press down on the...
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Saturday, December 15, 2012

How to Troubleshoot Windows XP ActiveX Control

Enabling ActiveX1. Launch your Internet Explorer web browser and click the 'Tools' button.2. Scroll down and click 'Internet Options.' Click the 'Security' tab and click 'Custom Level.'3. Click 'Prompt' under 'Download signed ActiveX controls.' Click 'Enable' under 'Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins.' Click 'Enable' under 'Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting.'4. Click 'OK' to save the changes and 'OK' again to close the Internet Options.Solving ActiveX Registry Errors5. Download and install CCleaner free (see Resources).6. Launch your program after it has installed and...
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Friday, December 14, 2012

How to Fix Error 1327 G

1. Click 'Start' and right-click 'Computer' in the Start menu. Then click 'Manage.'2. Click 'Disk Management' in the sidebar.3. Right-click the drive that was originally drive G and click 'Change Drive Letter and Paths.'4. Click 'Change,' click 'G' in the drop-down box and click 'OK' twice.5. Open the registry editor by clicking 'Start,' typing 'Regedit' into the search box in the Start menu and pressing 'Enter.'6. Navigate to the 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders' key in the registry editor.7. Examine each registry entry's path in...
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Thursday, December 13, 2012

How to Reinstall Xprt6.Dll

1. Click the 'Start' menu and click 'Control Panel.'2. Click 'Programs' and then click 'Programs and Features.'3. Click any applications with 'AOL' in the name within the list of programs and click 'Uninstall/Change' above the list.4. Select 'Repair' when you get a prompt asking what you would like to do. Continue following the uninstaller application until the application completely repairs. Restart your computer when you fini...
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How to Repair the Quick Launch Toolbar on Windows XP

1. Click 'Start' and then click 'Run.'2. Type 'cmd' in the Run dialog box that opens and then click 'OK.'3. Type the following commands in the command prompt (the black window that opens) and press 'Enter' after each:IE4UINIT.EXEREGSVR32 /i SHELL32.DLLREGSVR32 /i BROWSEUI.DLL4. Type 'Exit' in the command prompt and then restart your computer.5. Repeat Steps 1 and 2, and then type the following command into the command prompt and press 'Enter':%Appdata%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch6. Type 'Exit' in the command prompt and then press 'Enter.'7. Click 'Start' and then click...
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

How to Fix System32 Hal Dll

1. Insert the Windows XP CD into your CD-ROM and restart your computer.2. Press the letter 'R' on your keypad when the 'Welcome to Setup' screen appears.3. Press the number '1' on your keypad and press ENTER.4. Type the administrator password when prompted and press ENTER. This will open the Command Prompt window.5. Type 'EXPAND D:\I386\HAL.DL_ C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\HAL.DLL' (without the quotation marks) into the Command Prompt window and press ENTER. Note that this command assumes that C: is your Windows drive. If it is not, change the drive to the appropriate letter in the command.6....
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How to Update Zlib1.Dll

1. Download the ZIP file containing Zlib1.dll from Zlib's website.2. Click on "Start" and select "Computer" to open Windows Explorer. Navigate to the folder to the folder where you saved the downloaded ZIP file. Right-click on the file and select "Extract" to extract its contents onto your hard drive.3. Open the folder containing the extracted file and right-click on the "Zlib1.dll" file. Select "Copy" from the contextual menu.4. Navigate to the following folder:C:\Windows\System32Right-click anywhere in the Windows Explorer window and select "Paste." If a warning message appears on your...
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How to Delete Shlwapi.dll

1. Right-click on the 'Start' button in Windows and select 'Explore' from the options that pop up. In the left panel of the Windows Explorer window that opens, navigate to the system folder for your version of Windows. If you have a 32-bit version of XP or Vista, this folder is located at 'C:\Windows\System32.' In 64-bit versions of XP or Vista, it can be found at 'C:\Windows\SysWOW64.' In 2000 and NT, the system folder is 'C:\WINNT\System32,' and in 95, 98 and ME, it's 'C:\Windows\System.'2. Left-click the system folder once to make all of its files appear in the right panel of Explorer....
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

How to Get Permission to Replace DLL Files

1. Log in to your computer using an administrator username or another account with admin privileges. After you log in, click the Windows 'Start' button, select 'Control Panel' and click 'System and Security. Click 'Administrative Tools' and then double-click the 'Computer Management' icon.2. Click 'Local Users and Groups' in the left navigation panel. Click the 'Administrators' group. This group lets a user change any setting on the computer, including DLL file replacements.3. Right-click the 'Administrator' group and then click 'Add to Group' in the pop-up menu. A configuration dialog window...
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How to Fix Error 1721

Re-register Windows Installer Service1. Restart your computer and press the F8 key repeatedly as soon as you see the BIOS information on your screen. Pressing the F8 key allows you to access the 'Safe Mode' of your computer. Select 'Safe Mode' and hit 'Enter.'2. Log on as 'local administrator.' Click 'Start' and select 'Run.' Type 'cmd.exe' in the 'Run' box and click 'OK.' This will open the DOS (command) prompt.3. Un-register Windows Installer service by typing 'msiexec/unregister' at the command prompt and hit 'Enter.' Immediately re-register Windows Installer by typing 'msiexec/regserver'...
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Syntax Error During XP Installation

1. Log on to another computer. Insert the Windows XP CD. Click "Open Folder to View Files in Windows Explorer."2. Press "Ctrl" and "A" to select all of the files. Go to the desktop. Right-click the desktop, then point to "New." Click "Folder."3. Name the folder "XP." Double-click the folder to open it, then press "Ctrl" and "V" to paste the contents of the Windows XP CD to the "XP" folder.4. Click "Start." Go to "All Programs," then to "Accessories." Click "Notepad." Paste the following text into Notepad:<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1"...
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Monday, December 10, 2012

How to Install ActiveX with a Missing Component Error

Registering Data Access Objects1. Click 'Start' to open a list of options and programs available on your computer.2. Click 'Run' to find and run the program you are looking for.3. Type 'regsvr32' followed by the path to the DAO file. Microsoft Support Online gives the example of registering the DAO 3.5 library. To do this, you would type 'regsvr32 C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\DAO\DAO350.DLL' in the 'Run' pop-up box.Validating a Utility Reference4. Pull open the database that presents the error that needs to be fixed.5. Click 'Modules' and 'New.'6. Click 'References'...
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