How Do I Replace DLL Files?

1. Locate and double-click the file you are trying to run. The DLL error should now appear, usually saying 'This application has failed to start because X.dll is missing' or some variation, where X is the name of the DLL. Write down the name of the DLL file that is being asked for, such as 'shell32.dll.'
2. Press 'Ok' to remove the error message and open your internet browser. Use a search engine such as Google to find a download site for the DLL file you have written down, or go to www.dll-files.com (see Resources) and enter your file in the search box. Follow the steps to download the file, which will be in a .zip format. You will need a Zip extractor file to open this file, such as WinRar which is a free program to use.
3. Locate the downloaded .zip file and right-click on it. On the menu, click 'Extract.' Extract the file onto your Desktop. You may delete the downloaded .zip file now to avoid confusion between the extracted .dll file and the .zip file.
4. Double-click the 'My Computer' icon on your Desktop or on your Start menu. Navigate to the Hard Drive where your Operating System is installed, usually the C drive. Double Click the Windows folder, and then the system32 folder. The address you should find yourself in is 'C:\WINDOWS\system32.'
5. Drag the DLL file from your desktop into the system32 folder. This folder is where all .dll's are usually located, making this your systems 'library.' Once done, restart your computer, then execute your program again.

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How to Find the Version of Adobe Flash Installed

1. Launch a browser.
2. Go to Adobe's Find Flash Player version web page (see Resources).
3. View the version that is detected by the web page indicated by 'Your Player Version.'

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How to Fix a Rundll Error on Loading

1. Click on the Start button. Select 'Run'. If you use Windows 7, type 'run' (without the quotes) in the search bar of the Start menu and press 'Enter'.
2. Type 'regedit' (without the quotes) and hit 'Enter'.
3. Navigate to the following location:'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE' > 'Microsoft' > 'Windows' > 'Currentversion'.
4. Locate 'WildTangent CDA'. Click on it and hit 'Delete'.
5. Close Windows Registry Editor and reboot your computer.

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How to Extract amp; Create Windows Shell32.dll

1. Click the 'Start' menu, type 'CMD' (without the quotes) and press the 'Enter' key to launch your Command Prompt.
2. Type 'cd C:/Windows/system32' (without the quotes) at the prompt and press 'Enter.'
3. Type 'TAKEOWN /f shell32.dll' (without the quotes) and press 'Enter.' This command gives you ownership to the library file.
4. Type 'ICACLS shell32.dll /grant username:F' (without the quotes). Replace 'username' with your username. Press 'Enter.'
5. Type 'rename shell32.dll shell32.dll.backup' (without the quotes) at the prompt. This will rename the library file.
6. Type 'copy shell32.dll C:\Windows\system32' (without the quotes) at the prompt and press 'Enter.' This will extract and copy the library file in the System32 folder.

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How to Replace Oleaut32.Dll

1. Click the 'Start' button in Windows if you are using Windows XP or Vista; if you are using an older version of Windows, please skip to Step six. On the Start menu, move your mouse cursor over the 'All Programs' folder, then the 'Accessories' folder and then the 'System Tools' folder. Click the 'System Restore' icon in this folder.
2. Click 'Restore my computer to an earlier time,' and then click the 'Next' button.
3. Select a restore point on the calendar. Every bold date on the calendar represents a restore point, and restoring your computer to that point will revert all system files and registry settings to their state on that date. If you know specifically or approximately when the problems with oleaut32.dll started, click a bold date from any time before that point. If you're less sure, click a very early date in the calendar, preferably the earliest bold date that appears. After you've selected a date, click the 'Next' button.
4. Review your restore point selection on the confirmation screen, and then click the 'Finish' button. Wait for several minutes while Windows restores your system and reboots.
5. Use your computer for a while to see if this change restored your system functionality or made the oleaut32.dll error messages stop appearing. If you previously experienced problems only when using certain applications or performing certain functions, make sure you repeat those actions to see if the problem has been fixed. If it has, you may stop here. Otherwise, proceed to the next step.
6. Launch your Web browser. There are several sites that serve as free databases of common .dll files, so if you want to find your own, conduct a search for 'download .dll files' using the search engine of your choice. If you want to save time, simply follow the link in the Resources section below, which leads to a reliable download location for oleaut32.dll.
7. Click the link to download the file. If given a choice between opening the file and saving it to your computer, save it to your computer.Download the link and follow the on-screen prompts to save the file to your hard drive. When it finishes downloading, double-click the file to open it in your computer's default unzipping utility. Click the 'Extract' or 'Unzip' button and extract the file to your computer's desktop.
8. Double-click the file to open it. If you downloaded the file linked to in the Resources section or downloading an equivalent .dll file from another site, it may be a .zip file. In this case, the file will open in your computer's default decompression program. Click the 'Extract' button or the 'Unzip' button on the interface, then select the desktop as your extraction point when prompted. This will put oleaut32.dll on your desktop. If you downloaded the file as a .dll file and not a .zip file, you don't need to do anything special for this step.
9. Right-click the 'Start' button in Windows and select 'Explore' to open Windows Explorer. In the left panel of Windows Explorer, navigate to the system folder for your version of Windows. If you're using Windows XP or Vista on a 32-bit computer, you can find this folder at 'C:\Windows\System32.' If you've upgraded to a 64-bit system and are using one of those operating systems, the system folder is 'C:\Windows\SysWOW64.' You should browse to 'C:\WINNT\System32' if you're using Windows 2000 or NT, and if you're using Windows ME, 95 or 98, navigate to 'C:\Windows\System.' When you find the system folder, left-click it once to highlight it.
10. Find the oleaut32.dll file you extracted to the desktop earlier. Left-click and hold the file, then drag it into the system folder. If you already had a version of oleaut32.dll that just became corrupted, you may see a message asking you if you would like to replace the existing file with the new one. Click 'Yes' if you see a message like this.
11. Restart your computer. Once Windows boots up again, it will recognize the new .dll and restore object embedding and linking functionality.

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How Uninstall the McAfee McShield Service

1. Click on the 'Start' button and then open the 'Control Panel.'
2. Open the 'Programs and Features' section.
3. Click on your McAfee product, then click on the 'Remove' button.
4. Ensure that 'McShield' is selected as part of the uninstallation, then click 'Remove' to remove the software from your computer.

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How to View a Trendnet Camera over the Internet

Installing the IP Camera
1. Insert the Trendnet Utility CD-ROM. Click on 'Autorun.exe' when the Auto-Play window appears.
2. Select the 'Setup Wizard,' then click on 'Next.' Continue to click 'Next' until set up finishes, then click on 'Close.'
3. Go to your desktop and double-click the 'SetupWizard' icon.
4. Find the IP camera and attach the antenna. Input an Ethernet cable into the appropriate port on the IP camera and attach the other end to your router. Input the power adapter into the appropriate port on the IP camera.
5. Return to your computer, and click 'Next' on the setup screen. Highlight your IP camera, and click 'Next.'
6. Enter your username and password. Alter your password, if desired.
7. Choose 'DCHP,' and click 'Next.'
8. Select 'I Want to Use Wireless,' if applicable, then click on 'Manually Set Up Wireless.' Choose your wireless network from the drop-down menu, or input your SSID. Enter any security keys. Click 'Next.'
9. Enter a name for the camera. Adjust the camera's time display. Click 'Next.'
10. Disconnect the camera from the power outlet and the router after the setup wizard saves the camera settings. Plug the camera into the power outlet after waiting 30 seconds or more. Ensure that the camera shows green for the power and link lights.
Configuring the Camera for Internet Viewing
11. Click on the URL shown in the setup wizard. The URL will be the IP address of the camera.
12. Enter your username and password. Click 'OK.'
13. Select either the Java 'View Video' option or the Active X option. Click in the yellow alert bar in the setup to confirm installation of the Active X component, if you decide to view via Active X.

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How to Reinstall Mapi32.Dll in Outlook

1. Go to the 'Start' menu and select 'My Computer' or 'Computer.'
2. Double-click the 'C:' drive, open the 'Windows' folder and then the 'System32' folder.
3. Double-click the 'Fixmapi.exe' file to run the program and fix the error automatically. Restart your computer when finished.

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How to Register Mscomctl.OCX in Vista

1. Click on the 'Windows Logo' orb to open the 'Start' menu. Enter 'MSCOMCTL.OCX' into the 'Start Search' box and press 'Enter.' Locate the file on your hard drive if it exists. Download a replacement copy if you do not find the file on your hard drive.
2. Copy the MSCOMCTL.OCX file into the 'C:\Windows\System32' folder on your computer.
3. Open the 'Start' menu. Select 'All Programs'>'Accessories.' Right-click on the 'Command Prompt' option and select 'Run as Administrator' from the menu.
4. Enter the command 'Regsvr32 MSCOMCTL.OCX' (without quotations) at the command prompt. Press the 'Enter' key to register the file.

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How to Fix Winsock XP Runtime Error 53

1. Click 'Start' and select 'Search.'
2. Select 'All Files and Folders.' Type in the name of the DLL reported during the Runtime 53 error and press 'Search.'
3. Right-click the DLL file and select 'Properties.' Click 'Details,' look at 'Folder Path' and write down the location of the file.
4. Right-click 'Start,' click 'Explore' and navigate to the location of the DLL file.
5. Drag and drop the DLL file from its current location into the 'System32' folder in the 'Windows' directory on the 'C' drive.

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How to Fix a BIOS ROM Checksum Error

1. Go to ‘Start’ >‘Turn off your Computer’ >‘Restart.’ Press Enter. Wait for your computer to shut down. When it starts booting up again, press ‘Del/F10’ key. You will be redirected to BIOS of your computer. Note different parameters listed down in your BIOS. These parameters are ideal temperature of functioning of your computer, time and date and booting sequence of different devices. Use navigation keys listed at the bottom of the BIOS window page to navigate. Press ESC and ‘Y’ to come out of BIOS. Your computer will start to boot up again. Let it boot and then shut it down by ‘Start’ > ‘Turn off Computer’ > ‘Shut down’. Once your computer is switched off, remove all power plugs connected to it.
2. Take off the outer casing of your CPU by removing the screws and sliding off the outer case to one side. Locate the CMOS cell on the motherboard of your computer (motherboard is a rectangle shaped circuitry inside the CPU). A CMOS (complimentary metal oxide Semiconductor) cell is a silver colored, coin shaped cell, resting in a socket of the motherboard. Pull it out of the socket gently.
3. Put the new CMOS cell in old one’s place. Replace the outer casing of your CPU. Screw the outer casing and connect all power cords that you removed earlier. Now, switch on your computer.
4. Enter BIOS once again just as you did earlier. Tally the parameters that you copied. Only one i.e. the time and date would have changed. Set it right by entering the correct time and date from your keyboard. However, if any other parameter is changed, then set it correct by navigating through to it and press Enter when you reach the desired choice.
5. Press ESC and then ‘Y’. Your computer will start booting up. The task has been completed.

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How to Fix Code 31 Errors

1. Visit the Microsoft Compatibility Center (the link is listed in Resources) and verify that the attached device is compatible with your computer's operating system. If it is, continue; if it is not, skip all steps and install another device that is compatible so that it can work correctly with your computer's operating system.
2. Click the 'Start' button and then click 'Control Panel.'
3. Click 'System and Security' located under System and then click 'Device Manager.'
4. Click the device you want to update and then double-click its name.
5. Click the 'Driver' tab and then click 'Update Driver.' Enter your administrator password or provide confirmation, if prompted. If you still see the Code 31 error, continue.
6. Visit the Microsoft Automated Troubleshooter website and run the 'Mr. Fix It' diagnostic test.

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How to Restore Msgina.dll

1. Download the msgina.dll file (see Resources).
2. Right-click the saved DLL file and click 'Copy.' Go to the 'Start' menu, click 'Computer,' double-click the 'C:' drive, double-click the 'Windows' folder, then double-clike the 'System32' folder. Right-click anywhere in a blank space, and click 'Paste.'
3. Go to the 'Start' menu. Type 'run' in the 'Start Search' box and press 'Enter.' Type 'Regsvr32 C:\Windows\System32\msgina.dll' in the search field and hit 'Enter' to register the DLL. Click 'Yes' in the pop-up to confirm the registration.
4. Restart your computer.

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How to Install Active X on IE 7

1. Double-click on the IE7 icon and allow the browser window to open and load.
2. Click on the "Tools" menu, followed by "Internet Options." Click on the "Security" tab and examine the Internet zone, which is selected by default.
3. Adjust the paths by clicking on the slider bar and moving it up or down to change security level; or click "Custom Level" to select each security level individually based on the onscreen instructions. The less security you have enabled, the more websites will be able to do (i.e., animations, automatic screen updates) without asking your permission. Set the security to your preference and then click "OK."

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How to Install an ActiveX Control on Windows XP

1. Open the Internet Explorer browser and click the "Tools" menu option.
2. Select "Internet Options" and click the "Security" tab.
3. Click the "Custom level..." button and then scroll down to the "ActiveX controls and plug-ins" section in the "Security Settings - Internet Zone" window.
4. Check the "Prompt" radio button under "Download signed ActiveX controls" and the "Enable" radio button under "Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins."
5. Click on "OK" and then "OK" again to save the new settings.
6. Click on the "Install" button when prompted to accept an ActiveX control by a website, or click the "Information Bar" on top of the browser and select "Install ActiveX." The ActiveX control will be downloaded and installed automatically.

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