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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How to Install MSI Dll

1. Download MSI.dll from one of the several online dynamic link libraries. (see Resources). When you download the file, be sure to save it to the C:\Windows\System32 folder. Alternatively, you can save the file to the desktop and drag the file into the C:\Windows\System32 folder.
2. Click 'Start,' 'All Programs,' 'Accessories' and 'Command Prompt.' The Command Prompt window opens.
3. Type the following command into the Command Prompt. Press 'Enter' after the command.regsvr32 msi.dll
4. Close the Command Prompt and restart your computer.

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How to Access a Violation at the Address Module Ntdll Dll

1. Restart your computer in safe mode. Press and hold the 'F8' key as your computer restarts. This will take you to the 'Advanced Boot Options' menu. Use your arrow key to highlight 'Safe Mode.' Press the 'Enter' key.
2. Restart your computer in normal mode and perform a clean boot. Click the Start menu and type 'msconfig.exe' in the search box. Press 'Enter' to launch 'System Configuration utility.' Click the 'General' tab and choose the option that says 'Selective startup.' Click to remove the check next to 'Load startup items.' Click the 'Services' tab. Click to place a check next to 'Hide all Microsoft services.' Click 'Disable all.' Click 'OK' and choose 'Restart.'
3. Enable the 'System File Checker' to fix any missing or corrupted system files that may be causing the error message. Click the Start menu and select 'All Programs.' Click 'Accessories.' Right-click 'Command Prompt' and select 'Run as administrator.' Type your admin password if/when prompted. Otherwise, click 'Continue.' Type the following command 'sfc /scannow' (without quotes) and press the 'Enter' key. This will start the scanning process. System File Checker will find the corrupt files on your system and replace them with the correct versions.
4. Close 'Command Prompt' by typing 'Exit' (without the quotes) and pressing the 'Enter' key.
5. Restart your computer to finish the troubleshooting steps.

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How to Delete a Winnt32 Dll

1. Click the 'Start' menu. Right-click on 'My Computer' and click 'Properties.'
2. Click the 'System Restore' tab. Click the box to 'Turn off System Restore.' Click 'Apply' and 'OK.'
3. Download 'SDFix.exe' (see Resources). Save the file on your computer and double-click the downloaded file to extract it into the 'C:\SDFix\' folder.
4. Restart your computer and tap the 'F8' key while it is booting up to enter the boot options menu. Highlight 'Safe Mode' using the directional keys on your keyboard and press the 'Enter' key.
5. Click the 'Start' menu and choose 'Run.' Type 'C:\SDFix\RunThis.bat' into the text area and click the 'OK' button.
6. Press the 'Y' key on your keyboard to proceed with the system scan. When the system scan is finished, press any key to restart your computer. After restarting, SDFix will load again and perform another system check. Press any key when the scan is finished to restart the computer again.
7. Click the 'Start' menu and choose 'My Computer.' Navigate to the 'C:\windows\system32' file folder and right-click on the 'Winnt32.dll' file, if present, and click 'Delete.' Click 'Yes' to confirm.

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How to Convert Visual Basic 6

1. Open Visual Basic Express or run Visual Basic though Visual Studio .NET. Click on 'Open Project.' Locate the Visual Basic 6.0 project file, which should have a suffix of vbp. Select the project.
2. The Visual Basic Upgrade Wizard will open, warning you that this is a Visual Basic 6.0 project needing an upgrade. Click 'Next' to continue. Select the default EXE type of project on the next screen and click on 'Next' to continue.
3. Choose a location for the converted project by accepting the suggested one or clicking on 'Browse' to select a different folder location. Click 'Next' and allow the wizard to create the directory and folder, then continue. The conversion may take some time depending on the complexity of the older program.
4. Review the _UpgradeReport.htm file, which lists results, including errors and warnings, when the upgrade finishes. Locate these problems in the code, which will have comments inserted beginning with 'Upgrade warning' followed by a description of the problem and a URL for helpful information.
5. Save the converted project, which will have a suffix of vbproj. Test it for functionality by pressing 'F5' to run the program.

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How to Read DLL Files

Instructions
1. Right-click on the DLL file located in the place you initially saved it.
2. Click on 'Open With.'
3. Select the 'Choose Default Program' option.
4. Click on the icon of the software you wish to use to open the file---Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9.0 or Resource Hacker.
5. Click on 'Browse' only if Windows does not display the application you wish to use. Search for it and then click on 'Open.'
6. Click on 'OK.' Your DLL file will open.

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How to fix a Microsoft Word MSO.DLL Error

1. Download Mso.dll onto your desktop from one of the many online dynamic link libraries at ll-download.net and afreedll.com.
2. Click 'Start' and 'Computer.'
3. Double-click 'C: Drive,' 'Windows' and 'System32.' The System32 folder opens.
4. Drag the Mso.dll file on your desktop into the System32 folder.
5. Click 'Start,' type 'cmd' into the search field and press 'Enter' to open the Command Prompt.
6. Type 'regsvr32 mso.dll' (without the quotation marks) into the Command Prompt and press 'Enter.'
7. Close the Command Prompt and restart your computer.

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Windows XP Won#039;t Update

1. Click 'Start,' then 'All Programs.'
2. Open the 'Accessories' folder, then select 'Notepad.'
3. Copy and paste the following into Notepad.regsvr32 /s wups.dllregsvr32 /s wups2.dllregsvr32 /s wuweb.dllregsvr32 /s wucltui.dllregsvr32 /s wuaueng1.dllregsvr32 /s wuaueng.dllregsvr32 /s wuapi.dllregsvr32 /s vbscript.dllregsvr32 /s sccrun.dllregsvr32 /s dispex.dllregsvr32 /s msscript.ocx
4. Click 'File,' then 'Save As.'
5. Change the location to 'Desktop.'
6. Change the 'Save as type' to 'All Files.'
7. Type 'UpdateFix.Cmd' in the 'File Name' box.
8. Click the 'Save' button.
9. Double click the file on your desktop. A command prompt (black box) will load on your screen and run these commands for you.
10. Perform an update by clicking on 'Start,' then 'All Programs,' and clicking 'Windows Update.' You can also perform an update by visiting the Windows update website (see Resources).

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