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Unable to Replace (or Copy) .DLL files while installing Express for Windows™
 

An error occurred during Express installation that stated the install program could not replace a .DLL file.
 

Unable to Replace DLL File:

• Make note of the .DLL file that Express could not replace or load.

• Cancel the install and close Windows® completely. 

• Restart Windows and open a DOS window. 

• Rename the specific .DLL file. 

  • For example: If the file that could not be replaced was COMMDLG.DLL, rename COMMDLG.DLL to COMMDLG.OLD. The file should be located in the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.

• Reinstall Express for Windows.

Unable to Copy DLL File:

When the installation is unable to copy (not replace) a DLL file in version 2.20b or earlier, the following procedure may be used to manually copy the compressed file from the iiX diskette to the drive:

• Locate the compressed copy of the file on the installation diskette (on disk 1 or disk 3). The compressed copies of .DLL files can be recognized by the extension .DL_

• Copy the file to the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory and expand it using the DOS expand function - EXPAND.EXE. ( On Windows 95 systems, EXPAND.EXE is not present unless they have loaded the supplementary DOS functions from the Windows 95 installation CD. There are instruction on Microsoft Technet for this. )

• Restart Windows or Windows 95 and begin the installation again. 

Please note: Express versions 2.30 and later do not have the individual compressed files on the diskettes. If a system is unable to load a particular DLL file, you might try the installation on another system and then copy the DLL file onto a disk and then copy it onto the problem PC.  Otherwise, send a new copy of the software.
 

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