A DLL (Dynamic Link Library) is
a small application (or sometimes a group of them) that is called on by a larger application to provide a service or set of instructions. DLL's may reside within the Windows
Operating System itself or within Windows applications. The DLL is designed to save space by placing commonly used routines in a DLL file, rather than placing copies of all of the routines in each individual program. If your Windows applications and/or programs are missing the correct DLL files, you've probably been faced with either a reinstallation of your software or a non-working application.
DLL errors can occur for many reasons. The most common is that while deleting an unused program from your
Windows system, you may delete a 'shared' DLL file used by another program installed on your system. Once this program is called upon by Windows, it will get stuck when it cannot find the DLL file necessary to use the program, resulting in an error message. Other reasons could be:
Faulty program updates
Incomplete uninstallations
Unsuccessful reinstallations
Accidental deletion
Accidentally moved and Windows cannot find the file
File has become corrupt for no apparent reason
File is out of date
This DLL download page contains links to many common and not so common DLL files. Most of the files are in Zip file format. Using
WinZip or similar, most users will simply have to unzip the DLL file they are missing into their Windows System directory to restore program functions. For most machines, the location of the System directory is:
Windows 95/98/ME:
C:\Windows\System
Windows NT/2000:
C:\WINNT\System32
Windows XP:
C:\Windows\System32
After copying the selected file to the Windows System directory, it may be necessary for you to register the file. You can use the Regsvr32 tool (Regsvr32.exe) to register and unregister object linking and embedding (OLE) controls such as dynamic-link library (DLL) or ActiveX Controls (OCX) files that are self-registerable. This may be necessary to troubleshoot some issues with Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, or other programs. Here's how:
Go to Start>> Run.
Type in: cmd (or command) [Enter]
You will now be in the DOS command prompt screen:
To install/register the file type in: regsvr32 file.dll or regsvr32 file.ax (where 'file' is your file name) [Enter]
To uninstall the files type in: regsvr32 -u file.dll or regsvr32 -u file.ax (where 'file' is your file name) [Enter]
A message should be displayed confirming that you've successfully registered or unregistered the file.
Disclaimer: Although the files listed are presumed to be harmless, as with any software or files downloaded off of the Internet, it is advisable to scan with a good anti-virus application prior to installing. 5 Star Support cannot be held responsible for any damage to hardware or software resulting from the downloading of any DLL files. See
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