 Number 205 - June 2000 |
| Never A DLL Moment1 | |
| from BECS Computing Notes, November 1999 | |
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One of the more common
causes of Windows crashes are the DLL type files. The dynamic link
libraries (DLL) are small programs used by Windows applications. The
ones that cause problems are those used by several programs. The problem
appears when you load a program that insists on loading its version of a
DLL that may actually be a older version than what is already on your
computer. The new program may work fine, but other applications that use
the same DLL crash. One cure for this problem is to use the FIND
program to locate all DLL files on your computer. When you find
duplicates rename the older
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version and then try to run the affected
program, forcing it to use the newer version. If this works, then you
can delete the older version. If you want a little easier way to do
this, there is a program called DLLChecker which will assist you in cleaning up your DLL environment. You can download [a shareware trial version 1.0.5] from www.VB2Java.com. [The full registered version is $25.]
1 See also the more detailed, related article |
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