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Jandy,
It means the application you are trying to run cannot find the
shell.dll application extension for it. Somehow or other that dll got
eliminated.
TonySper

what does error message "cannot find shell.dll" mean?
 
Hi,

It means the file is either missing or damaged. You should find it in the
C:\Windows\system32 directory. Even if it's there, you may want to replace
it with a backup from the dllcache folder.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
where do I find the dllcache folder

Rick "Nutcase" Rogers said:
Hi,

It means the file is either missing or damaged. You should find it in the
C:\Windows\system32 directory. Even if it's there, you may want to replace
it with a backup from the dllcache folder.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
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C:\Windows\system32\dllcache - this is the folder used for system file
protection, it contains a backup of the original file to be used in case of
deletion or corruption.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
Hi,

Go to the Control Panel/Folder Options, and on the View tab, set the options
so you can see hidden and system files. Specifically:

Enable (check) "Display the contents of system folders"
Enable (check) "Show hidden files and folders"
Disable (uncheck): "Hide protected operating system files (recommended)"

I also recommend that you disable (uncheck) "hide extensions for known file
types". Then, double-click "My Computer", "C:\",Windows,System32, and then
dllcache. Locate shell.dll, right-click it and select copy. Then go up one
folder level to get back to the system32 folder. Click edit/paste and agree
to the warning about overwriting an existing file.

Or, click start/run and type cmd. From the prompt, run:

copy C:\Windows\system32\dllcache\shell.dll C:\Windows\system32

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
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