How to delete or replace .dll files win2000 is using

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I have windows 2000 and i'm having problems with dll files.
I tried to install a program but there was error telling
something like: sethandlecontext was not found on kernel32.
dll. How can i fix this problem? I found sites that suggest
of deleting files like winsock.dll & wsock32.dll and few
others, but when i try to delete them I get an error
message that says can't delete, because windows is using
this file. Is there anything I can do to delete, or replace
these .dll files? I also found out that this whole
kernel32.dll problem is because the program is designed for
win98 or something, but some people seem to have solved the
problem, but how they do it? I hope someone can help me out
with this issue, because it's very important.. thanks. (I'm
terribly sorry that the errormessages are so unaccurate,
but I have Finnish version of Win2000)
 
I tried to install a program but there was error telling
something like: sethandlecontext was not found on kernel32.
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I can't find any references to SetHandleContext in the SDK. However, a
dump on a Windows 98 kernel32 did yeld a SetHandleContext, export ord 0721.
It does not appear to be documented.

On NT, this function has gone and only 'SetHandleCount' and
'SetHandleInformation' survived.
I found sites that suggest
of deleting files like winsock.dll & wsock32.dll and few
others, but when i try to delete them I get an error
message that says can't delete, because windows is using
this file.
Click to expand...

I'm not sure you want to delete those, even if you could. Deleting the
file isn't much but WFP will probably replace them. Hopefully, otherwise you
might render your network dead. Winsock DLLs interface applications to the
network layer and deleting those is bound to be painful.

You could be looking at getting a Windows 98 Kernel32.dll and copying it
into the directory in which the application is running. It will probably go
bananas, but you could try.
Is there anything I can do to delete, or replace
these .dll files? I also found out that this whole
kernel32.dll problem is because the program is designed for
win98 or something, but some people seem to have solved the
problem, but how they do it?
Click to expand...

If it is, it might want a older version of WinSock, even though these are
sort backwards compatible. You could try to downgrade Winsock, if such a
downgrade is possible. I fail to see how this would help the missing export.
but I have Finnish version of Win2000
Click to expand...

The SetHandleContext is language independent as noone need to see exports
from a library. Only the format of the message is relative. You can safely
look over the net for "SetHandleContext missing"

Doing a search myself I found that:

"games and some network
applications written for Win98 will also return it if they came bundled with
an older version of Winsock.DLL.

The solution is usually to find an upgraded version of the program that is
written to run on Win2K as well as Win98, or to replace the offending .DLL,
making the function call with one that works with Win2K APIs"

It means you should replace the dll that calls the function, not the
winsock DLL. If the application came with its OWN winsock library and copied
it in its directory, it's using functions no longer available. If there
isn't an upgrade form the manufacturer. try to remove the application DLLs,
forcing it to use the system's WinSock API, whick is maintaining
compatibility.

To delete one of these just make sure the program or any of its parts
isn't running and delete them. If they still linger, try to use MS's
InUse.exe to delete them or get a tool like MoveEx.
 
I tried to install a program but there was error telling
something like: sethandlecontext was not found on kernel32.
Click to expand...

I can't find any references to SetHandleContext in the SDK. However, a
dump on a Windows 98 kernel32 did yeld a SetHandleContext, export ord 0721.
It does not appear to be documented.

On NT, this function has gone and only 'SetHandleCount' and
'SetHandleInformation' survived.
I found sites that suggest
of deleting files like winsock.dll & wsock32.dll and few
others, but when i try to delete them I get an error
message that says can't delete, because windows is using
this file.
Click to expand...

I'm not sure you want to delete those, even if you could. Deleting the
file isn't much but WFP will probably replace them. Hopefully, otherwise you
might render your network dead. Winsock DLLs interface applications to the
network layer and deleting those is bound to be painful.

You could be looking at getting a Windows 98 Kernel32.dll and copying it
into the directory in which the application is running. It will probably go
bananas, but you could try.
Is there anything I can do to delete, or replace
these .dll files? I also found out that this whole
kernel32.dll problem is because the program is designed for
win98 or something, but some people seem to have solved the
problem, but how they do it?
Click to expand...

If it is, it might want a older version of WinSock, even though these are
sort backwards compatible. You could try to downgrade Winsock, if such a
downgrade is possible. I fail to see how this would help the missing export.
but I have Finnish version of Win2000
Click to expand...

The SetHandleContext is language independent as noone need to see exports
from a library. Only the format of the message is relative. You can safely
look over the net for "SetHandleContext missing"

Doing a search myself I found that:

"games and some network
applications written for Win98 will also return it if they came bundled with
an older version of Winsock.DLL.

The solution is usually to find an upgraded version of the program that is
written to run on Win2K as well as Win98, or to replace the offending .DLL,
making the function call with one that works with Win2K APIs"

It means you should replace the dll that calls the function, not the
winsock DLL. If the application came with its OWN winsock library and copied
it in its directory, it's using functions no longer available. If there
isn't an upgrade form the manufacturer. try to remove the application DLLs,
forcing it to use the system's WinSock API, whick is maintaining
compatibility.

To delete one of these just make sure the program or any of its parts
isn't running and delete them. If they still linger, try to use MS's
InUse.exe to delete them or get a tool like MoveEx.
 
helpless said:
I have windows 2000 and i'm having problems with dll files.
I tried to install a program but there was error telling
something like: sethandlecontext was not found on kernel32.
dll. How can i fix this problem? I found sites that suggest
of deleting files like winsock.dll & wsock32.dll and few
others, but when i try to delete them I get an error
message that says can't delete, because windows is using
this file. Is there anything I can do to delete, or replace
these .dll files? I also found out that this whole
kernel32.dll problem is because the program is designed for
win98 or something, but some people seem to have solved the
problem, but how they do it? I hope someone can help me out
with this issue, because it's very important.. thanks. (I'm
terribly sorry that the errormessages are so unaccurate,
but I have Finnish version of Win2000)
Click to expand...

There is a Microsoft tool called "inuse.exe" for replacing files that
are in use. Follow this link for more details:
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=inuse.exe

I have no suggestions for the other issue.

Roger
 
helpless said:
I have windows 2000 and i'm having problems with dll files.
I tried to install a program but there was error telling
something like: sethandlecontext was not found on kernel32.
dll. How can i fix this problem? I found sites that suggest
of deleting files like winsock.dll & wsock32.dll and few
others, but when i try to delete them I get an error
message that says can't delete, because windows is using
this file. Is there anything I can do to delete, or replace
these .dll files? I also found out that this whole
kernel32.dll problem is because the program is designed for
win98 or something, but some people seem to have solved the
problem, but how they do it? I hope someone can help me out
with this issue, because it's very important.. thanks. (I'm
terribly sorry that the errormessages are so unaccurate,
but I have Finnish version of Win2000)
Click to expand...

There is a Microsoft tool called "inuse.exe" for replacing files that
are in use. Follow this link for more details:
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=inuse.exe

I have no suggestions for the other issue.

Roger
 
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