Missing Mailnews.dll in Win 95 op system

[John Cochran]

When on a web site and trying to click on link to request
email info I get the Error message "Rundll" "Error loading
c:\windows\system\mailnews.dll - The system cannot find
the file specified".

I have checked the pc and sure enough the file doesn't
exist.

How can I rectify the problem?. Where can I install the
missing file from?.

Any help appreciated.

Thanks

John

[cquirke]

On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 08:02:30 -0700, "John Cochran"

>When on a web site and trying to click on link to request
>email info I get the Error message "Rundll" "Error loading
>c:\windows\system\mailnews.dll - The system cannot find
>the file specified".

>How can I rectify the problem?. Where can I install the
>missing file from?.

If Win95, you'd likely be using IE 3.xx (which ships with MS Mail and
MS News) or a newer IE / OE installed over this. Outlook Express
replaces MS Mail and MS News destructively, converting data forwards
to OE without any way back.

As http://users.iafrica.com/c/cq/cquirke/c/cq/cquirke/mimehole.htm
risk applies to so many IE versions, your best fix (once you've done
"the prelim") would be to upgrade IE and OE to something that is OK
for the above - recommend IE 5.5 SP2, as IE 6 won't install on Win95.

If still on IE 3.xx and that .DLL spontaneously vanished (why?), then
the upgrade will fix. If already upgraded beyond IE 3.xx but short of
safety, that process may have botched the .DLL and is in any case
unsafe for use, so you'd want to upgrade to safety anyway.

What is "the prelim" mentioned above? Making sure that:
- your PC's hardware is safe to install new sware on
- RAM OK
- file system OK
- HD physically OK
- enough free space
- your PC is free of active malware
- formal virus scan

See http://users.iafrica.com/c/cq/cquirke/c/cq/cquirke/bthink.htm
about these "before you think..." steps, and how to do a formal virus
check: http://users.iafrica.com/c/cq/cquirke/c/cq/cquirke/virtest.htm

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[Tanya]

cquirke wrote:

> On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 08:02:30 -0700, "John Cochran"
>
> >When on a web site and trying to click on link to request
> >email info I get the Error message "Rundll" "Error loading
> >c:\windows\system\mailnews.dll - The system cannot find
> >the file specified".
>
> >How can I rectify the problem?. Where can I install the
> >missing file from?.
>
> If Win95, you'd likely be using IE 3.xx (which ships with MS Mail and
> MS News) or a newer IE / OE installed over this. Outlook Express
> replaces MS Mail and MS News destructively, converting data forwards
> to OE without any way back.
>
> As http://users.iafrica.com/c/cq/cquirke/c/cq/cquirke/mimehole.htm

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The requested URL /c/cq/cquirke/c/cq/cquirke/mimehole.htm was not found on
this server.
:-)

>
> risk applies to so many IE versions, your best fix (once you've done
> "the prelim") would be to upgrade IE and OE to something that is OK
> for the above - recommend IE 5.5 SP2, as IE 6 won't install on Win95.
>
> If still on IE 3.xx and that .DLL spontaneously vanished (why?), then
> the upgrade will fix. If already upgraded beyond IE 3.xx but short of
> safety, that process may have botched the .DLL and is in any case
> unsafe for use, so you'd want to upgrade to safety anyway.
>
> What is "the prelim" mentioned above? Making sure that:
> - your PC's hardware is safe to install new sware on
> - RAM OK
> - file system OK
> - HD physically OK
> - enough free space
> - your PC is free of active malware
> - formal virus scan
>
> See http://users.iafrica.com/c/cq/cquirke/c/cq/cquirke/bthink.htm
> about these "before you think..." steps, and how to do a formal virus
> check: http://users.iafrica.com/c/cq/cquirke/c/cq/cquirke/virtest.htm

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Not Found

The requested URL /c/cq/cquirke/c/cq/cquirke/mimehole.htm was not found on
this server.
:-)