dll hell and Actinic

[GFK]

Have installed Actinic Catalog V5 on a clean instal of Windows 98, MDAC and JET utilities all loaded cleanly, but on startup get
"The CATALOG.EXE file is linked to missing expert MFC42.DLL:6656"

Things tried so far:

Copy of new mfc42.dll from original Win 98 install disc using sfc utility - no good

Uninstalled / reinstalled v.5, same results on trying

Copy of new mfc42.dll from original Win 98 install disc cut and paste - no good

Uninstalled / reinstalled v.5, same results on trying

Rebuilt Win98 from reformatted HD, with only basic drivers to check no s/w conflict - same result as above

Reload of Win 98 with same disc as used on different machine running this copy of v.5, cut and paste mfc42.dll across from there - got illegal operation message and app. closed down

Now at a total loss - any ideas anyone? I have loaded and used V.5 about 10 or 12 times for clients in the past and never hadc a problem before:confused!

[Nadeem]

Hi there

You could try the following:

1. Booting into Safe mode of Windows
2. Once you are in Safe mode, do a search for all mfc42.dll
3. If you have more than 2 then this is the cause of the problem, simply delete them all.
4. Go to "Start | Run" and type in SFC, place the mfc42.dll file within c:\windows\system

Once this is done, simply shutdown and reboot back into normal windows.

You should have only one file of mfc42.dll within windows and all other programs can link into it.

Try this and see what happens.
Kind Regards

[GFK]

Hi Nadeem

Ok, I'll try that. Thanks for the suggestion.
Any ideas why I should get multiple copies of the .dll?

[Jan]

When you install software that dll is occasionally installed, so something may have installed a different version of it (probably older).

I have 9 of them on my machine, with at least three different versions, mine works because they have been installed in the correct place (which is local to the software that needs them).

Regards

[Nadeem]

Hi Graeme

Any ideas why I should get multiple copies of the .dll?

Normally if you install different programs (ie Paint Shop pro), they each include their own mfc42.dll, and install it within the programs files folder

I have found out that if there is multiple version of mfc42.dll, then windows will give you an error message.

Here is some information: Microsoft Technet Information (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3ben-us%3b184799)

Kind Regards

[GFK]

mmm, this was a clean install of Win 98, with no other s/w, even third party drivers, but I have got three incidences of mfc42.dll - deleted the lot, and am following yr recommendation.
Keep you posted.
Thanks all, for your assistance - greatly appreciated.