[RESOLVED] msnp32.dll, windows can't find it on startup

[Archangel_of_Underworld]

I installed windows 98se and first time it started up it could not find a file it was looking for. It popped up the cannot find "*.*" dialog box (I don't remember what file it couldn't find), but it did not have the browse button and I did not know the full path name for where the file was. It would startup and say that it could not find vnsetup.vxd, vredir.vxd, dfs.vxd, in a dos like screen. then after hitting enter 3 times windows would load up and say that it could not find dynamic link library: msnp32.dll . I pasted the 3 vxd files and the dll in C:\windows\system and that caused the three vxd file errors to go away. Now I am left with the dll error. I tried pasting the dll in every folder that it might need to be in. I tried searching the win.ini file for any path it might be looking for, but found nothing. I also searched the registry, which makes lots of references to the file, but I could not find any paths it was looking in. Can anyone help me? any ideas at all?

[Backspace]

I would start by going into your network properties and removing microsoft networking and all, rebooting and reinstalling them, as those file errors at bootup are networking files.

[sdrawkcab]

I think the msnp file needs to go in the Microsoft Network folder, but an easier way to fix would be the other suggestion to just remove and reinstall all networking components (DUN, all services and protocols and adapters)

[Archangel_of_Underworld]

The removal and reinstall worked. thanks a lot.