dll replacement problem 1

[lordhuh]

Hi i have a program that requires a newver version of a dll. i have the dll then company dosnt have a patch. but how would i replace it. it is in use by windows. on 9x this was no problem. just boot to dos replace and reboot. but nt dosnt have dos. and well of course it is formated ntfs so a win 9x boot disk dosnt work. any ideas? Karl Pietri
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[dm7941]

nt will allow you to rename files that are in use. Rename the dll, then copy the new one into its old spot. Reboot. you should be good to go!
David Moore
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[lordhuh]

unfortunatly nt still says dll is in use. oh well ill just install office 2000 (the correct fix for this email program). Karl Pietri
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[dm7941]

what is the .dll you are trying to replace? depending on the file, there may be other ways. . .
David Moore
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[lordhuh]

msvcrt.dll

aparently it comes with microsoft office 2000 i have the dll that will work with the program i am running i just cant get it in and i dont want to install office 2000. thanks for the help Karl Pietri
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[dm7941]

msvcrt.dll. . .I just used the rename/replace from a command prompt with windows running and using that file. Here is the procedure i used:

I put the new msvcrt.dll in the root of c:

from the c:\ prompt

cd\winnt\system32
ren msvcrt.dll oldmsvcrt.dll
copy c:\msvcrt.dll c:\winnt\system32

If THAT does not work, let me know what video card you are running. . .msvcrt is commonly replaced by video card driver installations.

David Moore
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