"Run Dll as an App" Error in "Add or Remove Programs"

[Steven Shelton]

I'm running XP Home, and I wanted to get rid of an
application I was running so I could install an updated
version, so I went to the control panels and launched
the "Add or Remove Programs" utility. Selecting "Change
or Remove Programs" basically did nothing; the pane where
the installed programs are supposed to be listed remained
empty, and when I went to "Add New Programs", I got a
message that "Run DLL as an App has encountered a problem
and needs to close."

This is very frustrating because I am now unable to
uninstall anything that doesn't come with its own
uninstaller (which all apps should, but that's beside the
point.)

Unfortunately, this on a laptop that came with the OS
installed, so the only XP disks I have are the ones
embedded in the system restore disks that will restore my
hard drive to its default configuration (i.e., reformat
it and start over). Any ideas?

 

[Steven Shelton]

Same guy who posted above. I should mention that
restoring to previous restore points doesn't solve the
problem; I went all the way back to May.

 

[Guest]

I am having the exact problem and nothing seems to help. Any further
suggestions?

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[Guest]

I am experiencing the same problem, have tried everything in sight and can't
seem to resolve the issue. Any other suggestions?

 

[Guest]

I am having the same issues. Have tried everything including expensive DLL
check software to no avail,

Any suggestions?