ATL.DLL warning..please help

[Terry]

Unable to say how it started but this annoying warning box appears on my
desktop on completion of startup:
"Can not run Unicode of ATL.DLL on Windows 95,Please install correct
version."

1) I am running winxp pro!
2) Recent installations are...MSN messenger, and AOL...& reinstall of my BT
Broadband....
3) I have searched GOOGLE but out of many suggestions none are a help to my
specific problem.
4) I do not run any Visual Studio or similar.
5) In my Win\Syst & Win\Syst32 folders I have several enrties relating to
different applications.
6 ) There is a file named "ATL.ZIP" in my Win\Syst folder.???
7) I have run my spyware and anti-virus programs...still the same after.

I am still able to run all my programs by ignoring the above warning box or
just clicking ok button to clear.
I wish to know how to get rid of it please.

TIA

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Sounds like one of the programs tried to install an older version of that
file. Disable any newly installed programs one at a time, rebooting in
between, to see which one is calling that file (I would start with any AOL
software). You may need to expand a new copy from the
C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles folder to the \System32 folder to fix this.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Terry]

Rick


Thanks for early reply for help...I did manage to stop the error msg...all
based around re-installing my BT Voyager 105 modem (broadband)...cannot
explain how tho'!!!!

Terry