dll problem

[Mark]

Running XP Home. I recently installed Encarta Ref.
Library 2004DVD to my HD, over the top of the 2003
version (it said it was ok to do that) and it went
through deleting various files from the 2003 version and
installed fine. However, I think it may have deleted
some dll files as well. My Retrospect software for my
external hard drive suddenly wouldn't start and said it
was missing msvcr70.dll. So I downloaded it off the net
and put it in my c:\windows\system32 folder and that got
that program running. Yesterday I tried to download an
audiobook using Audible Manager (a program from
www.audible.com that facilitates the downloading of audio
books) and suddenly it said I was missing msvci70.dll, so
I downloaded and installed it, then it said i was missing
mfc70.dll, so I downloaded and copied it to the system32
directory and then tried again and this time it just
gives me an error, saying it can't initialize the
program. Any idea what I might do or is it just best to
reinstall the Audible Manager program? (will that cure
it?).

Thanks,
Mark

 

[Mark Holmes]

Well, I discovered my problem. I checked the properties of the
mfc70.dll file and noticed that it had no version tab, whereas the
other dll files did have. Thought that was odd, so went and checked
that dll on my wife's laptop and hers did have a version tab, so even
though mine had the correct date and correct number of bytes, I copied
over to my system anyway and voila! Success! I consider myself quite
lucky to have figured that one out!

Mark