Kernal?

[carlos]

This is a relativly easy thing to accomplish, it is
obvious that you have what us in the computer industry
called a Corrupt Critical Link or 'CCL', your Start
menu .dll is corrupt and needs to be replaced, any files
that are corrupt can be fixed by either using an FDISK
command or by reinstalling Windows. The easiest and most
full proof way of doing this is by reformating your hard
drive, find out more about that here:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q255/8/67
..ASP

PS. In case you did not know, a .dll stands for Decisive
Librarian Link, it is a way for Windows to find out the
exact location for every file, and link to it easily.

It also sounds like you need some help with computing and
you should take some kind of training course, don't pay
over 95US for three hours though, I do unofficial home
tutoring for that price so anything else is a rip off.

 

[Matthew Shaw]

Firstly, there is no problem with this start menu .dll you speak of, the
instructions Larry has recieved/read ect. are for a different OS, Linux, you
have probably read something from alt.os.linux or an equivalent. The windows
kernal cannot be compiled this way. Secondly, there is no reason to reformat
the computer, there is nothing wrong (from this 'problem' that is) with any
..dll's.

Also, .dll does not stand for Decisive Librarian Link (to the best of my
Windows knowledge at least), it stands for Dynamically Linked Library and is
basically designed so that different programs can share similar routines, to
cut down on individual coding ect. The FOLDOC library of computing terms has
an excellent resource,
http://foldoc.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/foldoc.cgi?Dynamically+Linked+Library

Hope this helps


Matthew Shaw
PS. I've also never heard of a Corrupt Critical Link in Windows, could you
perhaps point me to a source that provides more information?

 

[CZ]

PS. In case you did not know, a .dll stands for Decisive
Librarian Link, it is a way for Windows to find out the
exact location for every file, and link to it easily
Carlos:

Not exactly:
DLL: a dynamic link library (DLL) is a collection of small programs, any of
which can be called when needed by a larger program that is running in the
computer

 

[carlos]

I don't think you know a lot about computers, DLL does
NOT stand for dynamic link library (or dynamically linked
library,Matthew) but that is alright. Those who do know
about computers should not attack people who don't and
vice versa. I took offense especially to Matthew's
comments - don't try to blame your lack of computing
knowlege on me and don't try to mislead the original
poster (Larry) either, by posting false information you
might stop him from solving his problems.

 

[Wislu Plethora]

-----Original Message-----
I don't think you know a lot about computers, DLL does
NOT stand for dynamic link library (or dynamically linked
library,Matthew) but that is alright. Those who do know
about computers should not attack people who don't and
vice versa. I took offense especially to Matthew's
comments - don't try to blame your lack of computing
knowlege on me and don't try to mislead the original
poster (Larry) either, by posting false information you
might stop him from solving his problems.

Carlos is a jerk or an idiot, or both. DLL does indeed
stand for "Dynamic Link Library." A .dll file contains
executable code that can only be "called" or executed by
another executable (.exe, e.g.) program. Back in the day,
before there were disk drives, it was necessary to load
the entirety of a program into RAM all at once. This
naturally limited the size and complexity of programs.
With the advent of disk drives, operating systems were
designed to make use of the extra capacity. Thus the term
DOS came into being--Disk Operating System. Time marches
on, and computer programs did not stop becoming more
complex and lengthy. The .dll file allows for executable
code to be stored and called into RAM only when it is
needed. Programs may also be structured so that they can
share DLLs that perform functions common to more than one
program, thus saving expense and program development time.

 

[CZ]

I don't think you know a lot about computers, DLL does
NOT stand for dynamic link library (or dynamically linked
library,Matthew) but that is alright. Those who do know
about computers should not attack people who don't and
vice versa. I took offense especially to Matthew's
comments - don't try to blame your lack of computing
knowledge on me and don't try to mislead the original
poster (Larry) either, by posting false information you
might stop him from solving his problems.

Carlos:

No offense was intended on my part.
If my comment was incorrect, I would appreciate any references you may have.

References for my comment:
http://www.webopaedia.com/TERM/D/DLL.html

http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm?term=DLL&x=18&y=14

http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid1_gci213902,00.html

 

[Ron Martell]

I don't think you know a lot about computers, DLL does
NOT stand for dynamic link library (or dynamically linked
library,Matthew) but that is alright. Those who do know
about computers should not attack people who don't and
vice versa. I took offense especially to Matthew's
comments - don't try to blame your lack of computing
knowlege on me and don't try to mislead the original
poster (Larry) either, by posting false information you
might stop him from solving his problems.

You are the one who is wrong.

A .DLL file in Windows is a "Dynamic Link Libarary" file. Period.

Definition and Explanation of a .DLL file
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 87934
http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=87934

"A dynamic-link library (DLL) file is an executable file that allows
programs to share code and other resources necessary to perform
particular tasks."


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."