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[Guest]

Hay guys i have a problem. Im not sure what has caused this. I did download a
few bits of freeware which didnt seem to have any viruses. I have Antivirus
and spy blocking software all set up. Im running on windows XP. I am having
problems getting certain bits of software to run, such as msn messenger (The
ordinal 176 could not be located in the dynamic link library OLEAUT32.dll),
windows media player (same as before), my broadband medic (The ordinal 313
could not be located in the dynamic link library OLEAUT32.dll) and when i
restart it mentions something about and .dll file. There may be other things
not working but im sure its all caused by one problem. Im not very advanced
at these things could anyone give me an idea what could fix this. Thanks
alot. Liam

 

[MikeP]

Try a system restore point prior to those "few bits of freeware".

 

[Jim Macklin]

You poor thing, life is so unfair. You were forced to
download freeware that seemed so safe and useful. But you
can't remember what it was or else you would have told us.
But you do have out sympathy. Those evil people at
Microsoft and Intel have conspired to sell you computers and
software that allows you to muck things up. It isn't your
fault, now go vote for Kerry, that won't be your fault
either.

Care to try again, with some useful info.


--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.


| Hay guys i have a problem. Im not sure what has caused
this. I did download a
| few bits of freeware which didnt seem to have any viruses.
I have Antivirus
| and spy blocking software all set up. Im running on
windows XP. I am having
| problems getting certain bits of software to run, such as
msn messenger (The
| ordinal 176 could not be located in the dynamic link
library OLEAUT32.dll),
| windows media player (same as before), my broadband medic
(The ordinal 313
| could not be located in the dynamic link library
OLEAUT32.dll) and when i
| restart it mentions something about and .dll file. There
may be other things
| not working but im sure its all caused by one problem. Im
not very advanced
| at these things could anyone give me an idea what could
fix this. Thanks
| alot. Liam
|

 

[Rock]

Hay guys i have a problem. Im not sure what has caused this. I did download a
few bits of freeware which didnt seem to have any viruses. I have Antivirus
and spy blocking software all set up. Im running on windows XP. I am having
problems getting certain bits of software to run, such as msn messenger (The
ordinal 176 could not be located in the dynamic link library OLEAUT32.dll),
windows media player (same as before), my broadband medic (The ordinal 313
could not be located in the dynamic link library OLEAUT32.dll) and when i
restart it mentions something about and .dll file. There may be other things
not working but im sure its all caused by one problem. Im not very advanced
at these things could anyone give me an idea what could fix this. Thanks
alot. Liam

Knowing what the .dll file error message is would help.

Run these programs to check for spyware/malware. After installing
update them, then boot into safe mode and run them. You should update
and run them weekly.

Cwshredder
http://aumha.org/freeware/freeware.php#cwshred

Ad-aware SE
http://www.lavasoftusa.com

Spybot Search and Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org

Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner
http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10247783.html

Pest Patrol Free Pest Scanner
http://www.pestscan.com/ScanOrTrial.asp

If you’re still having problems after running these then run HijackThis
and post the log to one of the specialty forums, _NOT_ this one.

HijackThis
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155

Forums to Interpret HijackThis Logs:

http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30
http://forums.tomcoyote.org/
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/

After your system is clean use these programs to help keep it clean:

Spywareblaster
www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html

Spywareguard
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sgdownload.html

IE-SPYAD
http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/resource.htm

 

[Rick]

Sounds like you have an outdated version of oleaut32.dll. Try downloading
another version of it:
http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?oleaut32

 

[Guest]

Hey thanks for the idea. Just tried to do a system restore to 4 different
days and it is'nt able to do it. Just saying it was unable to restor eto this
point.

Thanks.
Liam

 

[Guest]

Ok someone has some issues.. Still not moved out your mums place, no, thought
so. All i asked was for some help and your reply was just rude condesending.
Im not an expert on pc's and i was looking for some friendly advice from
people who are blessed with the expert knowledge of pc's. Thanks. Liam

 

[Guest]

The .dll message at statup is "The ordinal 314 could not be located in the
dynamic library OLEAUT32.DLL". This is probably just somthing that starts up
when windows up.

 

[Jim Macklin]

You lack a sense of humor. By your own statement, you
installed software that was unknown, then you blamed
Microsoft for problems you created. If you would bother to
say what programs you downloaded and installed and what you
did with those programs [settings, etc.] and what problems
you encountered you might get a useful and not a gentle
wrist slap. But as long as you think that you are not
responsible for the problem, you'll have to suffer some
cutting humor.

BTW, who said anything about my long dead mother and father,
or my 35 years of marriage.


--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.


| Ok someone has some issues.. Still not moved out your mums
place, no, thought
| so. All i asked was for some help and your reply was just
rude condesending.
| Im not an expert on pc's and i was looking for some
friendly advice from
| people who are blessed with the expert knowledge of pc's.
Thanks. Liam
|
|
| "Jim Macklin" wrote:
|
| > You poor thing, life is so unfair. You were forced to
| > download freeware that seemed so safe and useful. But
you
| > can't remember what it was or else you would have told
us.
| > But you do have out sympathy. Those evil people at
| > Microsoft and Intel have conspired to sell you computers
and
| > software that allows you to muck things up. It isn't
your
| > fault, now go vote for Kerry, that won't be your fault
| > either.
| >
| > Care to try again, with some useful info.
| >
| >
| > --
| > The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
| > But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
| >
| >
| >
| > | Hay guys i have a problem. Im not sure what has caused
| > this. I did download a
| > | few bits of freeware which didnt seem to have any
viruses.
| > I have Antivirus
| > | and spy blocking software all set up. Im running on
| > windows XP. I am having
| > | problems getting certain bits of software to run, such
as
| > msn messenger (The
| > | ordinal 176 could not be located in the dynamic link
| > library OLEAUT32.dll),
| > | windows media player (same as before), my broadband
medic
| > (The ordinal 313
| > | could not be located in the dynamic link library
| > OLEAUT32.dll) and when i
| > | restart it mentions something about and .dll file.
There
| > may be other things
| > | not working but im sure its all caused by one problem.
Im
| > not very advanced
| > | at these things could anyone give me an idea what
could
| > fix this. Thanks
| > | alot. Liam
| > |
| >
| >
| >