PLEASE! I'M DESPERATE!!

[JJ]

I have posted this question and asked around ALL day. I can't believe there
isn't some smart computer person out there who can figures this out.
Interestingly enough, I have seen this same problem posted out there and no
one responded to those people either.

Here it is again:
I am trying to load my lotus 123 program and keep getting two errors:
1. "cannot find commdlg.dll"
2. "cannot find c:\lotsuite\smartctr\smartctr.exe
However, when I run a search of the hard drive, I do see the commdlg.dll in
a few directories (system, system32, smartsuit)

I also see the smartctr.exe file in the c:\lotsuite\smartctr directory.
Why is it telling me these files cannot be found?? And why can't I run
lotus??
Help!!!

 

[Gordon]

In

I have posted this question and asked around ALL day. I can't
believe there isn't some smart computer person out there who can
figures this out. Interestingly enough, I have seen this same problem
posted out there and no one responded to those people either.

Here it is again:
I am trying to load my lotus 123 program and keep getting two errors:
1. "cannot find commdlg.dll"
2. "cannot find c:\lotsuite\smartctr\smartctr.exe
However, when I run a search of the hard drive, I do see the
commdlg.dll in a few directories (system, system32, smartsuit)

I also see the smartctr.exe file in the c:\lotsuite\smartctr
directory.
Why is it telling me these files cannot be found?? And why can't I run
lotus??
Help!!!

What version of Lotus (or Smartsuite) are you trying to install/load?

 

[Jim Macklin]

You might have better luck on a Lotus newsgroup.

Have you tried Google?

Your path is obvious wrong for an install, it is looking on
the C: drive. This might be because you have an upgrade CD
and do not have the program already installed.


| I have posted this question and asked around ALL day. I
can't believe there
| isn't some smart computer person out there who can figures
this out.
| Interestingly enough, I have seen this same problem posted
out there and no
| one responded to those people either.
|
| Here it is again:
| I am trying to load my lotus 123 program and keep getting
two errors:
| 1. "cannot find commdlg.dll"
| 2. "cannot find c:\lotsuite\smartctr\smartctr.exe
| However, when I run a search of the hard drive, I do see
the commdlg.dll in
| a few directories (system, system32, smartsuit)
|
| I also see the smartctr.exe file in the
c:\lotsuite\smartctr directory.
| Why is it telling me these files cannot be found?? And why
can't I run
| lotus??
| Help!!!
|
|
|

 

[Gordon]

In

You might have better luck on a Lotus newsgroup.

there aren't any - there ARE forums on the Lotus website however......

 

[Jim Macklin]

Another thought, you might have an OEM version and it is
looking for a file placed on the computer by the computer
OEM.



in message | You might have better luck on a Lotus newsgroup.
|
| Have you tried Google?
|
| Your path is obvious wrong for an install, it is looking
on
| the C: drive. This might be because you have an upgrade
CD
| and do not have the program already installed.
|
|
| | | I have posted this question and asked around ALL day. I
| can't believe there
| | isn't some smart computer person out there who can
figures
| this out.
| | Interestingly enough, I have seen this same problem
posted
| out there and no
| | one responded to those people either.
| |
| | Here it is again:
| | I am trying to load my lotus 123 program and keep
getting
| two errors:
| | 1. "cannot find commdlg.dll"
| | 2. "cannot find c:\lotsuite\smartctr\smartctr.exe
| | However, when I run a search of the hard drive, I do
see
| the commdlg.dll in
| | a few directories (system, system32, smartsuit)
| |
| | I also see the smartctr.exe file in the
| c:\lotsuite\smartctr directory.
| | Why is it telling me these files cannot be found?? And
why
| can't I run
| | lotus??
| | Help!!!
| |
| |
| |
|
|

 

[Adam Turner]

Try using the compatibility wizard incorporated into WindowsXP and install it in a Windows98 environment. It might not like the XP environment.

Isn't Lotus123 an old spreadsheet application?

 

[Stephen Hartley]

Why are you so desparate to use an antiquated (albeit very functional)
application?

I suspect that you are not so desparate to pay for help?

If you are prepared to pay for help, buy an crossgrade version of Excel?

Stephen

 

[Rob Schneider]

I suspect this error coming from and not Lotus. commdlg.dll is "common
dialog" and holds all the common dialog screens, e.g. file open et. al.

Did it ever work? If, so, do you know what changed?

Is there a "path" to where these files are located? Perhaps by entering
a path co c:\lotsuite\smartctr\smartctr.exe it will work.

Read how to add a folder to the path environment variable in XP's help.
Search for "path environemnt variable" and read artcile on "path" and
on "setting environment variables".

Hope this is useful to you. Let us know.

rms

 

[Plato]

I am trying to load my lotus 123 program and keep getting two errors:

Use an OS that is built for the app that you want to utilize.