Problem with WS2_32.dll

[Guest]

After scheduling a backup task to run every night using my backup program
"Acronis", the next morning I always get a windows error message: "This
application has failed to start because WS2_32.dll was not found.
Re-installing the application may fix this problem."

I've reinstalled the application, but this doesn't help. Acronis technical
support says "Since WS2_32.dll is a system file we may recommend you to
restore your system to avoid this error message", which doesn't help either.
I posted a question on the Wilders Security Forum, which is the official
Acronis (and others) support forum.

The file WS2_32.dll is in my system32 folder in the windows folder. I also
have it in my c:/i386 folder.

Every other program (and there are many) I use has no problems. Also, all
my internet related programs work fine. I can't find any information that
relates my backup program Acronis to this file.

I have Windows XP Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600. I only have
one internal hard drive with all my applications and systems on it.

Does anyone have any idea what the problem is and how I fix it? I don't
want to do any big system reinstall.

Thanks
Greg Nash

 

[M.I.5¾]

After scheduling a backup task to run every night using my backup program
"Acronis", the next morning I always get a windows error message: "This
application has failed to start because WS2_32.dll was not found.
Re-installing the application may fix this problem."

I've reinstalled the application, but this doesn't help. Acronis technical
support says "Since WS2_32.dll is a system file we may recommend you to
restore your system to avoid this error message", which doesn't help
either.
I posted a question on the Wilders Security Forum, which is the official
Acronis (and others) support forum.

The file WS2_32.dll is in my system32 folder in the windows folder. I
also
have it in my c:/i386 folder.

Every other program (and there are many) I use has no problems. Also, all
my internet related programs work fine. I can't find any information that
relates my backup program Acronis to this file.

I have Windows XP Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600. I only have
one internal hard drive with all my applications and systems on it.

Does anyone have any idea what the problem is and how I fix it? I don't
want to do any big system reinstall.

Two questions:

1. Does Acronis start and work correctly if you manually start it from its
own icon?

2. What happens if you put a copy of WS2_32.DLL in the same folder that
Acronis executes from?

 

[Elmo]

After scheduling a backup task to run every night using my backup program
"Acronis", the next morning I always get a windows error message: "This
application has failed to start because WS2_32.dll was not found.
Re-installing the application may fix this problem."

I've reinstalled the application, but this doesn't help. Acronis technical
support says "Since WS2_32.dll is a system file we may recommend you to
restore your system to avoid this error message", which doesn't help either.
I posted a question on the Wilders Security Forum, which is the official
Acronis (and others) support forum.

The file WS2_32.dll is in my system32 folder in the windows folder. I also
have it in my c:/i386 folder.

Every other program (and there are many) I use has no problems. Also, all
my internet related programs work fine. I can't find any information that
relates my backup program Acronis to this file.

I have Windows XP Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600. I only have
one internal hard drive with all my applications and systems on it.

Does anyone have any idea what the problem is and how I fix it? I don't
want to do any big system reinstall.

Thanks
Greg Nash

Click Start, Run, type SFC /SCANNOW, click OK. If any files are damaged
or missing, they'll be replaced. You may need to reboot afterwards.

 

[Guest]

own icon?

Yes it works fine manually.

 

[Guest]

"> Click Start, Run, type SFC /SCANNOW, click OK. If any files are damaged

or missing, they'll be replaced. You may need to reboot afterwards.

I tried this but got the error message "Windows cannot find 'SFC/SCANNOW'.
Make sure you typed..."

 

[Elmo]

"> Click Start, Run, type SFC /SCANNOW, click OK. If any files are damaged

I tried this but got the error message "Windows cannot find 'SFC/SCANNOW'.
Make sure you typed..."

But did you try typing

SFC /SCANNOW

If I type

SFC/SCANNOW

I get the same error as you.

 

[Guest]

2. What happens if you put a copy of WS2_32.DLL in the same folder that
Acronis executes from?

Tried this and it didn't work.

 

[Guest]

But did you try typing

SFC /SCANNOW

I tried this and it seemed to find a problem as it asked me for the XP CD
after awhile. (It's neat program of which I wasn't aware.) But it didn't
work.

 

[M.I.5¾]

Tried this and it didn't work.

That is odd, because the first place any application looks for any
referenced dynamic link libraries (.DLL files) is in the folder from which
it is executed (only if it doesn't find it does it then have rumage in the
SYSTEM or SYSTEM32 folder).

However, you didn't tell me if TrueImage executed correctly if you ran it
from its own icon (i.e. not as a scheduled task).

 

[Elmo]

I tried this and it seemed to find a problem as it asked me for the XP CD
after awhile. (It's neat program of which I wasn't aware.) But it didn't
work.

The MSKB has over 40 articles on the file. Consider trying some of
their suggestions, such as the Winsock fix, mentioned in most.

http://search.microsoft.com/results.aspx?mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&q=WS2_32.dll