riched32.dll error

[john]

the application or C:/ windows/system32/riched32.dll is not a valid image.
check it with diskette. I get this message when I open windows.

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

If you reinstall wordpad, you get a new copy of riched32.dll.
<MVP Rick Rogers wrote>
Go to the Control Panel/Folder Options/View tab, set it to "Show hidden
files and folders" and uncheck "Hide protected operating system files
[recommended]". Also uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types".

Then, open Windows Explorer from Start/All Programs and go to the
C:\Windows\Inf folder. Locate the wordpad.inf file, right-click it and
choose install.

You may need to either insert your WinXP CD or know where your I386 folder
is located on the hard drive. You may also need to know where the
\ServicePackFiles folder is (usually under the Windows directory).
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