SHELL.DLL not found

[s32bn1bge1]

I am running Windows XP(without SP2). I have attempted
to load a software package onto the machine. I get a
message "SHELL.DLL cannot be found". This package loads
onto a Windows 98 machine with no problem. I have
checked the Windows\System and there is a shell.dll there
and it is 5kb. In Windows\System32 there is a
shell32.dll and it is 8155kb. I have looked for the
dllcache, but could not find it anywhere. So, where can
I get a copy of SHELL.DLL and where should it be put, and
what are the procedures?

 

[Randy Byrne]

What software package?

 

[David Candy]

All system dlls are in system32, the only place windows looks. The one in System is there just in case a program looks for the file (but if it tries to use it windows reroutes it to system32). Copy it over.

 

[Alex Nichol]

I am running Windows XP(without SP2). I have attempted
to load a software package onto the machine. I get a
message "SHELL.DLL cannot be found". This package loads
onto a Windows 98 machine with no problem. I have
checked the Windows\System and there is a shell.dll there
and it is 5kb. In Windows\System32 there is a
shell32.dll and it is 8155kb

There ought to be a 5K shell.dll in windows\system32 as well. It is the
stub used for calls from old programs; if in doubt of the source of the
one in windows\system you can use Expand File in MSconfig.exe to expand
the shell.dl_ on the CD to system32\shell.dll