Need to reinstall MSVCRT.DLL but its in use by Windows
Need to reinstall MSVCRT.DLL but its in use by Windows
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Please help!
I'm getting the following warning message when I launch most applications (MathCAD, IE5, AutoCAD, etc)
"The procedure entry point ??_U@YAPAXI@Z
could not be located in the DLL MSVCRT.DLL"
I need to reinstall MSVCRT.DLL but as its in use by Windows NT it wont let me!
CAP GEMINI ERNEST & YOUNG COULD NOT SOLVE THIS PROBLEM!!!
(their solution is to reformat the hard drive!)
I would be most impressed and appreciative if this can be solved??
I'm getting the following warning message when I launch most applications (MathCAD, IE5, AutoCAD, etc)
"The procedure entry point ??_U@YAPAXI@Z
could not be located in the DLL MSVCRT.DLL"
I need to reinstall MSVCRT.DLL but as its in use by Windows NT it wont let me!
CAP GEMINI ERNEST & YOUNG COULD NOT SOLVE THIS PROBLEM!!!
(their solution is to reformat the hard drive!)
I would be most impressed and appreciative if this can be solved??





RE: Need to reinstall MSVCRT.DLL but its in use by Windows
If it's in use by NT then I'd assume it's a standard Windows driver.
Copy it onto a floppy from the CD or from another NT machine and boot to DOS. You can copy it to your hard drive from there.
If you're not sure where it goes, find it on another NT machine.
Let me know how you get on
Dan
RE: Need to reinstall MSVCRT.DLL but its in use by Windows
You have to Cheat,
Bypass the GUI and rename the MSVCRT.DLL file from a command prompt. You can then copy over the new DLL and reboot for it to take effect
Regards
John Bissell
RE: Need to reinstall MSVCRT.DLL but its in use by Windows
could not be located in the dynamic link msvcrt.dll.
I if I get the .dll from another computer, what directory does it need to go in and how do I know if the .dll is the correct one?
JimmyA
RE: Need to reinstall MSVCRT.DLL but its in use by Windows
The msvcrt.dll file is located in:
c:\winnt\system32 (on windows 2000)
the file size I have is 285Kb.
If you do get it from another computer, it may be advisable to get it from one with the same executable software as your own, including AutoCAD.
Daveo
RE: Need to reinstall MSVCRT.DLL but its in use by Windows
RE: Need to reinstall MSVCRT.DLL but its in use by Windows
Try it!
RE: Need to reinstall MSVCRT.DLL but its in use by Windows
COPY A:\file C:\filepath
RE: Need to reinstall MSVCRT.DLL but its in use by Windows
RE: Need to reinstall MSVCRT.DLL but its in use by Windows
The web is a great place for drivers etc. I just did a search on "download msvcrt.dll" in yahoo.
Good Luck
Dan
RE: Need to reinstall MSVCRT.DLL but its in use by Windows
all of the DOS solutions are excellent ideas/suggestions but will only work if the OS partition is FAT, not NTFS. DOS boot disk wont recognise NTFS drive.
If drive is NTFS, then remove your HDD and stick in another WinNT machine (or Win2k, or XP), making sure any jumer is set to "slave". You will then be able to modify any file on your screwy HDD from GUI.
cheers
RE: Need to reinstall MSVCRT.DLL but its in use by Windows
one other thing...
if anyone has just installed an app, and gets any errors relating to "msvcrt,dll", try removing the "read-only" attribute from the file then reinstalling any app that is giving you any errors to do with "msvcrt.dll".
What is happening here, is some apps, when they install, are modifying or overwritting this file. If the file is read-only, and the installing app doesn't warn you about "read-only" attributes on the file, then you get an error as the problem app didnt make any necessary changes to the file that it needs to run properly.
hope this helps...
RE: Need to reinstall MSVCRT.DLL but its in use by Windows
RE: Need to reinstall MSVCRT.DLL but its in use by Windows
The computer will not load windows 2000 and it looks like it can't find the hard drive. I did some checking and it maybe is a boot virus. Is there anything I can do to get my system running again?????? Help me up with this.
Thanks so much....
RE: Need to reinstall MSVCRT.DLL but its in use by Windows
the solution is:
Get the following files from a computer that runs the same version of windows and has the same service pack installed:
Msvcrt.dll
Msvcirt.dll
Msvcrt20.dll
Msvcrt40.dll
Copy these files to your winnt\system32 directory.
To do this on a fat partition user NTFS4DOS. When you copy these files to the directory and restart windows this problem is solved.
!IT WORKS!
By the way: CAP GEMINI and Ernest & YOUNG are not Getronics!
Getronics rulez.....
Greetings,
ZeegBR