links not getting through...strange

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Originally posted by Biggie Fries
I don't know if it's significant or not, but when I try to register shell32.dll I get this:

"Shell32.dll was loaded, but the DllRegisterServer entry point was not found. DllregisterServer may not be exported or a corrupt version of shell32.dll may be in memory. Consider using PView to detect & Remove it."

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That's normal, as Shell32.dll isn't self registering in Win 98.
And replacing Shell32.dll with a fresh copy should make no difference either.

In Win 98/IE 6.0 this is however very often an Oleaut32.dll conflict. Have you tried that route?

If not, do this:

Go to Start/run, and type SFC.
Choose 'Extract One File From Installation Disk'.
Type oleaut32.dll, not worrying about its location. Then, click Start.

Next to 'Restore From', type in or browse for the file’s location, which is probably in the Win98 folder of your installation CD-ROM (typically D:\Win98), or in your Windows\Options\Cabs folder, as the case may be.

Then, next to 'Save File In', enter C:\Windows\System, and click OK. System File Checker looks for the file, saves it as you requested, and then tells you that 'the file has been successfully extracted'.

Reboot, and tell us whether that solves your problem. It often does.

NOTE: before doing that, make a copy of your present version of Oleaut32.dll and save it outside your Windows\System directory for safekeeping.

Hi, Kleinkramer.

Yes, in fact, I have already tried that, as well as all the files mentioned in that MSKB281679 I linked to in my previous post. I also neglected to mention that I have already downloaded and run the mcrepair program mentioned that solved Cryinbrian's problem.

Although none of these steps have eliminated the problem, some of them do seem to make it better, but only for a little while.

Thanks for responding. Any more ideas? This seems to stump everyone I've asked about this. None of the fixes seem to fix it.

No one has a clue? I'm going to have to just throw this machine away? ;)

I realized it may be a HTML problem because I also have a problem with any rich text email - even when it's already been downloaded of the server and in my email client for several hours, sometimes it "sticks" while loading. And since it only happens in email with HTML or with IE, is there something keeping my machine from reading the HTML quickly?