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Shockwave and Kernel32.dll Error

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Name: Slushie
Date: June 8, 2008 at 00:02:31 Pacific
OS: Windows 2000 Pro
CPU/Ram: P3
Product: Northern Spirit
Comment:

Hey,

My brother is having trouble running Shockwave applications online. (Like Habbo.)
When he clicks the button to launch Habbo, or a shockwave game, a new window pops up, and tries to install Shockwave. (Which has been done over and over again.)
Every time it gets an error which is below.
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Error:
Could not load the DLL library
C:\WINNT\system32\Kernel32.dll
(GetSystemWow64DirectpryA). The specified
procedure could not be found.
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I've tried uninstalling shockwave, and reinstalling it. But it gets the same error. Does anyone know a way that could fix this?

Thanks.



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Name: samsung
Date: June 8, 2008 at 01:33:40 Pacific
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"The Kernel32.dll file is a 32-bit dynamic link library file in Windows 95,98,Me. The Kernel32.dll file handles memory management, input/output operations, and interrupts. When you start Windows, Kernel32.dll is loaded into a protected memory space so that other programs do not take over that memory space."

"GetSystemWow64DirectpryA" WOW64 is related to 64bit O/S ????

http://book.itzero.com/read/microso...


Both the errors do not relate to Windows 2000 Professional which is a NT based O/S..


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Response Number 2
Name: Malx
Date: June 10, 2008 at 12:19:24 Pacific
Reply:

GetSystemWow64Directory is a new API added with Windows XP. This is shockwave's unhelpful way of saying "I can't run on 2000 anymore."

You might want to try grovelling adobe's site for an older version that will work.


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