I get the following application error on windows startup: The procedure SHGetFolderPathA could not be located in the DLL SHELL32.dll. How do I fix this? I've already downloaded patches from ms Q313829.

Did you just install some software? If so, what was it? Skip

Thanks for your response. I did update Norton Symantec to 2005, but I believe I was getting the error message earlier. I also removed AVG antivirus (free version). I also upgraded Spybot S&D (still free version). I may have done some other stuff!

So you ran Q313829 and it installed OK? Open the windows\system folder, right click on SHELL32.DLL, choose 'properties', then 'version'. What does it say? What version of IE are you running?

Q313829 installed ok. SHELL32.DLL is version 4.72.3812.600 IE is 6.0.2800.11061C. Thanks for your help! (I'm thinking of buying a mac.)

Those are the versions I have on my 98 and may be the most recent for 98. You might run MSCONFIG--STARTUP and, one by one, disable the loading of software you've added. That way you may be able to figure out where the error is coming from.

Thanks, I've been going through the microsoft "How to perform Clean-Boot Troubleshooting for win98 and tried a few things. But when I get to the troubleshooting example step 4 re: config.sys tab, it says "click to clear the check boxes for the first half of the lines in the list." There is only one check box. Two of the lines are the same: "rem....MTMATAPI CD-ROM..." Next line is "remDEVICE=C:\MTMCDAISYS /D:MTMIDE01" Next line is [COMMON]. As you move up and down the list, the order changes. Any ideas, as this seems ambiguous? I've also tried unchecking some of the startup stuff, but then when I went back to "normal" startup they of course came back on in startup. I'm also concerned about unchecking something that may be essential for loading windows. Is there a list of essential startup programs for windows? Dumb question, I'm sure.