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I need msnp32.dll for W98, I tried to reinstall MS Network, but i can´t, so what i need is that file to remove the annoying box I get every time I start W98.

try pointing it to your original win98 installation disc
if that doesn't work, point it to the
c:\windows\system directory, the Dll file should be there

Same darn problem w/msnp32.dll.The error message says,"Unable to load the dynamic link library msnp32.dll. System cannot find the file. Some or all of the following features is not available". Then it says, "Microsoft Network".......
Is there anyone out there in Cyberland that can help me, with a simple step-by-step process to fix this problem....Please....

Here the same problem :-(
Does anyone know if this has something
to so with my ISDN which is not working?

I struggled for a good hour with this one when a machine I built came in for a service call. Try going into Control Panel> Add/Remove Programs> Windows Setup tab. In Win 98 click on Communications and unselect Dial-up Networking (uninstall it). Let the system do its thing. Then go back in and select it (reinstall Dial-up Networking). Once reinstalled, your dial up sessions will reappear unharmed, and that friggin'annoying message should be gone ;-)

here is some info that fixed the error message on my computer. We dont even need the
file! you can find this info at the
"stump jeff" section of zdnet.com...
http://www.zdnet.com/zdhelp/tip_help/stump041598.html
Click the link at the botton of this e-mail to go there--------------------------------------------
Here is what the article said...
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PBorgman wrote:
Recently I was installing CompuServe on a brand new machine. At one point the installation prompted me to insert the Windows 95 CD-ROM but I didn't have it handy, so I interrupted the installation process. In spite of taking this step, there was on the desktop a shortcut to CompuServe, and clicking that shortcut launched what looked like the normal CompuServe startup screen. I didn't worry, figuring the files the installer needed must have been on the hard drive. But when I rebooted the machine I got 10 error messages, each with the same theme: "The Registry contains a reference to a file but Windows cannot find that file, so certain applications and functions will be unavailable. Press a key to continue." The files were: vnetsup.vxd, nwlink.vxd, nwredir.vxd, nscl.vxd, vredir.vxd, ndis.vxd, ndis2sup.vxd, vnetbios.vxd, nwnp32.dll, and msnp32.dll.Jeff's Answer
I knew what happened as soon as I read that you interrupted CompuServe's installation. Interrupting the installation of online services such as CompuServe or Microsoft Network causes the same kinds of errors. The reason is that the installer can add items to the Registry, including references to DLLs and other files, before actually copying those files to the hard drive. Interrupting the installation doesn't undo those changes, and uninstalling the application doesn't always make them go away, either.Here's what I recommend. Uninstall CompuServe using Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs. Then edit the Registry and delete every reference to the files mentioned in the Registry. Then you can re-install CompuServe and everything should work just fine. I realize editing the Registry can be a little scary, but this should be a no-brainer.
From the Start menu, choose Run, and enter REGEDIT. This launches the Registry Editor with the My Computer icon selected at the top. Choose Find from the Edit menu, enter the name of the first file mentioned in the error message (in lower-case letters), and click the Find Next button. When you do, a "searching the Registry" style message appears. If a match is found, that object will be highlighted in the right-hand pane of the Registry Editor window. Press [Delete] to delete that item, confirm the deletion, and then press [F3] to continue searching for the next occurrence of the filename in question. Every time you find an occurrence of the filename, press [Delete] and confirm it.
When there are no more occurrences of that filename left, you're ready to search for the next filename. The key is to start each new search from the top of the Registry structure. To start at the top, you use the mouse to re-select the My Computer icon in the left-hand pane of the Registry Editor window.
After deleting all occurrences of the files mentioned in the error messages, close the Registry Editor and reboot the machine. All the nasty error messages should be gone and you can re-install CompuServe.
The moral of the story: never interrupt an installation program if you can possibly help it. If, when you start your machine, you're getting bizarre error messages about missing files, you may be able to eliminate those errors by editing the Registry as described in this article. A lot of people are understandably leery of editing the Registry. In this case, all you do is search for a filename, press the [Delete] key, and search some more. You don't add anything new, and you don't delete anything that isn't "found" when you search for missing filenames.
Looking for more Windows 95 tips? Request a free issue of ZD Journals' Inside Windows 95.

msnp32.dll is found on your windows CD.
On 95 its under a .cab file called 'win95_11.cab'.
On 98 its in 'net7.cab'.
The only problem is you need a cab file viewer you can download this from good sites such as tucows, search under powertoys.
Happy Hunting!

Need msnp32.dll ??? Got it: Thanks to Nev Osborne & P. Borgman
On the Win98 CD its in 'net7.cab'. "Find" it then open it, extract msnp32.dll to Windows/System.
Here's what I recommend. Uninstall CompuServe using Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs. Then edit the Registry and delete every reference to the files mentioned in the Registry. Then you can re-install CompuServe and everything should work just fine. I realize editing the Registry can be a little scary, but this should be a no-brainer.
From the Start menu, choose Run, and enter REGEDIT. This launches the Registry Editor with the My Computer icon selected at the top. Choose Find from the Edit menu, enter the name of the first file mentioned in the error message (in lower-case letters), and click the Find Next button. When you do, a "searching the Registry" style message appears. If a match is found, that object will be highlighted in the right-hand pane of the Registry Editor window. Press [Delete] to delete that item, confirm the deletion, and then press [F3] to continue searching for the next occurrence of the filename in question. Every time you find an occurrence of the filename, press [Delete] and confirm it.
When there are no more occurrences of that filename left, you're ready to search for the next filename. The key is to start each new search from the top of the Registry structure. To start at the top, you use the mouse to re-select the My Computer icon in the left-hand pane of the Registry Editor window.
After deleting all occurrences of the files mentioned in the error messages, close the Registry Editor and reboot the machine. All the nasty error messages should be gone and you can re-install CompuServe.

i need msnp32.dll file to avoid the message that appear when a turn on the computer. thanks for you help

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