I have a 850 mhz, 512 RAM laptop with Windows 2000 ME and sometimes when I turn it on, I receive a warning saying "The IPHLPAPI.DLL file cannot start. Check the file to determine the problem. I did see a similar problem posted and the solution said to type sfc in their RUN box and try to extract the file. I could not get this to work. Someone please help me......Thank you

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=258471 Error Message: The Following File Is Missing or Corrupted: C:\Windows\Ifshlp.sys View products that this article applies to. This article was previously published under Q258471 SYMPTOMS When you restart your computer, you may receive one of the following error messages: The following file is missing or corrupted: C:\Windows\Ifshlp.sys The following file is missing or corrupted: C:\Windows\System\Vmm32.vxd Type the name of the Windows loader (e.g., C:\Windows\System\Vmm32.vxd While initializing device IFSMGR The Microsoft Installable File System Manager cannot find the helper driver. Please ensure that IFSHLP.SYS has been installed. System halted. The following file is missing or corrupted: C:\Windows\System\Imagehlp.dll When you receive any of these error messages, you must reboot your computer. CAUSE These error messages can occur for the following reasons: An incorrect WinBootDir entry in the Msdos.sys file. A missing or corrupted Ifshlp.sys file. A missing or corrupted Vmm32.vxd file. A missing or corrupted Imagehlp.dll file. RESOLUTION To resolve this issue, restart the computer with a Windows Millennium Edition Startup disk, and then perform each step until the problem is resolved: Modify the WinBootDir entry in the Msdos.sys file to point to the correct location of the Windows folder. Extract a new copy of the Ifshlp.sys file to the Windows folder and extract a new copy of the Imagehlp.dll file to the Windows\System folder.For additional information about extracting files, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 129605 How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files If you determine that the Vmm32.vxd file is missing or corrupt, you must rename the file to Vmm32.old in the C:\Windows\System folder, and then reinstall Windows Millennium Edition to re-create this file. The information in this article applies to: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition Last Reviewed: 1/2/2002 (1.0) Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb KB258471

I have the same problem, but it is intermittant. It seems most likely to happen if I first boot to DOS mode then type win at the command prompt to return to Windows. The error message doesn't appear the next time I restart the computer.

I have been having the same problem with my Windows 98SE desktop. I found that IPHLPAPI.DLL is an Internet Explorer file. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;265093 I have IE 6.0 with SP1. I clicked "Start", "Settings", "Control Panel", "Add/Remove Programs", "MSIE 6.0", and clicked "Repair IE". After the repair completed, I rebooted and no problems. I rebooted another two times just to check and still no problems. Hopefully everything holds true.

jsweene69 Thanks for the great advice. This worked for me, too.

dreihman, Glad to be of help. If the problem starts again, uninstall and reinstall Internet Explorer, but make sure you have a clean copy of IE somwhere, because if you uninstall, IE will revert back to an older version if there is one, if not, that's where the disk comes in handy, because now IE is not present on your system at all. This is ony if IE is your only method of accessing the internet. If you have another browser on your computer, you can always download IE from the Microsoft website.