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Accidently deleted SHELL32.dll. HELP ME ASAP!
Name: TjAY380 Date: May 26, 2009 at 21:01:29 Pacific OS: Windows Vista CPU/Ram: 3.0 Gigs Subcategory: Software Problems
Comment:
I am a user of Windows Vista Ultimate version I was trying to change the theme of my computer and got to the part where i had to replace the shell32.dll that was in my computer already with the new shell32.dll. So, i changed the existing shell32.dll to shell32.old and replaced it with the new shell32.dll. After i rebooted my computer, I started to get these errors saying that "this application has failed to start because SHELL32.dll was not found" How should i fix my computer? I already tried to reboot it in safe mode. made the same error, because it has failed to find SHELL32.dll. Tried to do a system restore using the command prompt in safe mode but also failed because SHELL32.dll is missing. I also do not have any recovery CD's or any CD's involving the installation of Windows Vista Ultimate. So, is it impossible that i will fix my computer? Can i have some answers ASAP?
Name: suatcini Date: May 27, 2009 at 00:19:03 Pacific
Reply:
You may have to contact the manufacturer of your PC for a recovery DVD or borrow a Vista DVD from a friend and try your luck with it. You may try repair install of Vista after you start your system with the borrowed Vista DVD.
Regards
SuatCINI
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Response Number 2
Name: TjAY380 Date: August 7, 2009 at 20:41:45 Pacific
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Hi, I got this Windows Vista Ultimate Installation CD that must go to my computer -> then run the CD. However as i mentioned before, i cannot start up the Windows because of the SHELL.dll Problem. So is there a way to run the disk without running windows?
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Response Number 3
Name: anmor Date: August 7, 2009 at 23:03:08 Pacific
Reply:
You boot in with the Vista dvd and choose repair installation.
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