Error starting program.....

Just boot the system through a floppy. And then do a system transfer and check out after loggin out whether this works.

When booting the computer, watch for the "Starting Windows 9x" and immediately push F5.

You will get a startup options menu. Select a logged startup. Then, after the machine boots, look at a file in the C:\ folder called BOOTLOG.TXT. This filemay contain helpful information.

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Reboot your machine and hold down the F8 key. When the startup menu appears select option #5 Step by Step Confirmation. You will be prompted to allow every step of the startup process. When you get the above error you'll know which program is actingup.

I can't help you find out what program wants the .dll, but once you have an idea, you can do the following to keep it from starting:

If this machine is Windows 98, you can go to and start "System Information".
Go to the "Tools" menu, then select "System Configuration". There you will find tabs for every place Windows looks to start a program automatically. You can also selectively disable programs from this program.

If your machine is 95/NT/2000, you'll need to go digging through the registry.

WARNING: DON'T DO THE FOLLOWING IF YOU'RE NOT COFORTABLE WORKING WITH THE WINDOWS REGISTRY!

Go to [HKey_Local_Machine]/Software/Microsoft/Windows(or Windows NT)/Current Version/Run and .../Current Version/RunServices. There you will see the rest of the programs Windows is loading at startup. To remove one, highlight it in the right-hand window and press your delete key.

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