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by shernandez

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Windows98se: When I click on the System Information in the System Tools menu I get the following error starting program prompt:

A required .DLL file, MFC42U.DLL, was not found. My only option is to click OK on the prompt. The System Information never executes.

My windows version is: 4.10.2222A

Any suggestions for fixing this glitch?

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by tbradley

There's a mfc42.dll file, but not a 42u file in the original windows installation.

To restore the mfc42.dll, at the start run prompt, type in SFC

Click on extract one file, and put in mfc42.dll

from the extract from, select win98_54.cab and insert your win98 cd.

in the extract to, select c:\windows\system

you should be able to re-boot and the problem will go away.

Unless of course, the 42(U) difference has been caused by some system information enhancement program you've loaded.

If that is the case, un-install that program through control panel, add/remove programs, and then restore the file as I described above.

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