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#59136 - 2001-09-19 03:11 PM required DLL not found error.
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I would appreciate your assistance in resolving a problem with a KiXtart login script for some users on specific Windows 95 machines. The script crashes out with the error message "A required.DLL file, \\SRV\DIR$, was not found". The Kixtart file Kix32.exe is version 3.63.0.0

The Kixtart script problem is as summarised in the table below.

PC NAME | OS | User Name used | Login Error
---------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------
ABC | Win95 | MNO | A required.DLL file, \\FOXTROT\ITSU$, was not found.
| | PQR | No error, script runs OK
| | ABC | No error, script runs OK
| | |
XYS | Win95 | ABC | A required.DLL file, \\FOXTROT\ITSU$, was not found.
| | PQR | No error, script runs OK
| | MNO | No error, script runs OK


I resolved the problem on some of the machines by reinstalling the Windows 9x OS. But I feel reinstalling is a drastic step that takes some time. My main difficulty is the error message does not show the missing DLL file. Is there a way to find out which DLL file the script is complaining of?

The Windows NT WS users do not have any problem nor do majority of the Windows 95 users. The odd thing about the problem is that the same user, say user A, does not have any problem with the script when logging on another Windows 9x machine nor do other users have any errors when logging to user A's PC.

Your help is appreciated.

Raj Patel

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#59137 - 2001-09-19 03:32 PM Re: required DLL not found error.
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Per the KIX95.DOC, pg 5 it suggests:

quote:

Kx95.dll Dynamic link library (DLL) for KiXtart on Windows 9x
Kx16.dll, Kx32.dll Support DLLs to connect to Netapi.dll on Windows 9x

You will want to insure that you at least have the Kx95.dll available when trying to execute any KIX Script from a 9x client.

HTH,

- Kent

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#59138 - 2001-09-19 03:59 PM Re: required DLL not found error.
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Thank you Kent for the prompt reply and help. All the DLLs required are in the same folder as the KiXtart executable - Kx16.dll, kx32.dll, kx95.dll. I have also put Msvcrt.dll in the folder as suggested by Microsoft in one of their TechNet articles. All the required DLLs I know are thus in the Path.

Please note this problem is confined to only a few users on their own Windows 95 PCs. The user with the problem on his/her PC does have any error when logging on some other Windows 95 PC. Also other users do not have any problem when logging on to the Windows 95 PC that gave the error for the 'owner'! Also nearly 95% of the Windows 95 users do not have a problem.

Raj

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#59139 - 2001-09-19 04:01 PM Re: required DLL not found error.
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Raj,

What version of COMCAT.DLL are you using? Also, what size is it?

On any of the problematic machines, have you gone to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com to check for system updates?

Just some more thoughts.

- Kent

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#59140 - 2001-09-19 05:09 PM Re: required DLL not found error.
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The version of COMCAT.DLL in the \windows\system folder is 5.00 sized 6KB.

I went to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com from the PC with the problem but did not see any thing that could have a solution.

Raj

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#59141 - 2001-09-20 11:44 PM Re: required DLL not found error.
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Can you please try posting the code so that we can see what is really being done.

If it is a connectivity issue you might trying installing the latest DCOM from Microsoft

Maybe also try KIX32.EXE /D yourscript.kix
from a DOS command prompt and see if it gives any more information on the problem.

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#59142 - 2001-09-21 03:41 PM Re: required DLL not found error.
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Raj,

I agree with DOC... However, it does seem that the runtimes maybe a bit out of date.

If you want to get the new ones:

VBRUN 4.. http://www.winsite.com/bin/Info?500000020336

VBRUN 6.. http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q290/8/87.ASP http://download.microsoft.com/download/vb60pro/Redist/sp5/WIN98Me/EN-US/VBRun60sp5.exe

HTH,

- Kent

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#59143 - 2001-09-21 05:58 PM Re: required DLL not found error.
Anonymous
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Thanks DOC and Kent for the input.

I have run the kiXtart script in single-step mode with the /D flag. Please note however that the batch file running the script falls over wihtout running the first line of the script.

Running the script with the /D flag thus sheds no more light.

I will try Kent's suggestion of updating the files though.

Regards,

Raj

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