Author: Jorge Pichard
Date: 12:23:24 11/24/00
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On November 24, 2000 at 15:08:35, Jorge Pichard wrote: >On November 24, 2000 at 14:11:13, Ed Schröder wrote: > >>On November 24, 2000 at 13:54:36, José Carlos wrote: >> >>>On November 24, 2000 at 13:35:52, Ed Schröder wrote: >>> >>>>On November 24, 2000 at 13:26:51, José Carlos wrote: >>>> >>>>>On November 24, 2000 at 13:01:34, Chessfun wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On November 24, 2000 at 11:58:13, Jeroen van Dorp wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>I'm not much of a Windows expert, but as I understand MFC stands for Microsoft >>>>>>>Foundation Class (ver. 4.2) and dll for dynamic link library. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>For dummies like me I think it's best described by linking a program you run to >>>>>>>the engine of Windows, the kernel (correct me experts if I'm wrong). >>>>>>> >>>>>>>I once read they developed the idea of dll's to save disk space. A dll is loaded >>>>>>>into memory and used by many programs at a same time. When you have 10 or 15 >>>>>>>(also resident)programs running, a lot of them could use mfc42.dll. >>>>>>>With lots of disk space now available for low prices that's not that interesting >>>>>>>anymore, but we're stuck with it. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Sometimes (too often) it goes wrong. You install a new program and it uses the >>>>>>>dll -file, promptly overwriting the old one. Proper installation programs should >>>>>>>ask for permission, but not all do. >>>>>>>In that case the library file is used by another program but is the wrong >>>>>>>version or in the wrong location. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Basically you could try to stick to one mfc42.dll and please the most recent >>>>>>>version of it (look at the build, right clicking the file, and examining the >>>>>>>version) in your windows/system directory, storing the rest for backup -if >>>>>>>anything goes wrong. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Most -not all- programs pull it then from the system directory. As there's only >>>>>>>one version of mfc42.dll, chances of page faults and conflicts are minimized. >>>>>>>You could try it with Fritz in any case. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Good luck with the productivity tool Windows. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Jeroen ;-) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Interesting. As I sometimes have the same problem with Fritz 6 but with >>>>>>none of the other CB engines even in the same Fritz 6 interface. And also >>>>>>only on this computer. Seems I have about 12 of these files on my harddrive >>>>>>attached to all the CB program installs and a few others. >>>>>> >>>>>>Sarah. > >Same for ChessPartner, Nimzo 8 and many others programs need the most current >version of MFC42.dll the version must be 6.008267.0 or higher. to fix the >problem rename the existing MFC42.DLL file, then you need to re-install your >Chess program either Nimzo 8, ChessPartner, or Fritz6 etc. I reported a >similar error message from Nimzo 8 two days ago. Usually you can find the most >current version of the MFC42.DLL file either in the windows\system directory >or in the windows\system32 directory. > >http://google.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=mfc42.dll+chess&hc=0&hs=0 Sorry for posting the same message as two days ago, with "How to fix Nimzo 8 MCF42.DLL error message with Windows ME, This is to prove that the problem is not just with Windows Me, but with most Misocroft Operating System which use the Microsoft Foundation Class (ver 4.2) for dynamic Link Library or simply abreviated as mfc42.dll. >Pichard. > >>>>> >>>>> I don't own Fritz 6, but it sounds like Fritz himself is causing the problem. >>>>>If it is mfc42.dll that crahsed, maybe Fritz is passing wrong type arguments to >>>>>any of its functions. >>>>> >>>>> José C. >>>> >>>>When programs suddenly begin to crash for no good reason than just >>>>boot your PC again. If you use your PC intensively Windows gets >>>>messed up after x hours. If a crash is reproducible than things >>>>are different of course. >>>> >>>>Ed >>> >>> Sure, I spend 11 hours a day programming under Windows... I know what you say >>>:) >>> But in the posts above, I understand they say they use other programs and it's >>>always Fritz that crashes. That's why I thought it could be a problem of Fritz. >>>Does any other Fritz owner have the same problem? >>> >>> José C. >> >>My point was it happens to all programs. Just boot the thing, forget >>it happened and be happy again :) >> >>Ed
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