Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 12:42:51 11/24/00
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On November 24, 2000 at 15:23:24, Jorge Pichard wrote: >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. See? Windows... Told you :) Ed >>>>>> >>>>>> 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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