Author: Sarah Bird
Date: 19:57:02 04/24/99
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On April 24, 1999 at 22:03:44, Micheal Cummings wrote: > >On April 24, 1999 at 20:35:03, Sarah Bird wrote: > >>Hi all !! >>I have had cm6k installed for a long time, i have the latest patch but recently >>I cannot run it despite re-installing lots of times. >> >>I have also re-loaded windows and run scandisk then re-installed but get the >>following error message. The DBENV.DLL file is linked to missing export >>COMCTL32.DLL InitCommonControlsEx and a cm6k message that reads a device >>attached to the system is not functioning. >> >>I am now having a similar problem with Fritz 5.32 which I have had a couple of >>months, after a few moves it says This program has performed an illegal >>operation and will be shut down. >> >>I think I have something wrong with the computer but when I re-load windows 95 >>things seem to work fine yet the chess programs won't run. >> >>I would appreciate any help at all. >>Thanks. >>UltraB > >I am not sure in your situation, but I know the very latest COMCTL32.DLL does >not work to well with CM6K. So if you have explorer 5 then you can thank >Microsoft for stuffing up your system. > >I have also found that the COMCTL32.DLL file also stuffs up some of my other >programs. I loaded Internet Explorer 5 and it really stuffed my system up, error >everywhere. and this is true with other people I know. > >So have a look at that and if no help there, then I do not know. But I would >Blame Miscrosoft anyway, they usually are the cause for things like this. No I have outlook express and Internet explorer 4.0, it just seems odd that they would be fine for months and then something is wrong. I don't know very much about computers but it seems like the problem is with windows yet I re-loaded everything on the whole computer and still the chess programs won't work??. UltraB
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