dum
Tue Nov 04 12:30:26 CST 2003
>-----Original Message-----
>Courtesy of MikeM.
>Joan
>
>For most folks this problem is caused by installing AOL9
since AOL 9 uses a
>different version of iphlpapi.dll than is included with
Win Me and fails to
>install it correctly. It appears that after over three
years AOL's
>programmers have yet to understand and appreciate the
benefits of system
>file
>protection whether it be in Win Me or perhaps even XP.
You can check this
>for
>yourself where you will find that AOL have put a version
of iphlpapi.dll in
>the Program Files/Common Files/AOL/ACS/winme folder which
differs from that
>in
>the windows\system folder.
>
>Since the copy of iphlpapi.dll in the windows\system
folder is protected
>from
>alteration or deletion by Win Me's System File Protection
(SFP) it cannot
>simply be replaced by the copy in the AOL folder. Whilst
there are ways of
>defeating SFP so that AOL's file can be added to the
system folder I
>personally feel this is a problem that needs to be
remedied by AOL. All
>they
>need to do is to supply the necessary certificate and the
version in the
>system folder can be replaced.
>
>You may want to consider using System Restore to solve
this problem by
>rolling back your system to before the problem started
and dumping AOL 9
>until
>AOL can get things working correctly (just don't hold
your breath) provided
>that that was not more than a few days ago.
>--
>Mike Maltby MS-MVP
>mcmaltby@hotmail.com
>
>"dum dum" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:087b01c3a2fa$5da2f430$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>> when starting windows i get this message "IPHLPAPI.DLL
>> will not open"
>
>
>.thanks. it sounds like its not a problem i have to
address. is that correct?
>