Problem: When Windows reboots you don't get the start menu. Instead you get a dialogue box stating that MSVCRT.DLL is linked to Missing Export File NT??. Press OK and you can't get by this screen. MSVCRT.DLL is a visual C library and is widely used by many different programs. Depending on other software you have installed in the past you may get this issue on Windows 98. XP, NT and 2000 have no issues. The right date for MSVCRT.DLL for win98 is 6-8-2000.
Quick Fix 1: Try this first: Reboot your PC and
press F1 a few times while in the black screen and once in the Win98 intro
screen. When the "Boot Options Screen" comes up choose the
option: (6 or 7): Command Prompt only. At the command prompt type :
copy c:\windows\msvcrt.dll c:\windows\system (then press
Enter). You should get a prompt OK to overwrite. Type Y for
yes. Then type WIN to reboot windows and everything should be fine.
If you get a file not found error proceed to Fix 2.
Quick Fix 2. Download this file MSVCRT.DLL (dated 6-8-2000 file version 6.10.8637.0) and save it in c:\windows\system. Then reboot Windows. You can access your computer via a network even if it does not boot up all the way or you can boot to DOS and copy this file from a floppy disk using the command prompt > copy a:MSVCRT.DLL c:\windows\system (press Enter). Then type EXIT to reboot.
| 1. | Click Start, and then click Run. |
| 2. | In the Open box, type SFC, and then click OK. |
| 3. | In the System File Checker dialog box that appears, click Extract one file from installation disk. |
| 4. | In the Specify the system file you would like to restore box, type Msvcrt.dll, and then click Start. |
| 5. | In the Restore from
box, browse to your Windows 98 installation CD. NOTE: If you have an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) installation of Windows 98, the Windows installation files may be stored in the following location:
C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS
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| 6. | In the Save file in
box, type C:\, and then click OK.
You receive the following message:
Extract File
Click OK.The file has been successfully extracted. |
| 7. | Repeat steps 3 through 6 but substitute Msvcirt.dll for Msvcrt.dll. |
| 8. | Quit System File Checker, and then restart the computer in MS-DOS mode. |
| 9. | At the command prompt, type Rename C:\Windows\System\Msvcrt.dll Msvcrt.old, and then press ENTER. |
| 10. | Type Rename C:\Windows\System\Msvcirt.dll Msvcirt.old, and then press ENTER. |
| 11. | Type Copy C:\Msvcrt.dll C:\Windows\System, and then press ENTER. |
| 12. | Type Copy C:\Msvcirt.dll C:\Windows\System, and then press ENTER. |
| 13. | Restart the computer. |
| 1. | Click Start, and then click Run. |
| 2. | In the Open box, type Msconfig, and then click OK. |
| 3. | In System Configuration Utility, on the General tab, click Extract File. |
| 4. | In the Specify the system file you would like to restore box, type Msvcrt.dll, and then click Start. |
| 5. | In the Restore from
box, browse to the location of your Windows Millennium Edition (Me)
CD. NOTE: If you have an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) installation of Windows Me, the Windows installation files may be stored in the following location:
C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS
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| 6. | In the Save file in
box, type C:\, and then click OK.
You receive the following message:
Extract File
Click Yes, and then click OK.The destination folder c:\ does not exist. Do you want to create it? |
| 7. | Repeat steps 3 through 6, but substitute Msvcirt.dll for Msvcrt.dll. |
| 8. | Insert your Windows Me Startup disk, restart the computer, and then select Minimal Boot on the Microsoft Windows Millennium Startup Menu that appears. |
| 9. | At the command prompt, type Rename C:\Windows\System\Msvcrt.dll Msvcrt.old, and then press ENTER. |
| 10. | Type Rename C:\Windows\System\Msvcirt.dll Msvcirt.old, and then press ENTER. |
| 11. | Type Copy C:\Msvcrt.dll C:\Windows\System, and then press ENTER. |
| 12. | Type Copy C:\Msvcirt.dll C:\Windows\System, and then press ENTER. |
| 13. | Remove the Windows Me Startup disk, and then restart the computer. |