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  1. Why does the message ‘this file cannot be run in DOS mode’ appear when I open a .dll file...


    Hello guys and girls, I was tinkering around in a .dll file on notepad to change some setting on a game recently and I encountered an error. When I opened the .dll in notepad, i was met with weird jumbled letters and the sentence ‘This program cannot be run in DOS mode’. This message only happened after I’d opened and closed the game. Prior to opening the game, I was able to navigate the .dll file in notepad just fine.

    :)
     
    Alexander Parker, Jul 13, 2024
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  3. Can't Run .dll files

    I cannot run .dll files and I get no error message. I get a prompt saying "could not find a program to open System File(.dll)." I have tries doing a scan for missing .dll files but found none. Also have tried opening the files directly with command prompt.
    Nothing has worked.
     
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  4. Kem Mon Win User

    Why does the message ‘this file cannot be run in DOS mode’ appear when I open a .dll file...

    dll file not found after Creator's Update, Code Execution Cannot Proceed

    Hi Aberfoyle,

    It is possible that the
    .dll file was corrupted during the update causing the error to occur.
    To better assist you, kindly find the
    .dll file
    in
    c:\Windows\System32. If you can find the
    .dll file, it means that we need to
    register
    your
    .dll file
    to your
    Operating System
    for it to
    work. To do this, we need to
    unregister
    the
    .dll file
    first and
    re-register
    it. Here are the steps on how to do so:

    To unregister the .dll file:


    • Press
      Windows key + R, type
      Regsvr32 /u c:\Windows\System32\VCRUNTIME140.dll
      and hit
      Enter/OK.

    To re-register the .dll file:


    • Press
      Windows key + R, type
      Regsvr32 c:\Windows\System32\VCRUNTIME140.dll
      and hit
      Enter/OK.

    If you cannot find the
    .dll
    file in
    c:\Windows\System32,
    kindly run these methods of troubleshooting
    so that we will know if the issue is within/not within the
    Operating System:

    Method 1:
    Run SFC Scan.  

    SFC
    will
    scan
    and
    run
    an
    automatic repair
    to any
    corrupted system files
    that it will detect. We suggest that you perform it twice. To run an
    SFC scan, follow these steps:  


    • Run
      Command Prompt as Administrator.  

    • Type
      sfc /scannow
      and hit
      Enter.   

    Note:
    Kindly run
    SFC twice or thrice
    and check for results before you proceed to the next method.

    Method 2: Clean Boot.

    Clean Boot
    will
    stop or disable
    the
    applications
    that are running in your
    computer's background.
    To perform a
    Clean Boot, click
    here.

    Note:
    Reset the computer back to
    Normal Mode
    once you are done with the troubleshooting by following the section
    "How to reset the computer to start normally after clean boot troubleshooting"
    from the same article.

    After performing these
    methods of troubleshooting
    and still the issue persists, we suggest that you contact your
    computer/laptop manufacturer
    for further assistance.

    Update us on how it goes.

    Regards.
     
    Kem Mon, Jul 13, 2024
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