Windows Err Msg: Application Execution Error (101765)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 3.1
- Microsoft Windows 3.11
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11
This article was previously published under Q101765 SYMPTOMS
When you try to run Windows Setup or File Manager in the Main group of
Program Manager in Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups 3.1, you receive
the following error message:
Application Execution Error
One of the library files needed to run this application is damaged.
Please reinstall this application.
CAUSE
This error message is displayed if VER.DLL, LZEXPAND.DLL, or COMMDLG.DLL is
corrupted.
WORKAROUND
To correct the problem, do the following:
- Quit Windows or Windows for Workgroups.
- Delete VER.DLL, LZEXPAND.DLL, and COMMDLG.DLL from your Windows
directory or Windows SYSTEM subdirectory.
- Insert the disks with the files VER.DL_, LZEXPAND.DL_, and COMMDLG.DLL
in the floppy disk drive. The files are located on the following disks:
Disk Size Filename Win 3.1 Win 3.11 WFWG 3.1 WFWG 3.11
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5.25-inch VER.DL_ Disk 2 Disk 3 Disk 3 Disk 2
(1.2-MB) LZEXPAND.DL_ Disk 1 Disk 3 Disk 3 Disk 2
COMMDLG.DL_ Disk 4 Disk 4 Disk 6 Disk 2
3.5-inch VER.DL_ Disk 2 Disk 2 Disk 3 Disk 2
(1.44-MB) LZEXPAND.DL_ Disk 2 Disk 2 Disk 3 Disk 2
COMMDLG.DL_ Disk 4 Disk 4 Disk 5 Disk 1
- Type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt (provided the
source floppy disk drive is A) and press ENTER after each line:
expand a:\ver.dl_ c:\windows\system\ver.dll
expand a:\lzexpand.dl_ c:\windows\system\lzexpand.dll
expand a:\commdlg.dl_ c:\windows\system\commdlg.dll
MORE INFORMATION
The VER.DLL file is a dynamic-link library (DLL) used to verify file
versions in the Windows environment.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/6/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB101765 |
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