Error Message: The Setupapi.dll File Is Linked to Missing Export Cfgmgr32.dll (277912)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
  • Microsoft Windows 98
  • MSN 6.0
This article was previously published under Q277912

SYMPTOMS

After you have installed MSN Explorer, The Microsoft Network, you may receive the following error message:
The Setupapi.dll file is linked to missing export Cfgmgr32.dll:CM_Get_Log_Conf_Priority.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur when a program replaces the Cfgmgr32.dll file in the Windows\System folder with a copy earlier than version 4.10.1998.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this behavior, you must perform the following steps:

  1. Insert your Microsoft Windows 98 CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
  2. Click Start, and then click Run.
  3. Type: sfc, and then click OK.
  4. Click Extract one file from installation disk.
  5. Type: cfgmgr32.dll, and then click Start.
  6. In the Restore from box, type: drive\win98

    Where drive is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive.
  7. In the Save file in box, type: c:\windows\system, and then click OK.
  8. Click OK.
  9. When the file has been successfully extracted, click OK.



For additional information about the System File Checker tool, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q185836 Description of the System File Checker Tool (Sfc.exe)

Q188186 How the System File Checker Baseline Is Determined Note: The error described in this article does not occur in Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition.



MORE INFORMATION

The preceding error does not occur in Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me).
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/15/2006
Keywords:kbenv kberrmsg kbprb KB277912
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