WIN98SE Puzzle: Windows Protection Error, Corrupt setupx.dll?

can you elaborate ? , just for my future knowledge ?

Years ago - I hated installing ANY ISP software, even on Dialup, and will never again do that. I went from dialup to Cable, so no software necessary, nor should there be with DSL (?) -- but whatever you use - do NOT use USB...as a matter of fact, my Cable ISP/provider gave me "install" CDs -- they went into the trash ;) Use Ethernet/NIC/Cat5) Network Interface Card. USB sucks gonads, especially for Internet.

BTW - if you need to use IE ever - this site is a MUST read for configuring IE http://www.spywarewarrior.com/uiuc/btw/ie/ie-opts.htm

One stop shopping resources info spyware blocking, etc, privacy, cookies, Trusted zones, etc ;)
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/uiuc/main-nf.htm

The funny thing is that I'm not quite sure what step I took that fixed my DSL connection.

I downloaded diagnostic software from Yahoo that was supposed to help with connection problems. That download took about 2 hours using my 56K modem.

But when I fired that up I got a message that if couldn't start until my DSL connection was working. That seemed a bit crazy. How can you get your DSL connection working if DSL is required to use the diagnostic software?

Then I noticed that I had a "?" next to a network adapter in the Device Manager. I thought that perhaps I needed to re-load the software for the built-in NIC on my K7S5A motherboard. So I found the driver for that on the ECS website and I loaded that. But I thought that it failed.

Later on I'm checking and updating Internet Explorer settings and I noticed that I was online with blazing fast page updates. I then saw the activity light flashing on the DSL modem and I realized that it was working. So it's a bit of a mystery but my guess is that it was loading the driver for the NIC that did it.

Perhaps I needed to reboot the system. I don't recall if I did that prior to my first check of the DSL connection.

And yes, I'm using an Ethernet cable between the DSL modem and my PC.

I'll check out that Internet Explorer site.

Thanks!

Bob

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Originally Posted by I4one

can you elaborate ? , just for my future knowledge ?

Years ago - I hated installing ANY ISP software, even on Dialup, and will never again do that. I went from dialup to Cable, so no software necessary, nor should there be with DSL (?) -- but whatever you use - do NOT use USB...as a matter of fact, my Cable ISP/provider gave me "install" CDs -- they went into the trash ;) Use Ethernet/NIC/Cat5) Network Interface Card. USB sucks gonads, especially for Internet.

BTW - if you need to use IE ever - this site is a MUST read for configuring IE http://www.spywarewarrior.com/uiuc/btw/ie/ie-opts.htm

One stop shopping resources info spyware blocking, etc, privacy, cookies, Trusted zones, etc ;)
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/uiuc/main-nf.htm

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Here's another question

When trying to run Windows Media Player, I get the following error:

An internal application error has occurred

I searched Microsoft.com and I found an article indicating a registry problem:

Microsoft Link

A registry problem is not surprising given the registry files that I deleted earlier in this thread.

Before I try Microsoft's suggested repair steps, any recommendations on the best way to fix this?

Edit: I just downloaded and re-installed Windows Media Player 7.1, restarted my PC, and I get the same "internal application error".

Bob

That MS link applies to XP only (AFAIK) - try Start | Run MPLAYER2

Did you ever do a Clean Install yet ?

What kind of File types are are trying to Play ?? (try others, and diff file types)
Are you using a Browser plugin to playback in the browser window ? -- which browser?

I run an extremely lean stripped down version of 98 - so i won't know what a lot of these newer app issues are (For ex - I only have IE4, [which I never use], WMP 6.4 only [+ Media Player Classic], no MS Office Crap, No LookOut/express crap, No Java, No Javascript, No ShockTheMonkey crap, No .vbs, .js, .swf, etc) -- plus I've been using linux more and more lately.

Do a clean Install! and be done with it

MPLAYER2 works just fine. Perhaps I just need to change the default player to MPLAYER2 somewhere?

I was trying to play both music and video files. And both within and outside of Internet Explorer. (BTW, I'll definitely going to download Firefox. Since your recommendation I've read a lot of great things about it.)

And no, I never did a clean install. Frankly, I was a little burned out from the troubleshooting. :)

Regarding a backup before a clean install, should I just backup onto my other internal hard drive? (I have plenty of room.)

And is there software that could facilitate the process? I did a manual "drag and drop" backup to my second hard drive earlier but I wasn't convinced that I moved everything over.

Bob

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Originally Posted by I4one

That MS link applies to XP only (AFAIK) - try Start | Run MPLAYER2

Did you ever do a Clean Install yet ?

What kind of File types are are trying to Play ?? (try others, and diff file types)
Are you using a Browser plugin to playback in the browser window ? -- which browser?

I run an extremely lean stripped down version of 98 - so i won't know what a lot of these newer app issues are (For ex - I only have IE4, [which I never use], WMP 6.4 only [+ Media Player Classic], no MS Office Crap, No LookOut/express crap, No Java, No Javascript, No ShockTheMonkey crap, No .vbs, .js, .swf, etc) -- plus I've been using linux more and more lately.

Do a clean Install! and be done with it

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