The DLL files are not well-known to most users yet they are imperative for Windows operation. Unfortunately, there isn’t a unique place where all DLL files are stored on your system and they can be installed or replaced by program manufacturers at will. This often leads to different versions of a DLL file being given the same name, and different versions of a DLL can then be loaded into Windows from various hard drive locations. As a result, DLLs can cause a lot of trouble. Modified or replaced DLLs cause system crashes, unused DLLs waste your RAM and some programs require a specific DLL version just to launch and if it isn’t available, they crash. Find out in this article what DLLs are all about, which errors you will come across and then how to solve them.
Category: Issues, Troubleshooting
Issue: 2012 Issue 2 February/March
Operating Systems: XP, Vista, 7
Article Reference: D490