Run.dll Problem with ME

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I know - ME (you know the OS) really sucks. Anyhow, a friend of mines computer uses ME. After he loaded Deer Slayer he started having problems. After Windows loads it gives the message "run.dll has caused an error in MMSYSTEM.dll" I went to display settings and it had defaulted to 16 color, lowest resolution. I guess that means it's in Safe Mode but I don't know anything about ME. I changed it back to 256 color and increased resolution, hit apply and restarted. It gave the same message and went back to the default video settings. I've seen this before with 98SE but don't remember how to fix it. I'm assuming the program he loaded had an older version of run.dll, or something like that, and overwrote the newer ME version. Does this sound like the probable cause? Like I said, I've seen this before with this same program (Deer Slayer) but don't remember how I cleared it. Will I have to reload ME or can I get the file somewhere and reload just it? If I have to reload ME will it simply overwrite the ME already in it or will he lose all the other files and programs already installed. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

DD
 
Sounds like the game is the culprit. I would uninstall it. Check for updates or patches for the game at their website or contact their support group.
But just a reminder...this is a recording forum.;)
 
Yeah I'm sure the game caused it and it won't be reinstalled. And yeah I know this is a recording forum but also a lot of computer savvy people here. Just looking for a quick fix :rolleyes:
 
Yeah I know. Hey I found this for ya though

Typically, the problems occur in one program immediately after or soon after installing a different program. Sometimes the new program requires the new DLL file version and will not work correctly without it. Or, the old program requires the old DLL version and will not work correctly with the new version.

How to resolve DLL conflicts
Resolving a DLL conflict is a matter of identifying which DLL is causing the problem, determining which version of it enables both programs to work satisfactorily, and placing that version into the correct folder on the hard disk.

For information about identifying a DLL and its versions, see the section "Locating DLLs, determining version numbers, and replacing DLLs" later in this document. Also see the Microsoft DLL Help Database at http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/dllinfo.asp.

If one version of the DLL resolves the problem for both programs, place that version of the DLL into the correct Windows folder. If you are not sure which folder that is, put the correct version of the file into each folder in which the incorrect version was located.

If one or both of the programs requires a version with which the other program will not work, try one of the following three methods to resolve the conflict:
 
Thanks Stealth. I'll give that a try and report back what happened. Right now it's off to bed. 6 AM will come quick.

DD
 
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