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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: clinton d on July 12, 2007, 11:40:10 PM

Title: help!! everytime time i download a file or something it download good but....
Post by: clinton d on July 12, 2007, 11:40:10 PM
everytime i download something its perfectly fine and all that, but then when i try to open it after its all finaly done downloaded i click on icon on my desktop or the start menu or any where else another window pops up (its a small window) stating:

A required .Dll file, MSVBVM60.DLL, was not found.

and at the top of that it says error starting program of course... but yeah any time i download something from anywhere weather a game that i bought or a file or something from the internet. But i do have a windows 98 incase your wondering.
so please help if u can!!!! i would really appreciate it !!  :) :) :) :)
Title: Re: help!! everytime time i download a file or something it download good but...
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on July 12, 2007, 11:41:49 PM
What file is this?
Title: Re: help!! everytime time i download a file or something it download good but....
Post by: clinton d on July 12, 2007, 11:44:14 PM
i dont no what file it is i have never undowloaded it or anything i dont think bue yeah it does it on my laptop to but not worried bout that right now
Title: Re: help!! everytime time i download a file or something it download good but....
Post by: Calum on July 13, 2007, 03:52:52 AM
Did it ever work properly?
If so, what happened before this started?
What protection do you have?
Title: Re: help!! everytime time i download a file or something it download good but...
Post by: patio on July 13, 2007, 05:10:57 AM
From the Mothership (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290887)
Title: Re: help!! everytime time i download a file or something it download good but....
Post by: clinton d on July 13, 2007, 09:26:25 AM
yes it worked perfectly fine and all that its just that like maybe....oh... 8 months ago it happened ever since i put the computer in my little borthers room >.<....aw man......but yeah it woked perfectly fine before.... and i have no securtiy right now....its just a fly swarming around a venus fly trap waiting to get a virus...
Title: Re: help!! everytime time i download a file or something it download good but....
Post by: Calum on July 13, 2007, 10:14:29 AM
Did you look at the link in patio's post?
Do it now.
And you will definitely need some protection.
http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,31494.0.html
http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,34633.0.html
http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,16182.0.html
Read through the above links in the order they are in, and follow the instructions.