Replacing missing DLL files

When I tried to boot up excel this morning, it said that i was missing a dll file (ms09.dll). i have found this file, and am ready to download it. one problem, where do i download it to? my docs? windows folder? i am running windows 98SE. thanks for the help

 

Try inserting the Office CD you have, there might be a "repair installation" option. That should do it. If not, than just reinstall all together. It could be anumber of things that bring up this message, but ms09.dll means "Microsoft Office 9.dll", basically.

 

Hey Tech,

Microsoft says to resolve this problem, obtain Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a). Here is a link to the article:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;248167

The article gives you a article number to obtain the fix.

Good Luck, Steve

 

Tech,

Also, I scanned thru the article and some others. They don't mention missing, just corrupt or page faults. So see what you think about the article. Here is another small article that mentions sometimes older versions MS Word may be the problem. I know you said "missing", but some of this info may help you.

MS09.DLL error
This is a rare bug in older versions of Microsoft Word. When objects (excel tables, etc.) in your .doc file become corrupted MS Word will not open it and will announce that MS09.dll has been corrupted. Initially you will panic but the solution to recovering your important data is to open the .doc file in MS Word 2003 as it has a repair function. It will open your file like it should be.

Steve

 

TNT,

Just did a search through all files on my C:\ drive. No sign of that ms09.dll anywhere. W98SE, office 2000 including Excel and Word. In case Matacumbie's solution is not the answer, ask friends, workmates, PC stores, using a similar configuration to yours, do a search for the missing dll on their PC's and see where it is located. Then you will know where to install, if this is the answer to your problem. What software are you running (office 2000?), what Operating system? XP Pro, XP Home, ME, W9x? Bazza

 

I think your right bazza, if none of the things I sent him are real specific to his problem, ask around. Steve

 

Any geeks out there with ms09.dll on their system. If so, where is it installed? It might speed up a solution for TNT. Bazza

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ms09.dll may refer to a specific Microsoft version number (version 9), I am not sure what version Office 9 is, but that may be why you do not have this file.

 

Techie, what's the verdict?

 

Just a thought here, it might be a "hidden" file. If someone out there has Office they could check by show all files. I can't remember where that option is located in 98SE. Steve

 

Google it. 271 hits, looking for ms09.dll, just now. Bazza

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