Actually the patch never downloaded ....this was the result of the download: file C:windows\system\msvcp60.dll is in use & cannot be installed. So then I went after the dll & the instructions for the dll said to put it in C:\Windows\system. I saved it in a temporary file & double clicked on it & tried to extract it in the windows system file. That's when I got the second message: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process cannot create c:\windows\system\msvcp60.dll Darryl just said: if not you may have to replace the dll from in dos, not a dos prompt in windows, but from dos itself. Thank you Darryl, this is exactly what I think I should do BUT I haven't a clue as to how to do that. The only time I have ever been in Dos is when a dell tech told me to do certain things to run a diagnostic. How I got there & out was never explained to me. I have the dll waiting to go in...would you please walk me through the process? Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "nightsneak" <nightsneak@xxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2002 7:54 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: The dll from hell Jan, Simple question, but maybe it works. You say that you have the patch downloaded? Do you have it in the correct place? Have you tried rebooting? nightsneak ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Robey" <hrstreak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "PCTechTalk" <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2002 7:22 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- The dll from hell | Well here I am, the queen of errors, back again with yet another problem. My PSP has lost a few of it's common functions. Went to PSP trouble shooting & found the answer was in a simple remove a file & download a patch. Two hours on line downloading this patch and the install was aborted with this message: | | file C:windows\system\msvcp60.dll is in use & cannot be installed. Please exit all other applications & retry. | | Well nothing to my knowledge was running but I used EndItAll & tried again. Of course I got the same message. It was suggested that I needed to replace the dll. | Went on line, found the dll, went to put it in, still EndItAll was active, and this is the message I received: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process cannot create c:\windows\system\msvcp60.dll | | OK...who is using it? How can I get it to give it up? More importantly how can I install this dll? | | Please help, my hair is falling out by the handfuls! | Jan To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/