Win 97 Problems?

[peterjmag]

I reinstalled my OS today and previously had had Win97 version 1.21 It worked just fine with no issues. Now today I tried to install the new 1.24 version and I keep getting DLL errors. I have followed all the instuctions on the web page and still can not get Win 97 to load. What am I doing wrong? Why all the headaches? Thanks...

P.J.

[Bucko]

Do you have Microsoft's .NET installed ( at least version 1.1) ? Win 97 version 1.22 and up require it.

[mtindor]

There is a previous thread that already discusses this (do a search - it's a long one now).

Problem with WIN500 Ver 1.84 Just Released

As already mentioned, make sure you have .NET 1.1 installed.

Also, you may need the updated MSCVR71.DLL - I don't know if this would be needed for Win97 or not. It is needed for Win500 for some people. I believe both of these things are discussed in the above thread as well as on the Starrsoft site.

If you have troubles, install the latest version in a brand new (empty) directory. Run the Win97.exe from that directory and see if it works. If it still complains about a DLL error, copy the MSCVR71.DLL file that you downloaded into that new Win97 directory. Register the DLL using a syntax such as: regsvr32 c:\newWin97Directory\mscvr71.dll . Then try to run the Win97.exe from that directory.

If you still have problems, paste the exact error message that you get - that will surely help Don out.

And please, make sure that you do have .NET 1.1 installed - If you got any errors installing .NET 1.1, then forgot about proceeding any further until you resolve that. And you may want to reboot after installing .NET 1.1.


Mike