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If needed for file corruption : Windows Key + X - Command Prompt (Admin) OR Windows PowerShell (Admin) (Run these one line at a time.) SFC /scannow Note if that shows uncorrected errors - continue regardless. When that completes run these : DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth DISM /online /cleanup-image /scanhealth DISM /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth Note if that shows any uncorrected errors - continue regardless. Then restart the computer. ------------------------------------------ You could also do a Reset or better a Repair Installation : Start - Settings -Update and Security - on left Recovery - on right Reset (you can choose to keep your files). A Repair Installation which allows you to keep the programs and data though redundant backups are always a good idea. How to: perform a repair upgrade using the Windows 10 ISO file http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/wiki... Please let us know the results.

Hopefully your files are backed up externally or to the cloud already. But if not Back up your files externally to quarantine to be scanned again. Then let Avira clean up and restart. Then scan the system and backed-up files with both Malwarebytes and AdwCleaner, the best on-demand scanners: http://filehippo.com/download_malwarebytes_anti... http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcle... Once they find and clean up and all scanners run clean, run System File Checker to check for damage: https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-use-sfc-scannow... If necessary you can run it from Advanced Startup Options Command Prompt: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2294-advanc... Then go over this Checklist to make sure the install is set up correctly, optimized for best performance, and any needed repairs get done: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki... If in doubt I would Clean Install since sometimes these infections cannot be fully cleaned up. This link contains the gold standard Clean

HEUR.Modified.SystemFile is detected within those files, those files listed ae not the virus. Avira is gonna clean it from them. See details. https://www.avira.com/en/support-threats-summar... You can also use the built in Windows Defender to also perform a scan.

We are volunteers willing to help you try to resolve this issue. Run these to double check the Avira results which could be false positives. Of course check with Avira Support. Avira Support https://www.avira.com/en/support If you need to check for malware here are my recommendations - these will allow you to do a thorough check and removal without ending up with a load of spyware programs running resident which can cause as many issues as the malware and maybe harder to detect as the cause. See next message if there are any damaged files. Please let us know the results and if you need further assistance.

Actually, both Windows Defender and Avira can coexist. http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/wiki...

Thank you for the incredibly fast reply! Please, forgive my ignorance but could you clear up something for me? Avira suggests copying the files to quarantine. It doesn't say anything about cleaning the files. If Avira deletes these files, what will happen? Thank you so much! Zoran Sudar

Hi, Andre Thanks for the reply. However, I can't find ESET Sysrescue. All links lead to Google's 404 message. Is this a sign of a virus? Even www.eset.com shows the same message. Thanks! Zoran Sudar

Could make the system inoperable. What I suggest you do is download the ESET Sysrescue offline scanner described in the following article and use it to scan the system. https://www.groovypost.com/howto/clean-virus-in...

Did you try at: https://www.eset.com/us/download/tools-and-util...

HEUR.Modified.SystemFile is detected within those files, those files listed ae not the virus. Avira is gonna clean it from them. See details. https://www.avira.com/en/support-threats-summar... You can also use the built in Windows Defender to also perform a scan. Also, how can I use Windows Defender without deinstalling Avira?

You will find support for IE10 in this forum => http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/forum/ie10-windows_7 Where you'll also find that you're not alone having encountered the problem => http://goo.gl/rR84J

right so far boys i have managed to resolve the user32 and ole32 dll issues by obtaining them from www.zhaodll.co all went well mind but get the right vesion x86 vs x64 etc Then i got the api-ms-win-downlevel-shlwapi-l1-1-0.dll issue so i tried the same this bombed my machine into a death spiral where i could only just about roll it into cmd mode off advanced recovery etc. I tried deleting renaming and moving but with no joy, the only way i got rid off it was to use a stand alone HDD reader using a sata to usb to the laptop (not the main machine) after removing the shlwapi.dll file i am at least back into a limited windows setup and backing up my 300gb before trying the next solution or just reinstalling from the win disc. ps THANKS for the freakin help MS Steve

I think there was something in that Windows Update that caused this problem. While I prefer IE, my firefox still works, as does my e-mail.  The "missing .dlls" also shut down my Weather Bug, Adobe update, DivX updater, and Yahoo IM.

Nice on Dan - still backing up here mate

My sympathies, Steve. I hope you are able to recover. I have retreated to an old computer running XP, out of sheer terror. I am afraid to use my Win 7 machine because all the firewalls and antivirus are off; can't turn them back on. I am going to search the other Communities to see if a similar conversation is going on & if someone has found a solution. If that fails I will try reinstalling Win 7. Nothing to lose; can't use the computer as it is! Problem is, my machine was upgraded to Win 7 from Vista (ugh! And thanks for the Vista experience, MS!). If I reinstall the Win 7 OS, it reports back as being counterfeit and I am days with MS getting that mess straightened out. I will let the Community know what happens...

No solution at moment mate' very frustrating as I have a deadline on a website. Come on ms please HELP

I have asked an MS engineer who is responding in another thread about problems with installing IE 10. I asked him to come over and check this thread, to see if he can help us.

[Dan pinged me but I'm not a MS Engineer.] @Steve only => What updates did you install last week? Possibilities include KB2809289, KB2814124, KB2807986, KB2791765, KB2670838, IE10 plus a few updates for MS Office. Note: KB2670838 is an IE10 Prerequisite Update. If KB2670838 wasn't already installed, it would have been "drive-by" installed when you installed IE10 (in which case KB2670838 prolly wouldn't be listed in Installed Updates or Update History . PS: Was IE10 Release Preview installed?  Is Automatic Updates set to the Automatic configuration and if so, was IE10 installed via Automatic Updates? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @Dan => To avoid confusion & duplication of effort, it would be best to post any/all further follow-up in replies to your own, new thread: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_update/ms-update-fail-causes-api-ms-win-downlevel-user32/fc65057b-984f-40ef-bd6b-60666f9c7c6a ===================================

I agree that this problem is likely caused by the Windows Update. Otherwise, why would several people be reporting the exact same issue after updating? Frankly, I am surprised that this thread hasn't absolutely exploded with comments; surely hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of Win 7 users have been affected! I am afraid that MS will ignore this, unless a lot more people start reporting this problem out! Right now, Google Chrome is the only working browser I have, but it cannot automatically update. McAfee and Carbonite won't start (and have in fact disappeared from my task bar). The "helpful" suggestion that MS has is to re-install these programs, but of course downloading is blocked because of the missing .dll's. Is MS listening????

The SAME thing happened to me after the WIndows update yesterday.  Have you found a solution?

have any of you guys tried to call support about this - I may have too tomorrow. Has anyone got another machine running win 7 on and tried to copy the files over manually ? Had anyone tried to get the files of the windows disc ? or tried a re installation. I have tried to run repair but it bombs as missing files aaaaaarrrrrrgggghhhhhhh Steve

Hi, The issue you're experiencing could be due to software conflicts or compatibility issues. We understand that it can be frustrating since PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is a great game, however, at this point, we can only suggest that you uninstall and reinstall the game. In addition, verify if PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is included in the Windows firewall exceptions. If the issue still persists, kindly get in touch with the game's developer for advise and further assistance regarding the matter. Keep us in the loop.

Hi Sahil, Here is some common issue which we still don't know how to fix: Issue 1) Proxy issue: Using the same auto proxy URL (http://proxy.intranet.company.com). All other systems working fine, only 1 system look like not able to detect. But if we manually configure proxy server then it worked. Issue 2) Click on IE favorites do nothing, only display Blank page. If we click any links on Feeds or History it is still working fine. We did reinstalled IE version 8, 10, 11 but all facing same issue. Before for the issue if click New Tab showing blank we can fixed by regsvr32.exe ieproxy.dll but this time won't works.

Hello, The issue you posted is more complex than what is answered in the Community forums and would be better suited in the MSDN community. Please visit the link below to get the best support. https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/home?forum=winforms Hope this information is helpful. Please do let us know if you need further assistance with Windows, we’ll be glad to assist you.

Download and run HDTune . http://www.hdtune.com/ Select the Disk where OS is installed. Make screenshots of the following the health the error scan the benchmark Post back the screenshots.

Hi, I had a similar problem with a new computer several years ago... The problem was due to overheating of either the HDD, motherboard, or both... The HDD would eventually become unreadable... I'm not defending Windows 10... There could be some type of update\upgrade that is repeatedly downloading and installing causing this... or at least trying to, but overheating is a bigtime issue if it is happening...

Hello Milad, Welcome to Microsoft Community. The issue that you are facing with the computer might occur when there is a conflict between a third-party software or a driver. I would like to ask you a few questions in order to understand the issue better. What is the model of your Asus notebook? What were the results from the SFC scan? Which anti-virus software are you using on this computer? Method 1: Try Safe Mode Safe mode is the configuration of Windows, when it is running on only basic set of drivers and all the startups are disabled. To know more about safe mode, follow the article below: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/start-computer-safe-mode#start-computer-safe-mode=windows-7 If you are not getting dllhost.exe process message in safe mode, then perform clean boot. Clean Boot A clean boot is performed to start Windows by using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs. This helps eliminate software conflicts that occur when you install a program or an update or wh

I don't want to get your hopes up too much since you may be missing more than that one file, but if just wininet.dll is missing (or maybe one or two more files), there should be copies in other places on your system and you might be able to replace it/them. Start with easy stuff first: If you press Ctrl-Alt-Del you should be able to get into Task Manager. From TM, you can click File, New Task and in the Open box enter: %SystemRoot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe Click OK and the System Restore Dialogue box should open and you can see if you can get a Restore Point to work and restore your system back to a date prior to the incident. You can also use TM to see if you can copy in a replacement for your missing wininet.dll file. We know XP keeps backup copies of important file here (assuming XP is installed on your C drive): c:\windows\system32\dllcache If you installed Service Pack 3 from a download, there should also be copies of most "good" files here: c:\windows\ServicePackFiles\i386 So

Thank you. Yes I did mean System Restore and no I don't have the XP CD, the computer came with Windows XP installed. I think I have Service Pack 3. You mentioned getting to an empty desktop with just the background wallpaper showing, can anything be done from there?

Please see: How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install

That sounds about right: If the c:\windows\system32\wininet.dll file is missing XP will look like it is trying to start up and you will see a message like this: Explorer.EXE - Unable to Locate Component This application has failed to start because WININET.dll was not found.  Re-installing the application may fix this problem. Clicking OK, you may then see a message like this: dwwin.exe - Unable to Locate Component This application has failed to start because WININET.DLL.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem. Depending on your configuration, you may see lots of other complaining messages, so just keep clicking the OK button as they come up. Clicking OK, you will eventually get to an empty desktop with just the background wallpaper showing. You said "I ran System Recover a few times..."  Do you mean System Restore? I too would be wary of any repair disks - especially any that came with you system of unspecified make and model. Since we don't know anything

Thanks for your advice, sorry for not replying sooner but things got a bit hectic at work and my own computer problem has had to take a back seat. I tried the first 'easy' thing but rstrui.exe was not found. I have a couple of days off next week and will have time to try your other suggestions. I really appreciate your help. Hope I didn't seem rude when I took so long to reply. M.

Thank you so much. There's alot in that link, I'll need time to read it and take it all in before I try to follow the instructions. I also need to get an XP CD. I'll let you know how I get on. I don't think I can back up my files before I start, I can't access anything.

You might be able to backup your files. I typed "sure you can backup your files" first, then changed it... I'll bet you that no Microsoft engaged Support Engineer "expert" can tell you how though since I don't think there is a Microsoft KB article for them to copy/paste a link telling you how to do that.  It requires a little "thinking outside the box".  There is often more to fixing XP problems than simply linking to KB articles. if you have an external hard drive with capacity to hold your personal files, you could create a Hiren's Boot CD, boot on that and then just copy your personal files (documents, pictures, music, etc.) to your external device. Forum contributor Tech-Geek also has a method you can read about here: http://www.repairbotsonline.com/Recovering-Lost-Files-with-Ubuntu-h4.htm I like the Hiren's method a little better though since the user interface is more like XP and people sometimes feel more comfortable navigating something they are familiar with already. Lets see

That does not sound real encouragin' at the moment...

Hello mrbenjamin, Thank you for using Microsoft Windows Vista Forums. Sorry you are having a problem with this.  Have you scanned your system for Malware?  I have added some steps below once completed reboot and test to see if you are still having the same errors.  Please let us know status.  Thanks! http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php Malwarebytes is as the name says, a Malware Remover! Download the Free Version from the link above. Download, install, update and scan. http://www.spybot.info/en/index.html Spybot Search & Destroy 1.6.2 is a very good, FREE Anti-Spyware Program. Download, install, update, and immunize your System with it. Then SCAN with it. Update it, and scan your System. Important re: Safe Mode If you happen to find a problem that you can’t uninstall / delete, reboot the computer, and go into Safe Mode. To get into Safe mode, tap F8 right at Power On / Startup, and use UP arrow key to get to Safe Mode from list of options, then hit ENTER. RESCAN your computer with you

Have the same issue for awhile now . This is not the only program "Bad Image > WindowsCodecs will not work with or not built for" error come up . Been through  the  virus scans mentioned above and also have re-built the .dll files . Still get > " Application popup: W.o.T. Client: WorldOfTanks.exe - Bad Image : C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\WindowsCodecs.dll is either not designed for Windows  or it contains an error. Try installing the program again using the original installation media or contact your system administrator or the software vendor for support. Error status 0xc0000020.  " This error does not effect the programs normal operation , other than , there is a splash screen that comes up where you log in . When you press Play to log in , there is a splash screen that is incomplete . Have already done a complete uninstall and reinstall of the World of Tanks  program . This is not the only program error comes up on . Also comes up when I'm trying to burn a disk. Like I said, the error does

To be honest, I have no idea where these Microsoft Support Engineer come from. Whenever I come to the support forums, I scroll for an answer not provided by a supposedly "Microsoft Engineer" because the response would be a plain copy-paste rubbish. I similar issue I have has nothing to do with Malware: C:\windows\system32\urlmon.dll is either not designed to run on windows or it contains errors. I am on a corporate network where very single packet coming in and leaving is scanned. Out of the blue, one day this issues comes up. Before heading to the IT department to do a system restore, I checked Google.

Hi, Thanks for posting your query to Microsoft forum. I will certainly help you with this. Please try these methods: Method 1 : Booting to Recovery Environment with Windows 8 installation media. Thanks & Regards, Isha Soni

Some or all of those files are not suitable of regsvr32 on Vista. You are being hiven instructions for XP. -- .. -- "larryrgeorge" wrote in message news:6a68c3d1-50b5-4604-8e57-b99ba15c365b... > I'm having problems with Trend Micro Internet Security. I can't get > anything to come up in the Main Console box. Their 2nd level support > person checked and I have the following files that will not register: omctl32.dll, inetcpl.cpl , > mshtml.dll , msxml.dll , wininet.dll > > I'm running Vista Home Premium that was installed by Lenovo when I > purchased the computer a year ago. I have kept all of my updates current > as of last night's latest update. What do you suggest to fix the problem? > Please respond to me via the following email address > *** Email address is removed for privacy *** > > Larry George

Got my mail, David? Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Desktop Experience]

This does not work for windows 8.1

Hi Larry , What happen when you try to register the files? Do you get any error message? Please provide the exact error message. Microsoft Answers Support Engineer Visit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

Yes -- .. -- "Ramesh Srinivasan" wrote in message news:70198fb9-6f78-42d1-8869-6d602f997872... > > Got my mail, David? > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Desktop Experience]

Thanks Ajay for answering my inquiry.  I printed out your note and followed it to the letter.  Here are the results. I went to the "Run Command Prompt" and ran the " sfc /scannow " process and nothing happened.  No box opened or did my computer give any indication of what happened. Then I went to command prompt again and ran the regsvr32 "file name" on each of the files in my original note that the Suppot guy from Trend Micro said did not register.  Here are the results of that process: asctrls.ocx and msxml.dll gave the following error message: "The module failed to load.  The specified module could not be found." shdocvw.dll, mshtml.dll, comctl32.dll, inetcpl.cpl and wininet.dll gave the following error message: "The module was loaded but the entry-point DllRegisterServer was not found.  Make sure that this is a valid DLL or OCX file and try again." Does any of this give you any idea of what is going on?  I have a seondary problem with Vista and I don't know if the two are connected.

Hi, I would suggest you to follow the steps and check if it helps. Method 1: Run System File Check (SFC) scans and checks if it helps. How to use the System File Checker tool to troubleshoot missing or corrupted system files on Windows Vista or on Windows 7 Note: System File Checker gives an administrator the ability to scan all protected files to verify their versions. If System File Checker discovers that a protected file has been overwritten, it retrieves the correct version of the file from the cache folder (%Systemroot%\System32\Dllcache) or the Windows installation source files, and then replaces the incorrect file. System File Checker also checks and repopulates the cache folder. You must be logged on as an administrator or as a member of the Administrators group to run System File Checker. If the cache folder becomes damaged or unusable, you can use the sfc /scannow , the sfc /scanonce , or the sfc /scanboot commands to repair its contents. Method 2: Step 1: Boot in to safe mod

Wow, still no replies? Maybe they should change this site's name to "Microsoft does not answer"  >:(

I've found this: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-performance/wininetdll-high-cpu-usage-when-using-outlook-ie-or/a97f6135-d975-e011-8dfc-68b599b31bf5 and tried "Regsvr32 WININET.DLL" at command prompt. I get: [Window Title] RegSvr32 [Content] The module "WININET.DLL" was loaded but the entry-point DllRegisterServer was not found. Make sure that "WININET.DLL" is a valid DLL or OCX file and then try again [OK]

Having similar sorts of fun over here in Windows XP... WININET.DLL high CPU usage when using Outlook, IE, or Solitaire... http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-performance/wininetdll-high-cpu-usage-when-using-outlook-ie-or/a97f6135-d975-e011-8dfc-68b599b31bf5?page=1&tm=1313603446031#footer Just recently found that the problem could be induced by just clicking the Search button in Explorer.

Hi, · Do you face this issue while you’re running any particular program or when you are using internet? · Was there any recent change made on your computer prior to the issue? Method 1: Try downloading the latest version of the Catalyst Control Center/drivers for your video card from here: http://support.amd.com/us/Pages/AMDSupportHub.aspx Method 2: Step 1: Wininet.dll is a module that contains Internet-related functions used by Windows applications. I would suggest you to check if you face similar issue in safe mode with networking. Refer to section “ Safe mode with networking ” http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Advanced-startup-options-including-safe-mode Step 2: If issue doesn’t persist in safe mode with networking you can try putting your system in Clean Boot and check if it helps. How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista and Windows 7 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135 Disclaimer: After you used the clean boot to resolve your problem

pretty messed up how exactly did you try to reinstall xp? did you go to the bios and set the cd to boot first? please explain in detail for further assistance.

Hi, 1. Did you make any changes to your computer other than installing Internet explorer 9? 2. Did this issue start occurring directly after installing Internet explorer 9? 3. When you say none of your applications are working do you mean other programs on the computer will not open? 4. Are you able to perform a system restore to before this started happening? 5. Did you make any changes prior to this issue? 6. Why are you searching those two files? I would suggest you follow the below link for system restore. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/features/system-restore I would suggest you to check with safe mode. Advanced startup options including safe mode http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Advanced-startup-options-including-safe-mode

Hi, 1. No. 2. No. Any websites. 3. Both. It happens with Chrome, Firefox or any other programs that make use of WinINET. 4. The connection itself is fine. It finds no problem, I can ping places fine.

This thread applies to Windows 8 Consumer Preview. The thread is locked because the information in it might not be relevant or accurate as new versions of Windows 8 become available. Thanks, Microsoft Communities Team

Hi, 1. Are you using proxy server to access websites? 2. Does this issue occur when you access a particular website? 3. Does this issue occur when you access internet using the desktop version of Internet Explorer or the Metro version of Internet Explorer? Let’s run the Internet Connection troubleshooter and check if that helps. a) Press ‘Windows + W’ key on the keyboard. b) Type ‘Troubleshooting’ and then press enter. c) Click on ‘Network and Internet’, select ‘Internet Connection’ and click on next to run the troubleshooter .

Hi, Step 1: Start the computer in Safe mode with Networking and check if you get the box to enter the password. Follow these steps to start the computer to safe mode. a) Press the ‘Windows + R’ key on the keyboard. ‘Restart’ .

Hello, Have you tried running sfc /scannow? If not, give that a try and see how you fare. Post back here with your results. Regards, BearPup

Hi, Method 1. Some wininet.dll errors could be related to a virus or other malware infection on your computer that has damaged the DLL file. It's even possible that the wininet.dll error you're seeing is related to a hostile program that's masquerading as the file. Sometimes the installed security program might not be just enough. I also recommend you to update your security software regularly. a. Follow the link below to run the free online scan: http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm b. Run the Microsoft Malicious Removal Tool. Microsoft Malicious Removal Tool - 32 bit http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=AD724AE0-E72D-4F54-9AB3-75B8EB148356&displaylang=en Microsoft Malicious Removal Tool - 64 bit http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=585D2BDE-367F-495E-94E7-6349F4EFFC74&displaylang=en Method 2. Check if the issue exists in Safe Mode, if the computer works as expected in safe mode then we can troubleshoot the issue in clean boot state. a

I did a system recovery and after doing what it does, it went  to log onto windows like normal then said it could not log in because the file WININET.dll could not be found Did you perform a desctructive recovery or non-destructive? I don't vote for myself I'm not here for the points. If this post helps you, vote. Visit my forum @ http://repairbotsonline.com/

Hey Filbert Susanto, Try using the Microsoft Fix It provided in the troubleshooting guide linked below to see if it can automatically identify/resolve the problem for you. How to reinstall or repair Internet Explorer in Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP Look forward to hearing back from you.

"-gnom-" <=?utf-8?B?LWdub20t?=> wrote > Sorry it took so long to answer guys, but I'm realy running out of ideas with this problem... > From the beging I thought it was related to IE, but now I'm not 100% sure about it. > > Couple of times rundll process started to run when IE wasn't started at all and once I've even find out that the parent of this > proces was Eclipse, and once it was Skype?!? > > But every time it calls C:\Windows\system32\WININET.dll - does anyone knows what is this dll responsible for? Use DependencyWalker to get some clues about it from its entry points. Also, you mentioned using Process Explorer. Have you checked the Stacks of the active threads when the loop is in progress? Note that ProcExp supports Symbols so you can get more clues about what the Stack is telling you using them too. FYI a common reason for problems with WinInet is a corrupt or oversized TIF. To check on that case you could use another account (an admin account or via a command mode boot or fr

Sorry it took so long to answer guys, but I'm realy running out of ideas with this problem... From the beging I thought it was related to IE, but now I'm not 100% sure about it. Couple of times rundll process started to run when IE wasn't started at all and once I've even find out that the parent of this proces was Eclipse, and once it was Skype?!? But every time it calls C:\Windows\system32\WININET.dll - does anyone knows what is this dll responsible for? Regards

boot your computer in clean boot, disable all third party software, if you can disable them from msconfig, use Autoruns from technet. another sysinternals tool. Today was a good day, I didn't have to use my AK.

Hi Gnom, Thanks for posting your query. You can try creating a new user account and check if that helps out. It seems to be a faulty settings with the IE on the machine in the user profile Let us know if that helps you. Regards Ashish

FYI WinInet is the DLL any process that wants Internet access using WinHTP will be calling - this is why you'll see it loaded by several different components.

Thanks for the reply, As I mentioned, I did already format the hard drive. Do you mean format it all over again? I did create a usable bootable disk for Windows XP. Do I need a different one? This laptop came originally with Windows XP; and the 25-digit product code enables the unit to download and install Windows XP only, right? Or can I install Windows Vista Home Premium on this unit? Because I have a Windows Vista Boot disk. Thanks for any help! As I pointed out, my boot process messages me that wininet.dll is missing. Michael

Hi, I can imagine the inconvenience you have experienced. I will try and help you; however I would like to inform you that you may need to create a new bootable disk. Windows XP is an obsolete product whose life cycle has finished so it might not be available for download. Some of the critical files in the disk that you use might have been corrupted. Format the hard drive and then try installing the Operating system. Hope this information is helpful and do let us know if you need any assistance in the future. We will be glad to help.

Hello: Please try this. In "Safe Mode", see if you can get into the Command Prompt window. If necessary, use the Windows key + R combination to open the Run box and type CMD to open it. Then run this command: expand c:\i386\wininet.dl_ c:\windows\system32\wininet.dll (Note the space between the underscore and the letter c. Also, this command assumes your primary drive is lettered c. If your particular drive letter is different simply substitute c for the correct letter of your drive). Regards, Joel Free computer support and diagnostics -->> http://repairbotsonline.forumotion.com/

Hi, This error could be caused by missing or corrupted wininet.dll files. We suggest performing these troubleshooting steps, and check if the issue occurs: Create a test user profile . This is to check if a corrupted user profile is causing the issue. Update Windows 10 . Run the System File Checker tool and DISM tool . Feel free to update us on the result.

Hi, This thread has been inactive for a while now, and we would like to follow up on the status of your issue with your device. If the solution provided by Rachelle Gra resolved the issue, please let the community know by marking his post as an answer. Feel free to reply to this post if you need further assistance.

Hi SCALUser, a) When does this happen? What is the exact error message you receive? b) Microsoft Answers Support Engineer Visit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

Thank you for your reply. I have another question, In my system 32 folder is a wininet.dll (2) file and also wininet.dll (3) file and 4 . My question is why are there so many different wininet.dll file with these different numbers and which one should I copy ?

If you mean the wininet.dll file, it is not specific to a particular hardware manufacturer so that should work just fine.

I am not sure why you see stuff like that, but on a "normal" system in good health, there should only be one wininet.dll file in the system32 folder. I think that if you see something like that wininet.dll(2), wininet.dll(3), etc. that means that you may have  been having problems updating your Internet Explorer and if you keep trying and trying or uninstalling and reinstalling IE, it may make a copy of the file then.   If these updates go smoothly, the installation or update should clean up after itself when it is done.  Any of that sound familiar?  Maybe somebody else can tell us why that is.  But something to mean Internet and that makes sense). If you search your system for wininet.dll, you may find dozens of wininet.dll files in various places on your system.  The same is true for lots of XP files - you could have lots of them scattered around on your system.  The only ones that really come into play when XP is running are the one in system32 and the backup copy in the dllcache folder.

Assuming Win7 64-bit with Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) installed... We'll need to "dig a little deeper" here. Please answer each of the following [admittedly tedious] diagnostic questions already installed!

Hi Andy, Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. I can imagine the inconvenience you are experiencing and will certainly help you in the right direction to fix the issue. However, I would appreciate if you could answer a few questions to narrow down the issue in order to provide you with better assistance. a. Did you make any changes to the computer prior to this issue? b. Apart from Event Viewer, do you get any onscreen error or issue referring to this file? Wininet.dll is a module that contains Internet-related functions used by Windows applications. In case, you are able to boot your system successfully to the desktop, I would suggest you to try running a System File Checker (SFC) scan to check for any system files corruption in the system. SFC scan will scan for corrupt system files on the computer and repair them. Press Windows key + X , click Command Prompt (Admin) . In the Command Prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER: sfc /scannow For more in

Dear Sir we have remove previous ver. & install new ver but same error please guide us.

Hi Lakhan vyas, · Have you made any changes on the computer prior to the issue? I would suggest you to uninstall and reinstall Yahoo! Messenger. Here's how to uninstall Yahoo! Messenger from Windows XP: download and install the latest version of Yahoo! Messenger. Let us know if this helps.

Hi, It seems that this error is related with Yahoo Messenger. Please contact their technical support to better address this issue. Thanks!

I think this warrants a little more "digging," Dorothy, especially if you were getting a "This application has failed to start because WININET.dll was not found" or similar error. Please answer all of the following diagnostic questions by number in your very next reply (no need to quote this post): 1. What is the full name of your installed anti-virus application or security suite and when (approx. date) does your current subscription expire? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender) are installed?  What third-party firewall (if any)? 2. Has a(nother) Norton application or a McAfee application EVER been installed on this computer? 3. Did a Norton free-trial or a McAfee free-trial [pick one] come preinstalled on the computer when you bought it? (Doesn't matter if you never used or Activated it.) 4. Open Add/Remove Programs & make sure the Show Updates box at the top is checked. Now scroll down & tell me if ALL of the following updates are listed? • KB2559049, KB2567680; KB255

Thanks PA Bear, but "reinvented" was not a good word.  I meant that the system came out with a replacement dll.  That's not well- phrased either, but hopefullly you get the idea. And after fooling around for hours, trying all different things, I was able to get rid of that popup menu.  Don't know what I did, but it's gone.

I got rid of the old wininet.dll and got a reinvented one... Please explain.

As far as I am aware Infotriever is incompatible with Windows 8.

Nope, I am having the same issue and this did not work. Thank you for trying.

Maybe try; Control Panel / Troubleshooting / Programs.. to see if it works in some compatibility mode.

I have the same message appearing with WINDOW 7 even though it was working fine in the past ??? So I think the issue is more general than just a compatibility with WINDOW 8

I also believe that it is incompatible. Has anyone got Infotriever running on Win8?

Same issue here. After applying Windows 10 updates - IE 11 also fails with the same errors. ie, Internet Explorer has stopped working (popup) - -  Nothing much else is displayed. Nothing I could find fixes it. So in the meatime - I had to do System Restore prior to last Windows Updates - and have now stopped downloading updates automatically. Will hold off for a month or 2 until something is found !! Faulting application name: IEXPLORE.EXE, version: 11.0.10240.16412, time stamp: 0x55b99447 Faulting module name: WININET.dll, version: 11.0.10240.16515, time stamp: 0x55fa5104 Exception code: 0xc0000096 Fault offset: 0x000b49b8 Faulting process id: 0x1d34 Faulting application start time: 0x01d117cb15206b68 Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\WININET.dll Report Id: 7920f12a-2826-4c68-bf90-b8f6ab2f3156 Faulting package full name: Faulting package-relative application ID:

Ravindra Kamath, Thank you for posting. In answer to your questions: 1. I receive 2 errors when IE11 crashes, 1) that Internet Explorer has stopped working then 2) Something is wrong with the website. Seems strange that something is wrong now when prior to the installation of the Updates there wasn't a problem. I really do not know why you are asking this when I posted the information from the Event Viewer regarding the error. 2. I do not understand why you are asking what troubleshooting steps I took when I listed them in my question. But since you ask I took all the methods that you listed as well as others I have found in the forum about this exact same issue. These were performed by both me and the Microsoft Answer Desk Tech, Carla B, by remoting into my computer . If you want to see exactly what was done by her refer to service request number 1310110968. 3. The apps that are not running are every app I have installed from the Store and the ones that come standard with Windows 10 u

I was having the same problem. Somehow the Temporary Internet Folder was moved to an old user folder. I had to click on tools in the menu bar, open internet options, on the General Tab at browsing history. I click on settings, click on move folder (current location was blank) and move folder back to the correct user and location. It will appear in current location. Fixed IE11 & Edge. I was having similar problems with both. Anyway, just wanted to share that. Regards,

Hello Midge, Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. However, for a better understanding of the issue, I would need more information from your end: Do you get any error message when IE11 crashes? What troubleshooting steps have you tried? Check if issue persists. Hope this information is helpful. Do let us know if you need any further assistance, we'll be glad to assist you.

Cafaas, If you are using McAfee the solution is above. Uninstall McAfee Web Advisor and your problem with IE11 will clear up. McAfee Web Advisor is an independent program from from the virus checker. So you will still be protected if you uninstall Web Advisor. You can uninstall it using Programs and Features in Control Panel. Hope this helps.

I found a temp file providing the error that occurred when I tried to run the Microsoft Solitaire Collection. Does this help you in determining why the Microsoft apps will not run? 5973 0 2 5973 0 0x2000000000000000 9162 Application Midge-Notebook Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App -2147009284 Hope to hear from you soon.

I want to give everyone an update. I have managed to resolve my issues. It took a reinstallation of Windows 10 to fix the issues with Microsoft Store and it's apps not running. As far as IE11 is concerned the issue was with McAfee Web Advisor. I found when I turned the McAfee Firewall off IE11 stopped crashing. So I called McAfee to give them the heads up and I was told they were aware of the issue. The Tech had me uninstall Web Advisor and after that even with the Firewall turned on IE11 ran fine. So to all if you are having problems with IE11 crashing and using McAfee uninstall Web Advisor and your browser should start to work again. Hopefully McAfee will be able to fix the issue. Good luck all and hope your experiences with your computers run smoothly from now on.

I can't download the Microsoft Safety Scanner because the appcachegetfallbackurl is not present in the wininet.dll. The installation stops and displays that information. I've run sfc /scannow without any change. I'm begining to think it's a virus but Malware Bytes doesn't find anything. When I put the Windows 7 Pro CD in the drive, to try and reinstall, I get the same message and everything stops. What can I do? Alan C Smith

Your suggestion to run Microsoft Safety scanner does not work.  It would not run when it could not find the appcachegetfallbackurl in the wininet.dll file. The other suggestion did not work. I don't know which wininet.dll file has this problem.  There are several. When I bought this computer I had the option of installing Windows 8.  Those discs won't load the upgrade due to the missing App. My Microsoft Office 2013 won't run, I can't get updates, or use Microsoft Internet Explorer. Help Alan

Hello Alan, Thank you for the reply. I would suggest you to try performing In-place upgrade and check. Refer: How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 & Windows Server 2008 R2 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2255099 Note: I highly recommend backing up all of your important files and folders onto an external storage device before attempting any type of OS repair or upgrade. I hope this helps. Thank you

Hello Larry, I would like to know some information about the issue so that we could help you better. 1. When exactly did you receive this error message?Was that while accessing any program or application? 2. Does the issue occur with particular program? 3. If you receive this error message while accessing programs, then Was the program working properly before? 4. What do you mean when you say “cannot get updates or windows help"? Are you facing any issues performing Windows Update? There are several different ways that wininet.dll errors can show up on your computer. Here are some of the more common ways that you might see wininet.dll errors: "Wininet.dll Not Found" "This application failed to start because wininet.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem." "Cannot find [PATH]\wininet.dll" "The file wininet.dll is missing." "Cannot start [APPLICATION]. A required component is missing: wininet.dll. Please install [APPLICATION] again." Wininet.dll error messa

Hello Alan, Thank you for your response. I am sorry for late reply. I would suggest you to start your computer in safe mode with networking and then download and run Microsoft Safety scanner. Refer: Advanced startup options http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/advanced-startup-options-including-safe-mode Also, Create a new user account and check if it helps. Refer: Create a user account http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/create-user-account Also use this article to copy data from old user account to new one. Fix a corrupted user profile http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/fix-corrupted-user-profile I hope this information helps. Please do let us know if you need any further assistance. Thank you

Hi Philip, Thank's for your answer But i need to use a test in Excel with VBA (To Stop a Query if there is no internet connexion) Regards Hugues

Hi Phillip, Thank try to help me Regards Hugues

Hi Jim, I would like to make the choice to test the web connection in order to avoid just launching several requests to several web pages in my code loop. Rather than put an error handling for each request. If no web connection then we stop the code (exit sub) Thank you for your answer Regards Hugues

Hi Hugues, There are a couple different approaches you could take. It depends on your skill level and what programming languages you know. The connection is controlled by Mac OS. You can program both Mac OS and Excel using Objective-C. See this link for information about the connection in Objective-C connection A less elegant way to handle this if you don't want to use Objective-C is to try the query and if it fails, handle it in your code.

You have to wait for a VBA Expert to come by. Sorry I could not help. __________ Disclaimer: The questions, discussions, opinions, replies & answers I create, are solely mine and mine alone and do not reflect upon my position as a Volunteer Moderator.

I have no idea how to to do VBA. If you want to test whether the Internet (WiFi) is working and how well I have directions below. If using Wi-FI  click on the wifi symbol in the main Finder menu  click on the WIFi symbols Option-click on the symbol, a menu will pop up __________ Disclaimer: The questions, discussions, opinions, replies & answers I create, are solely mine and mine alone and do not reflect upon my position as a Volunteer Moderator.

Hello David, This issue can be caused by several factors. For us to isolate this and provide you the most appropriate resolution, try to create a new local account first and see if the issue will still persist. Kindly let us know of the update regarding this issue.

Hi, 1. Have you made any changes prior to the issue? 2. Is this issue only with Acrobat and ITunes or other applications as well? Step 1: You may try to boot the computer in Safe mode and check. Refer the following link. Start your computer in safe mode http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Start-your-computer-in-safe-mode Step 2: If the issue persists in safe mode then, I would suggest you to check the issue in clean boot state. How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135 Note : Make sure that you perform “step 7” in the above link to boot your computer normally after your troubleshoot. You may contact Apple support and check if they can help resolve the issue better. Also see: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1717

Thanks for your reply! Here is the result. X:\Sources>bootrec /fixmbr The operation completed successfully X:\Sources>bootrec /fixboot The operation completed successfully X:\Sources>bootrec /scanos Scanning all disks for Windows installations Successfully scanned Windows installations Total identified Windows installations: 1 [1] C:\Windows The operation completed successfully X:\Sources>bootrec /rebuildbcd Scanning all disks for Windows installations Successfully scanned Windows installations Total identified Windows installations: 1 [1] C:\Windows Add installation to boot list? Y The requested system device cannot be found

Hi, Thank you for your interest in Windows 10. We understand your concern on File explorer crash on Windows 10 and I'd be glad to help you. Before we proceed, please answer these queries, for a better understanding of your issue: What is the latest build on your system? Have you made any changes to your system, prior to this issue? I would suggest you to refer to the Microsoft blog, regarding the latest Windows 10 build and update your system. Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 10586: http://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2015/11/05/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-10586/ If the issue still persists even after installing the latest Build then, I would suggest you to perform a clean boot and check, if it works. Setting the system in a clean boot state will help to identify, if any third party applications or startup items are causing the issue. How to perform a clean boot in Windows. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135 Note: applies to Windows 10. Disclaimer:

I was running Windows 10.0 build 10240. After I enabled the insider build, it shows a black screen after restart.   It won't boot up. :-(

If I do a clean installation of Windows 10 from the DVD, will the current license still valid or I need to do a new activation.  If I need to do a new activation, how do I do that?  This was a Windows 8.0 preloaded laptop when I purchased it. Please help!

Hi, Thank you for coming back to us with the current status. Since, the automatic repair did not help to repair the startup files, you may try to repair them using these commands through Command Prompt under Advance Options. Follow the below steps: Insert the Windows installation DVD in the DVD ROM and restart your computer. : Using Third Party Software, including hardware drivers can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from booting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the use of Third Party Software can be solved. Using Third Party Software is at your own risk. Hope this helps. Keep posting us with the status we will be glad to help you

I have same issue, but my explorer.exe crash imapi2.dll Контейнер ошибки 120360961118, тип 4 Имя события: APPCRASH Отклик: Нет данных Идентификатор CAB: 0 Сигнатура проблемы: P1: explorer.exe P2: 10.0.10586.0 P3: 5632d4c0 P4: imapi2.dll P5: 10.0.10586.0 P6: 5632d6ae P7: c0000005 P8: 0000000000015025 P9: P10: Вложенные файлы: Эти файлы можно найти здесь: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_explorer.exe_ce29984658d530d913c4778c8326a88b8eb7fd1_d327781d_189e6b39 Символ анализа: Повторный поиск решения: 0 Идентификатор отчета: 54d5e942-c1a9-43ec-9a60-7ab53c98eb56 Состояние отчета: 0 Хэшированный контейнер: a9306740118b26935e79a96e4b4d6cbc I rename imapi2.dll in C:\Windows\System32 and C:\Windows\SysWOW64, and crash is stop.

I hope you guys had a happy Thanksgiving.  I still need help on this issue.

Hi, Thank you for coming back to us with the current status. As per your information. Since you are unable to boot the system. I recommend you to do a system repair using media creation tool and check. Download and create Windows 10 ISO from the below link. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 Windows will look for problems on hard drives and verify that all required files are intact. Hope this helps. Post us with status we will be glad to help you.

Hi, Thank you for coming back to us. As per your information, please be informed that since you have already installed Windows 10 successfully, if you perform clean installation the activation issue will not occur. Visit the below link for more information. http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/forum/insider_wintp-insider_install/activation-faq-for-insider-preview-build-10565/68e759a2-abcc-4b16-8758-92a720a6efe9?tm=1444774023794 Hope it helps. If you need further assistance with Windows, let us know and will be glad to help.

I burned a dvd according to the instructions. Booted up the laptop with the dvd, selected repair your computer. Selected troubleshoot and advanced options. I got 5 selections. System restore System image recovery Startup repair Command prompt Go back to previous build I chose startup repair  and it said startup repair couldn't repair your pc. What should I try next?

Hi Ken, Your concern requires a more technical approach which can be answered in our next level forum called MSDN. The usual issues that is catered here in the Community forum are about Windows Personal and Home use. Get the most accurate response from the software developers who are the prominent audience in our MSDN forum. Click the link below to begin posting your question. MSDN.Wininet.dll Feel free to post should you need further assistance. Regards.

Hello, Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. I understand your concern but the issue might arise if the file "Wininet.dll" is corrupted or needs re-registration in the system files. In order to troubleshoot his issue, I would suggest you to try the following methods and check if the issue persists. Method 1: Try to run a System File Checker (SFC) scan to check for any system files corruption in the system. SFC scan will scan for corrupt system files on the computer and repair them. Press Windows key + X , click Command Prompt (Admin) . In the Command Prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER: sfc /scannow For more information refer to this link: Use the System File Checker tool to repair missing or corrupted system files If the issue persists, try the next method. Method 2: A virus infection could be a possible cause of the issue. So, you may run the Microsoft Safety Scanner to make sure computer is free from infections: Microsoft Safety Scanner Note:

I tried method 1 and says: corrupted files has been found and couldn't be repaired. and about the method 2: are missing some kind of file that are needed to make it work.. so none of this worked :/ But thanks for the help!

Hi, Can you give us an update regarding your concern? Since the files have already been restored, can you confirm if the issue is now solved? This is for us to check for other resolutions for you in case the issue is persistent. Looking forward to your reply. ================================================ Hi Niko, Can you check if the information given by Drogon10 on this link: DISM Not working (Error: 1910 The object exporter specified was not found.) helps? Keep us posted.

Hi, Thank you for the update. As System File Checker could not fix the issue, I would suggest you to run the Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) tool and then check for the issue. Open an elevated command prompt. Press WinKey + X , click Command Prompt (Admin) . Type the following command, and then press Enter. It may take several minutes for the command operation to be completed. dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /scanhealth After you get message “The operation completed successfully” type second command and press enter. It will take some time to finish. dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth Do let us know if you need any further assistance, we'll be glad to assist you.

done! It says that the files have been restored. There is something else to do?

Hi I followed all the steps but after the command to restorehealth I got the error: 0x800f081f

Hey there, I have the same problem with wininet.dll and tried all the above steps. Nothing helped and after entering the first line for the DISM tool in Command Prompt I get the error:1910 "the object exporter specified was not found" Can You help me? I'm using Windows 10

Yes! My issue has been solved.

I am also having the same issue. It is frustrating because both the fixit and t he Microsoft Safety Scanner fail to run with the same error. And USBs show in "Devices and printers", but not in my computer. Device manager fails with "Not enough storage is available to complete this operation." Drag and drop onto exe will not work. Zip files have no right click menu. Files cannot be drag and dropped into folders. Already tried replacing wininet.dll from a clean install, and wininet.dll.mui as well. Only a few file versions remain in winsxs, of which I read file time/date/size, deleting suspicious ones.

HI Ezakky, As per the issue description you are getting error message The procedure entry point HttpIsHostHstsEnabled could not be located in the dynamic link library WININET.dll. Wininet.dll error messages might appear while using or installing certain programs, when Windows starts or shuts down, or maybe even during a Windows installation. Wininet.dll errors are caused by situations that lead to the removal or corruption of the wininet DLL file. I would suggest you to run a full scan using Microsoft Safety Scanner (MSS) to make sure that the Computer is virus free. The Microsoft Safety Scanner is a free downloadable security tool that provides on-demand scanning and helps remove viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. It works with your existing antivirus software. http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx Note: The Microsoft Safety Scanner expires 10 days after being downloaded. To rerun a scan with the latest anti-malware definitions, download and run the

Hi, I would request you to run the following Fixit and check the status. What it fixes: Corrupted registry keys on 64-bit operating systems Corrupted registry keys that control the update data Problems that prevent new programs from being installed Problems that prevent existing programs from being completely uninstalled or updated Problems that block you from uninstalling a program through Add or Remove Programs (or Programs and Features) in Control Panel Run Fixit Hope this helps.

I am having the same issue, can't install anything or uninstall anything. When I attempt it I get the same error: The Procedure Entry Point HttpISHostHstsEnabled could not be located in the dynamic link library WININET.dll. Unable to view windows logs. I suspect it may be due to .net 4.5.2 update (s) - these two were the latest patches applied priror to the issue:  KB3127229 & KB 3122656. They system will not allow me to uninstall or revert back.

Please run a system file check (SFC) & DISM  if you are on win 7 or higher All instructions are in our Wiki article below... Should you have any questions please ask us. System file check (SFC) Scan and Repair System Files & DISM to fix things SFC cannot

I went to the above site and downloaded the file. went to open the file setup and the neat little box came up with the wininet.dll error. any other ideas how to get rid of this problem

I have ran the SFC and it say's it fixed some errors but not all. I ran the DISM and it said had a error and could not continue

Hey , Try Reinstalling Windows 10 And Try Doing The "Clean Boot" Thingy...if That Doesn't Work Try Going Back To Windows 7 or Windows 8 And Upgrading To Windows 10 Again! Let me Know If Any Of This Helped You!

First I ran the cleanup-image / scan health and got a error code 1728 then I ran the cleanup-image / checkhealth and got The component store is repairable operation completed successfully. last I ran the  cleanup-image / restorehealth and got the remote call failed Error code 1728

The inconsistent results lead me to think the fastest way of fixing this might be to do a repair install from the win 10 ISO https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/techbench

What was the exact DISM error? Please read this wiki to find out how to find and upload your event viewer logs

Hi Nite1018, You may refer the following link and try the steps suggested by IE9-Beta-tester on Thursday, October 07, 2010 11:14 AM and check if it helps: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/InternetExplorer/thread/a924ff9a-142d-44c6-9eca-8d3af86b7737 If still you are facing issues, then try reinstalling the latest version of Java and check: Refer the link: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Install-Java-in-Internet-Explorer Hope this information is helpful. Praseetha K Microsoft Answers Support Engineer Visit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think. If this post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" or "Helpful" button at the top of this message. By marking a post as Answered, or Helpful you help others find the answer faster.

I have the same problem. Just use google chrome to play runescape for now. btw I really like ie9 too. I find my video load a lot faster. Hope they fix this soon.

HI Hams, Well. I have both of them, Security Essentials was added a long while after the problem. But yes , I just tried and disabled Windows Firewall, and I have no other. As well I have disabled Microsoft Security Essecntials 2011, but never the less, Java continues to crash giving a Wininet.dll crash error while logging into a Runescape World. I willing to try all suggestions, if anyone knows anything that could help solve the crash issues, it will be very apreciated. Thanks !

Hi Praseetha, Yes, I was aware of that thread, but the suggestions from Umesh, dont help solve the problem. And ofcourse neither does that fix which is suggested. Because the cache is needed to play Runescape, I can't be deleteing it everytime I want to play. 1. Reinstalling java - Fails 2. Reinistalling IE9 Beta - Fails 3. Reseting IE, Clearing Cache, Running in No Add-Ons, Managing Add-Ons, Troubleshooter - All Fails That about covers every suggestion posted out there, I think. From what I know is that : WinInet.dll is a Windows File and it Handles the HTTP and FTP Protocols, some line of script is being passed from Java to that file that causes the crashes as  is suggested in the log file. But thank you for taking the time to reply, If anyone else have any ideas, please do share. And if in the end its an error, that can't be fixed by Internet Expplorer 9 but rather, has to be fixed by the creators of the Java Applet, then letting me know of that will still help resolve this issue. T

Just Bumping this thread.

Are any of you running microsoft security essentials or have windows firewall turned on? If so I think I have found the problem only shows up on my systems with IE 9 on them for some reason. CPU: Intel core 2 duo 2.80GHZ Operating system: Windows 7 Home premium 32 bit Java version: 6.23 Graphics: nvida 9800gt /Driver 258.96 Have you tried reinstalling the client? yes You are asking the wrong questions though. like internet explorer version? 9 do you have windows firewall turned on ?  yes are you running microsoft srcurity essentials?  yes After a recent update to windows or M.S.E. all my computers running IE 9 have had the firewall set to block all inbound java platform binary TCP and UDP Protocols. all my computers with IE8 don't have any inbound java rules set. If I disable the rules runescape works perfect again. I also have tried changing the rules to accept only secure connections and this also works but with some lag. Let me know if you need more info on how to do this.

Same problem using IE9 RC..., Internet explorer 9 RC fails when trying to open any website that uses Java tm. The Java virtual machine must be installed first for reproduce the problem. I´ve reported it through MicrosoftConnect and JavaBugReport, but would be good that all who experience the problem also will report.

Same problem using IE9 RC..., Internet explorer 9 RC fails when trying to open any website that uses Java tm. The Java virtual machine must be installed first for reproduce the problem. I´ve reported it through MicrosoftConnect and JavaBugReport, but would be good that all who experience the problem also will report. Well..., the temporary solution until the bug is resolved in Java is described here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2506617 The solution is: View the webpages that uses Java plugin in Compatibility View.

Hi Ramesh, I have understood that ccleaner, defraggler, internet explorer not working on the computer, and you are getting an error message “procedure entry point could not be located in wininet.dll. Solution requested” The possible reason why we are getting this error message is that wininet.dll file is missing from the computer and these programs use this file. We will try the following steps in order to fix the issue: Method 1: Reregister the corrupted wininet.dll file a. Type cmd in the start search box> right-click on Command Prompt > click Run as Administrator. b. Type Regsvr32 wininet.dll c. Click the OK button. Refer to the suggestion from Mohammad _ Imran replied on May 19, 2013 The procedure entry point AppCacheCloseHandle could not be located in dynamic link library WININET.dll. http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-gaming/the-procedure-entry-point-appcacheclosehandle/df90b50d-093c-472d-a250-309a0769541e?msgId=26b10b6c-c943-4c86-b880-8610b5ab2390

The first error relates to Logitech Download Assistant which is not needed to start with Windows (only Windows is) or for any useful purpose except as spyware, so I would uninstall it in Control Panel>Programs and Features. The second error relates to a Wireless card tray icon that also doesn't need to start with Windows or even to be installed at all except that it comes with the wireless driver and is bloatware.  You can try to update the driver from the PC's Support Downloads webpage to see if it avoids the error.   Either way it doesn't need to start with WIndows so should be turned off at Startup so that only the driver loads in the background with Windows. How to turn off freeloaders at Startup and everything else to go over your install is compiled here in Windows 10 Performance and Install Integrity Checklist - Microsoft Community to make sure the install is set up correctly, optimized for best performance, and any needed repairs get done. I would complete the entire list to gi

Will this work on my Windows 7 Professional 32 Bit Computer .My  computer is constant crashing with blue screen coming on and with different messages "PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA"---another error message us "MUTIPLE_IRP_COMPLETE_REQUESTS-----another error is `"BAD_SYSTEM_CONFIG_INFO"  -another error "BAD_POOL_HEADER continue with "DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL"--Another error on Explorer 11- I click "internet options" and nothing happens .On the AOL E- Mail Service .I cannot  write contents or copy/paste in E-Mail Box ,  have un-install AOL 3 times already and re-install ,problem with e-mail not corrected. Pleas verify and sent suggestions ,it will be greatly appreciated ..Miguel  A. Serrano Figueroa  ( *** Email address is removed for privacy *** or *** Email address is removed for privacy *** )

Hi Miguel - How does this relate to the RunDLL error topic of this thead?  What is the verbatim RunDLL error you're getting? If it doesn't relate to this thread then start a new thread which correctly describes the problem you're having, and provide the crash file for analysis from an expert following Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) - Microsoft Community. While you're waiting for analysis go over the Windows 10 Performance and Install Integrity Checklist - Microsoft Community to make sure the install is set up correctly, optimized for best performance, and any needed repairs get done. Be aware that AOL browser can be problematic and many who suffer issues have them relieved by uninstalling it and simply accessing AOL via a stable browser of your choice like Edge, IE, Firefox or Chrome. You can also load your AOL mail into the Windows 10 Mail app along with all of your other webmail to view it in one Inbox with a large ad-free reading pane.  See Windows 10's Built-In Mail App: Everything Yo

The LogiLDA.dll error is caused by Logitech Download Assistant - you can take it off your Startup processes as explained below, or uninstall the app altogether Are you running a Dell, the WLTRAY.EXE error is associated with the tray icon for Dell Wireless WLAN Card, I would suggest going to the Dell support page for your system then download and reinstall the driver software associated with this device . . . How to remove Startup Process: Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys together to open Task Manager On the Startup Tab look for anything relating to this file (LogiDA) If you find something related, select it and click 'Disable' If you did not find it there: Press Windows + R keys together to open the Run Dialog Type msconfig in the run dialog and hit enter Click on the Services Tab of the resulting dialog Check the box marked 'Hide all Microsoft Services' Look for anything relating to this file (LogiDA) If you find it, uncheck it Click Apply and Reboot

You'll need a whole different approach, none of that Windows code will work, because it depends on a DLL that doesn't exist on a Mac. Here's a page about using curl to download files in OS X: Using cURL to Download Remote Files from the Command Line . The VBA Shell and MacScript commands allows you to run shell scripts that can include curl commands. Here's a short discussion on StackOverflow: VBA Shell function in Office 2011 for Mac

You'll have to parse the returned path to get the file name: Sub Test() TestString$ = "os:Users:myName:Document:abc.xml" SepPos = InStrRev(TestString$, ":") FileName$ = Right(TestString$, (Len(TestString$) - SepPos)) MsgBox FileName$ End Sub I'm afraid that scripting with curl gets me out of my depth. You can probably get better help with this on Stack Overflow, where there are more people who work with this kind of thing.

Hello John, Firstly, I have tried to run the curl command in Terminal of Mac: curl -u userabc:pwd123 -o os:Users:myName:Documents:abc.xml ftp://111.11.11.111/myfile.xml above command download the file but it use "os:Users:myName:Document:abc.xml" as file name. In above case file name should be only "abc.xml" rather such a big name And my code doesn't download anything. I think some silly mistake in it. Sub dwnldXMLForMac() MsgBox ("Inside Download file function") Dim pass As String user = "userabc" pass = "pwd123" Dim DocumentFolder As String DocumentFolder = MacScript("return (path to documents folder) as string") Dim ScriptFile As String ScriptFile = DocumentFolder & "abc.xml" MsgBox (DocumentFolder) MacScript ("do shell script ""curl -u " & user & ":" & pass & " -o " & ScriptFile & " ftp://111.11.11.111/myfile.xml""") End Sub Can you please suggest mistake if any in above code? Also suggest how to pass path of Documents folder.

If you are able to boot to the desktop, you could possibly perform a upgrade, but this is likely to lead to a unstable system. I custom install would be preferred. Your system is in a state where its malfunctioning. I would preferably perform a repair upgrade of Windows 7 before installing Windows 10. Learn more about a custom install: How to: Perform a custom installation of Windows

Does the PC Boot to safe mode? If so run the system file checker http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html Also run both these free utilities http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free/

Try to uninstall MSE and restart your PC and reinstall it. If you are using 32bit of Windows use IE8 32 bit but if you are using 64bit then use IE8 64 bit. Also update your windows and install latest service pack for Windows (if any) . If problem did NOT resolved contact support: https://support.microsoftsecurityessentials.com/

>> (3) either version of the workbook used by someone running Excel with Boot Camp, Parallels or similar? If they're running a Windows version of Excel that way, they're still running it under Windows, so it shouldn't be an issue. If they're running a Mac version of Excel, then no calls to Windows DLLs will work. If you have to deal with that situation, you'd have to write Mac-specific code and put it within compiler directives.  From VBA [cough] Help: ' If Mac evaluates as true, do the statements following the #If. #If Mac Then '. Place exclusively Mac statements here. '. '. ' Otherwise, if it is a 32-bit Windows program, do this: #ElseIf Win32 Then '. Place exclusively 32-bit Windows statements here. '. '. ' Otherwise, if it is neither, do this: #Else '. Place other platform statements here. '. '. #End If

Would "On Error Resume Next" (or something like it) be a good idea No, that is never a good idea, except a very few situations where you expect an error. But your declaration is wrong, please read the MSDN article: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa384705%28v=vs.85%29.aspx dwNameLen is a DWORD (double word) which is a LONG in VB. And you can see that this function (and the DLL) is available from W2K and above. If the function returns FALSE, check ERR.LastDLLError if an error occurs. But even if the function returns TRUE , that does not mean that the Web query can be performed successfully ... Andreas.

Hi, Welcome to Microsoft Community. I appreciate your efforts trying to fix the issue. Let us boot the computer in safe mode and check. Refer to the article given below. Windows Startup Settings (including safe mode) http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/windows-startup-settings-safe-mode If the issue persists in safe mode, then perform clean boot and check. Clean boot process will help you determine which third party program/app that is causing this issue. It could be some other application or programs, which runs on the computer at the background, leading to this issue. Refer to the link below to perform clean boot: How to perform a clean boot in Windows http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135 Note : Please go through the section: How to reset the computer to start as usual after troubleshooting with clean boot of the Kb article to boot the computer in normal startup after fixing the issue. If this does not help, you can refresh your PC without deleting any of your personal fil

Hi Bob, Thank you for the reply. I am glad to know that clean boot helped you in sorting out the problem application that is causing the issue. If you want to enable applications, you may use clean boot. Please feel free to reply, in case you face any other issues with Windows in future. Thank you for contacting Windows Community.

Dear Babu V Many thanks for your comprehensive and helpful response. SFC reported that all components were correct, so I have concluded that Infotriever is the item at fault. Your suggestion to use selective start up was a good one, it has allowed me to streamline the way that my system behaves anyway. I determined that Infotriever had been installed by an Airline Itinerary transfer into Outlook - which I do not rely upon, so I took the easy way out and simply stopped loading Infotriever - along with a number of other applications. Again, many thanks for your prompt and comprehensive response. BobT

Hi DrBob, Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. It appears that after installing updates Infotriever stopped working with the error: WININET.dll is at 10.09.9200.16521. I will be glad to assist you. “How to reset the computer to start as usual after troubleshooting with clean boot”. For any Windows related issues please feel free to contact us and we will be glad to help.

I have tried this solution, it doesnt work, and as DaveH said, its kind of stock, doesnt do any good. I have all windows updates and all optional updates installed. I get this error when installing software like Microsoft Lync Installer, DevExpress installer, and many other installers.  I have verified that the file isn't corrupt by installing the same file on another PC which succeeds. So there is no question about latest windows updates or corrupted installer file. Please provide a different solution that works. Or please post a proper version of the wininet.dll file so i can replace it and be happy.

Hi Dave, Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. In some cases, when you perform certain actions, you may receive the error message: filename - Ordinal not found. Like in your case "The ordinal 698 could not be located (wininet.dll). Do not close this Command Prompt window until the verification is 100% complete. The scan results will be shown after this process is finished. As of now, please try the methods above and let us know the result, we'll be happy to assist you further.

Still no answers? I have made some progress, in that I was able to finally re-install the C++ redistributables by downloading older versions and installing the 32bit version (I believe it was the 2005 version that made the rest work). So I have all my redistributables installed. However, the error is still there on install files like vs_enterprise.exe and vs_community.exe (I don't actually need those, I was attempting to install them to force the MFC files to update). I was, however, able to install VS 2013, though installing that did not solve my issue. I'm about to give up and hope the WIndows 10 update fixes this. My original problem is with a manufacturers program to set up Panasonic telephones. It installs fine, but crashes with an unknown error whenever I try to access a database in it. Running Process Viewer, I found it is looking for mfc71.dll and the related 2003 C++ redistributables, and sure enough, they don't exist on my machine, even though I unpacked the installer for the

None of the VS C++ redistributable installers will run, they all throw this error. I have a program that I must get running that needs them, and at this point I am entirely stuck. For the record, I'm running Windows 8.1 Pro. This is incredibly frustrating, and no one seems to have an answer.

That's kind of a stock answer, and I appreciate the reason you felt it was necessary to go over those points, but I attempted those long before posting. Yes, I am connected to the domain network when I get these errors. Windows update shows no updates available of any type. I try to stay on top of that. The SFC scan shows two files that cannot be repaired: licmgr10.dll, and CNBJ2530.DPB (member of prnacla.inf), but doesn't say why. There are a bunch of directories with multiple ownership that threw a warning. But it doesn't seem to me that any of these issues pertain to the problem. Just today, I did get a similar error, and I don't know if it's related. I needed to run a Java applet, and I got the message that there was a Java update, but when I tried to run the install, I got a message that ordinal 142 couldn't be found in urlmon.dll. I've updated Java in the past with no issues, so this is relatively new. I reported this problem specifically because I needed to install some Visual S

get this error when installing software like Microsoft Lync Installer, DevExpress installer, and many other installers. Sounds like you should ask them then to either provide an update or a way of overriding to use the version of wininet.dll that they were expecting to have.  Could it be a developer's version?  E.g. lots more diagnostics which could account for such a huge discrepancy in the number of entry points? Alternatively, you could try using  DependencyWalker  to find out what is going on.  E.g. use its Profiler feature with the installer. Good luck Robert Aldwinckle ---

Hi Jeff, It appears like a dll corruption. Run System File Checker tool and check if it fixes the issue. To do this, refer this link: How to use the System File Checker tool to troubleshoot missing or corrupted system files on Windows Vista or on Windows 7 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833 Hope this helps!

I don't know if they will or not, but if they don't, someone here might know the answer to your question here and take a crack at it. Check back after you post it in the other forum to see if that's the case. Good luck.

Thank you.  I will post it there.  Can I remove it here or will the moderators do that for me?

Your question is best suited for the TechNet forums. http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-us/newthread

Is there anybody who can help with this problem?  Same error as above.  Desktop is missing, not sure when or how did  it happened. Windows XP, Acer laptop. I hope someone will respond on this Thanks, Gairo

I am no expert...but I just went into tools....then Internet Options....then Advanced and did a reset.   Magically it started working again.  I then started to re-enable the tool bars and when I re-enabled the Bing Bar same thing started happening....crash...crash...crash!    Disabled the Bing Bar...and everything started working again!   I can't Microsoft doesn't have an easy way to re-install Explorer!   I hope they work on the Edge browser...I can't use it to get into my company VPN!

Hi George, Thank you for the response. The link is not for Windows 10, but Windows 10 has Internet Explorer 11 installed, I suggest you to follow the below article to troubleshoot with the issue: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/internet-explorer/ie-crashes-stops-working?src=ia&iaaid=50004300&ialnk=title#ie=ie-11 If that dosent work, I suggest you to place the computer in a Clean Boot and check with the issue: The issue could occur if there is any third party conflicts on the computer. I suggest you to place the computer in a Clean Boot and check if it helps. To know how to place the computer in Clean Boot I suggest you to follow the below link. https://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135 Note: Reset the computer back to Normal Mode once you are done with the troubleshooting by following the section " How to reset the computer to start normally after clean boot troubleshooting " from the same article. Please reply with the results. I will be glad to help you further.

Hi Chakrii, Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community. 1) Does this issue occur while opening any particular website? I suggest you to refer to the below article and check if it helps. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/internet-explorer/ie-crashes-stops-working#ie=ie-11 Reset Internet explorer disclaimer: Disclaimer: The Reset Internet Explorer Settings feature might reset security settings or privacy settings that you added to the list of Trusted Sites. The Reset Internet Explorer Settings feature might also reset parental control settings. We recommend that you note these sites before you use the Reset Internet Explorer Settings feature Hope this helps. Please reply to us with the status of the issue. Thanks.

Hello!  I figured out it was the Bing Toolbar that was causing IE to crash.  Disabled it through a reset and everything magically started working again!

I hate to ask a dumb question but I am not totally trained on computers   how do I disable bing toolbar through a reset can you explain this process for me thank you  it has been driving me nuts

i am facing the same above issue ? . Any fix proposed ?

I have not been able to resolve the exact same issue for the last 2 days. I have tried all resets and other options as provided in your article numerous times - but still no fix. The issue is that IE will not stay open long enough and returns the following to my screen, then IE shuts down. "Internet Explorer has stopped working A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you with a solution is available." If I don't get an answer quickly enough - Looks like I will have to install another Browser like Chrome or Firefox - and forget about ever using  IE  !!!

I was having the same problem. Somehow the Temporary Internet Folder was moved to an old user folder. I had to click on tools in the menu bar, open internet options, on the General Tab at browsing history I click on settings, click on move folder (current location was blank) and move folder back to the correct user and location. It will appear in current location. Fixed IE11 & Edge. I was having similar problems with both. Anyway, just wanted to share that. Regards,

Why send us to an article that doesn't include Windows 10?  Worthless info....

Is anyone there?

onedrive link. The only thing that jumps out is the McAfee stuff.  You could certainly change your symptom by removing all of it.  Same thing with all the Java and Adblock Plus.  None of those effects would really be removed as much by just disabling them.   Note that I'm not really suspecting any of them, just pointing out that you could change your crash report that way.  However, plausible relations that comes to mind is whether either McAfee or Adblock Plus could be interfering with BINGBar sufficiently to result in your crash symptom.  If you haven't at least reinstalled all of those you would be missing the possibility that they need to have their hooks reset in a new environment. HTH Robert ---

I'm also having the same crashing problems but with my IE 11 in 8.1. with the bing  :(  I open up explorer and it stops and needs to shut down.. when in desktop ??  It will not let me remove mindspark??  So sick of windows 8.1 was just going to upgrade.. any help appreciated

Where are the report.wer files located? Are these files generated automatically after an app crash, or do I need to download an additional program to create them? edit: found it, onedrive link .

Is this a known issue with the Bing Bar and IE 11 in Windows 10? I am also running IE 11 in 64-bit enhanced protected mode, could that be causing the issue? You would probably get more informed help from the BING forums.  E.g. they would be more familiar with both products when used together.  FWIW there are currently no hits there for:  crash wininet  so my guess would be that you haven't found the right culprit yet, possibly malware that would be exploiting the services that the BINGbar provides. One thing that I would do is find the Report.WER file that is associated with your crash and find what else is loaded then.  Report.WER gives a list of loaded modules for an AppCrash event but unfortunately none of the conventional diagnostics let us see them. HTH Robert Aldwinckle ---

Ok, thanks for the advice. I've tried disabling the Java and Adblock Plus add ons in IE (leaving only the Bing Bar), but IE still crashed. However, I don't see Mcafee listed in the addons list for disabling (even though it's integrated in the browser), so I guess I'll just uninstall it and see if that changes anything.

You may reset the Internet Explorer settings to default and check if this helps. Press “ Windows key + R ” to get the run window. Type “ inetcpl.cpl ” and click ok to get the “ Internet Options ” window. Click the “ Advanced ” tab and click “ reset ”. Note: The Reset Internet Explorer Settings feature might reset your security settings or privacy settings that you added to the list of Trusted Sites. Also refer: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/internet-explorer/reset-ie-settings#ie=ie-11

I tried resetting IE as well as running SFC /scannow, the issue with Bing Bar still remains.

i have a laptop in which im using to look for answers to my desktop thats completely blank with only a welcome screen please help thank you

when i start the computer it goes straight to the welcome screen but there are no taskbar or start  nor browsers is just a plain screen in which i cannot click on any thing is just a plain welcome screen with nothing else on it so therefore i cannot do anything

Hi miriamtorres, Perform System File Checker (SFC) scan on your computer and check if it helps in fixing the issue. SFC tool scans system files and replaces incorrect versions of the system files by using the correct versions. Refer to this link to do the same: Description of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 System File Checker (Sfc.exe) Additional reference on: System File Checker (sfc)

More information needed: What OS and SP? What Antimalware is running or has ever been  installed? what error codes, if any.

Ive done checkdsk over and over but still cannot get into windows. That just checks the hardware.   To check the software you would use  sfc  /scannow but I suspect you could have a problem with it, unless you have an install DVD at the level of your service pack for XP. FWIW I imagine that I would try to find out more about those numbered versions of wininet.dll E.g. perhaps you could rename the most appropriate one to be wininet.dll and see if that lets you get going further? BTW what does "went into windows\system 32" mean?  E.g., in a cmd window or in a Windows Explorer window?  If the latter it would mean that explorer.exe was working which would mean that your OS wouldn't be quite as broken as you may think. Also, XP has a tool which can be used to check the state of its IE component. Run...  msinfo32.exe  /category  IESummary to start getting into that.   E.g. doing that would at least be a way for you to check the version of the wininet.dll module that you chose to rename.   Th

So I renamed wininet.dll , urlmon.dll and another one , I cannot think of it right now. Windows did load I am able to get into some programs. I cannot open any tool file in msconfig. cannot view Event viewer or system restore or system information. cannot get into help and support. I am able to get on the internetby installing Mozilla firefox. I opened up a program in the hiren's boot cd named opera browser, that's how I was able to get mozilla. So I can browse the web. I would like to get back internet Explorer but I have not clue how to . I did try to msinfo32.exe but it would not open . Cescal

I renamed the wininet(2).dll file to wininet.dll and now I am not getting that message about unable to load. Now I have other files missing , urlmon.dll and I renamed it also , now I have iertutil.dll missing so i guess I will rename it also and see what happens. Thank you for your reply , Greatly appreciated. cescal :)

HOW TO ASK A QUESTION: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

Hi Julio Fernandez, If you’re experiencing random Windows Explorer crashes, here are a few things to try: 1. Safe Mode - Boot into Safe Mode and see if you experience the same crashes: here to create your own thread! Be sure to mention what steps you’ve tried, the results of each, as well as steps to recreate the error.

Hi, 1. How long have you been facing this issue? 2. Did you make any changes on the computer prior to this issue? Step 1: Starting your computer by using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs so that you can determine whether a background program is interfering with your game or program. This kind of startup is known as a "Clean boot." Refer: How to configure Windows XP to start in a "clean boot" state http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353 After you have finished troubleshooting, follow these steps to reset the computer to start as usual: 1. Click Start, and then click Run. 2. Type msconfig, and then click OK. The System Configuration Utility dialog box is displayed. 3. Click the General tab, click Normal Startup - load all device drivers and services, and then click OK. 4. When you are prompted, click Restart to restart the computer. Step 2: Perform SFC (System File Checker) can on the computer. SFC tool scans system files and replaces incorrect versions of the system files b

I was having the exact same problem it was a rootkit i ran tdsskiller to remove it from http://kaspersky-tdsskiller.en.softonic.com/ then to get rid of the error you have to uninstall internet explorer and reinstall it, hope this saves someone 2 days of troubleshooting that I went thru

Nevermind!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I fixed it myself. All I needed to do was run sfc /SCANNOW in command prompt.

I'm having the same issues, When I did the F8 tapping it gave me a list saying to put back to settings when the conputer worked right> Did that but it is still giving the same error message. Windows XP desktop, AVG, CCleaner, Austic defrag?, IE & Modzilla.

Hi rbpahl, Try tapping your F8 key shortly after turning on your system and you should get a menu that offers you the option " Startup Repair ", choose this and then choose System Restore - try a restore date that you know when the problems didn't exist. Just so you know though, this is an XP forum. --> Hope this helps! Please vote or mark as correct answer if it does :)

Shekhar, Thanks for the reply, I'll see what your methods do, (still running some, but sofar); 1). sfc /scannow is done, does report problems with wininet.dll, but doesn't tell which one (64 or 32 bit) 2010-02-09 20:06:56, Info                  CSI    00000256 [SR] Cannot repair member file [l:22{11}]"wininet.dll" of Microsoft-Windows-IE-ClientNetworkProtocolImplementation, Version = 8.0.7600.16490, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_INTEL (0), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral in the store, hash mismatch 2010-02-09 20:07:15, Info                  CSI    00000258 [SR] Cannot repair member file [l:22{11}]"wininet.dll" of Microsoft-Windows-IE-ClientNetworkProtocolImplementation, Version = 8.0.7600.16490, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_INTEL (0), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral in the store, hash m

Hi Shekhar, The file was there in the syswow64 directory and I copied several versions from windows update files to check. The one working was the one found in win/xp, so that's strange. The excel and later on also outlook issues were also resolved by this. Excel and outlook occasionally use wininet to connect to some functions or so and in the eventvwr it would show the crash in wininet.dll. Do you happen to know a file on microsoft downloads where the latest wininet.dll for windows 7 is ? Would be nice to check if it's a problem in the file or perhaps as you mention a corrupted file. Thanks, Albert

Hi A. Louw, That's great to know that you have resolved the issue with your self research and thanks for sharing the information with us. I would not take this as a bug but it is a high possibility that this file was corrupt or missing. I would also like to know whether the issue was resolved on the other applications such as Excel. Hope to hear back from you soon. Thanks and Regards: Shekhar S - Microsoft Support. Visit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think. If this post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" or "Helpful" button at the top of this message. By marking a post as Answered, or Helpful you help others find the answer faster.

Hi A. Louw, Let us try the following listed methods and check if it helps in resolving the issue. Method 1. Let us run the sfc scan if this dll file can be repaired and check. More Information about SFC scan can be found in this document: and let us know what you think. If this post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" or "Helpful" button at the top of this message. By marking a post as Answered, or Helpful you help others find the answer faster.

Hi Shekhar, At least I found a workaround for the time being. It took ownership of the wininet.dll in syswow64, granted admins full control and replaced the file with one from a windows/xp system (32 bit). Ran regsvr32 /i/n on it and rebooted. IE 8 now can open the link on which in previously crashed, so it's for sure the wininet.dll file. Question remains, is/was this a corrupted file or is it seriously a bug in wininet.dll ? Thanks sofar, Albert

JimR1 were did my message get moved to so that I can watch for a reply?

If windows does not have at the minimum 15% free space, then windows cannot function properly, Are you able to boot to windows? if so run checkdisk from the run command: if you do not have Recovery Console installed, then run from the start menu go to start, run, type in cmd in cmd type in    chkdsk c: /r   and press enter type Y for yes and press enter type exit and press enter restart pc, allow checkdisk to finish and run again. ==================== you will have to run 2 or 3 times until no errors are found, report can be viewed in the Event Viewer, Applications directory, Winlogon.

here are instructions to burn a cd with Hiren's boot cd, through which you can run the checkdisk: Courtesy of Jose Ibarra Make yourself a Hiren's Boot CD which you can download from here: http://www.hirensbootcd.org/download/ The ZIP file is large, so the download will probably take a little while to complete bit it is worth it.  Then unzip the download to extract the Hirens.BootCD.ISO file that will be used to create your new bootable CD. Creating a bootable CD from a .ISO file is not the same as just copying the .ISO file to a blank CD.  You have to use software that understands how to burn a .ISO file to a CD to create a bootable CD. In the Hiren's ZIP file are the BurnToCD.cmd file that you can double click to launch it, but I have never used it and prefer to use ImgBurn. If you need a free and easy CD burning software package, here is a popular free program: http://www.imgburn.com/ When installing ImgBurn, DO NOT install anything from UniBlue or the Ask toolbar (never install the

Thank you for your reply, I cannot get to the start. I can only get into task manager . I will try to start a task with the cmd.

It won't even let me reformat.  My restore points all disappeared as well, so I can't go back. You did not ask a question but I suspect you want to find out how to restore the missing file. If so then please do this: Log on under an admin account. Mark this line with your mouse, then press Ctrl+C to copy it: cmd.exe  /c  dir /s /a  c:\Windows\wininet.dll  >  "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Files.txt" Click the Start Globe. Press Ctrl+V to paste the code line. Right-click the blue line up the top, then left-click "Run as Administrator". Open the desktop file "Files.txt". Mark the text, copy & paste it into your reply.

The two .dll files you found are quite old but it's worth a try to use them. Here is what I recommend: Tap F8 at boot time to boot the machine into Windows Repair Mode. Open a Command Prompt. Use the "dir" command to find the drive letter where the folder "\found.009" exists. It could be a drive other than C: but it will not be X:. Let's call it Q:. Use the "copy" command to copy one of the .dll files you found to Q:\Windows\System32. Boot up normally. If Windows will not boot, repeat Steps 1 . . 3 above, then use the "del" command to delete the file you copied to the System32 folder. If the above recipe does not work, get the file from a friend's Windows 7 machine.

It did allow my windows disk to start the re-installation process. If you had mentioned that you had a Windows installation DVD then I would have suggested a method to extract the missing file from there.

Kinda thought the question was implied with the title and the post. Volume in drive C is OS Volume Serial Number is C806-36BF

Kinda thought the question was implied with the title and the post. I have been caught by implied question so many times that I stopped making assumptions. I am a little surprised about the response you posted. On my system this .dll exists not just where it should be but also in several additional folders. Let's widen the search a little. Use the same procedure as above but run it twice, i.e. once for each of the following commands: cmd.exe  /c  dir /s /a  c:\wininet.dll  >  "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Files.txt" cmd.exe  /c  dir /s /a  c:\*.wim  >>  "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Files.txt"

F8 doesn't work on my computer apparently, but using the windows disk I was able to choose to boot in safe mode with a dos prompt.  This didn't bring up a dos prompt, but did allow my windows disk to start the re-installation process.  So, I'm running through that now, hoping it will work.

Had to re-run each one in the command prompt for them to appear. Volume in drive C is OS Volume Serial Number is C806-36BF Directory of c:\found.009\dir0001.chk 10/08/2012  02:11 AM         1,392,128 wininet.dll 1 File(s)      1,392,128 bytes Directory of c:\found.009\dir0002.chk 10/07/2012  11:37 PM         1,129,472 wininet.dll 1 File(s)      1,129,472 bytes Volume in drive C is OS Volume Serial Number is C806-36BF Directory of c:\$Windows.~WS\Sources\Windows\sources 08/01/2015  09:12 PM       266,409,488 boot.wim 1 File(s)    266,409,488 bytes Directory of c:\ESD\Windows\sources 10/26/2012  02:27 PM       202,123,427 boot.wim 1 File(s)    202,123,427 bytes

I did mention that I had it in my post, but that I couldn't access anything on it without getting the error.  I had tried many different ways over the past few months with no luck.  Though I'm still in the re-install process, it has seemed to work so far, though I'm not sure what happened to make it work.  At this point, I'm just happy it does.

Hi Your question is beyond the scope of these consumer forums. Please use the following forums. Windows Store Apps Category: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windowsapps Regards

Thanks,

Hello Jason, For us to better assist you, we'd like to know following: What is the make and model of your device? Were there any recent changes made prior to this issue? Have you tried running the System File Checker tool? It's a utility in Windows that allows users to scan for corruptions in Windows system files and restore corrupted files. Furthermore, we recommend installing any pending Windows Updates on your PC. Updates are additions to software that can help prevent or fix problems, improve how your computer works, or enhance your computing experience. We look forward to your response. Regards.

Hello Rob, Welcome to Microsoft Community. I will certainly help you with the issue that you are facing. Since you mentioned that the restore point was 4 years ago, I would suggest you to undo the system restore if you get the option to do so. As this issue usually arises when a program is set to run on start-up and is missing files. Due to System Restore, the files were removed for a program and that is set to run on the startup, which is why you don't see the message in Safe Mode. To undo system restore, refer to the section "What is System Restore doesn't fix the problem?" in the following link: System Restore: frequently asked questions Note: When you use System Restore to restore the computer to a previous state, programs and updates that you installed are removed. If the issue persists, try: Clean Boot A clean boot is performed to start Windows by using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs. This helps eliminate software conflicts that occur when you install a program or

Hell Sahil, thank you for responding. We tried the system reboot and could not find any options to do anything. Neither a change in restore points or a restore option. As for a clean boot the system couldn't find msconfig.exe for us to select. I don't know if we read the instructions wrong or if the computer has a bunch of other problems. Another error message did pop up. Imagehlp.dll is missing. Any ideas?

Hi Rob, Thanks for the update on the issue, we need to diagnose this issue further. For that, I suggest you to create a new user account. Crete a new User account To create a new user account, refer to the steps mentioned in the following Microsoft link: Set up accounts If the issue persists in the new user account as well, there might be corruptions on Windows files and we might have to do a repair. You may refer to the article mentioned below for downloading Windows 10. Download Windows 10 Hope the information provided is helpful.

We set up a new account and the same error message pops up. So that would suggest it's in the Windows file? Thank you for being so patient.

Might depend on when exactly or when doing what do you see any such error?

Hello, Because this thread was started by another person and because of the threads age, I suggest you follow the link below to start your own thread. Asking your own question helps the community help you specifically with your issue. Remember to include all the details (your version of windows, specs of your system, any error codes etc...) that you can when you start your own thread. New Thread Link Here

By the way, thanks for trying to help. I appreciate it.

The problem has been happening for a while and at this point I could not pinpoint when it started relative to any changes made to the system / software. Method 1 - a) Microsoft Safety Scanner - Quick Scan only flagged WinVNC as a potential problem. - Full Scan flagged one AdWare issue, but no mention of WININET.DLL. b)  I use TrendMicro in a corporate environment for virus protection. It is always up to date. Method 2 - You may reregister the corrupted ‘WININET.DLL’ file. Produced the following message: WININET.DLL was loaded, but the DllRegisterServer entry point was not found. WININET.DLL does not appear to be a .DLL or .OCX file. Method 3 - You may configure the computer in clean boot... Problem still there. I skipped Step 4 as it disables networking which would of course "solve the problem", at least temporarily... Any other ideas?

Anybody else got an idea? The problem at the moment is happening 100% of the time. A restart of Outlook does not help. Time to reboot and see what happens.

Did anyone solve this?

Found I can create the same problem with Explorer.exe now by just clicking the Search button. Anybody out there...

Hi, Did you make any changes on your computer prior to this issue? Wininet.dll is a module that contains Internet-related functions used by Windows applications. Let’s follow these methods and check if it helps. Method 1 a) I would recommend you to run an online virus scan from the link given below & check if the issue persists. Microsoft Safety Scanner Additionally, make sure that you have the latest update for the antivirus software installed on your machine, so that it works properly. b) You may also download & run Microsoft Security Essentials on your machine. Method 2 You may reregister the corrupted ‘WININET.DLL’ file. a. Type ‘cmd’ in the Start > Run box, right-click on Command Prompt > click Run as Administrator. b. Type Regsvr32 WININET.DLL. c. Click the OK button. Method 3 You may configure the computer in clean boot and check if the issue persists. It will start Windows XP by using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs and helps to eliminate software conflict

Hi, 1. Were there any changes or updates made on the computer prior to the issue? 2. When exactly do you get the error message? Method 1 : Refer the link to use the system file checker tool (sfc) to troubleshoot missing or corrupted system files in Windows 7: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833 Method 2 : Step 1 : Try to restart your computer in Safe mode and check if the problem persists. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Start-your-computer-in-safe-mode If it works fine in safe mode try performing a clean boot to find the root cause Step 2 : Refer to the article for steps on how to start your computer in clean boot state. How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135 Also, see the section on how to return your computer to a Normal startup mode by following the steps under “ Reset the computer to start as usual ”.

Hello AmarinPoovanich, In addition to Rohit's post,  I would also confirm you have run a full scan with your antivirus software and check for malware.   One other option might be to run a System Restore to a point in time prior to getting this error. System Restore: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/features/system-restore Microsoft Answers:  Malware removal http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-system/malware-removal/21adab9a-3cf9-49f3-b789-c5a012a7f10e

I have honestly never heard of anyone receiving a "green screen". If your laptop has a recovery option I suggest you use that. Most computers with a recovery option have both destructive and non-destructive methods. Choose the non-destructive method. If you do not have these options I suggest you reformat and reinstall windows for the easiest fix. Sometimes deciding which battle to fight is the toughest battle of all….. Please visit my website @ http://repairbotsonline.weebly.com/

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Missing WININET.dll  I run sfc /scannow from Safe Mode with Command Prompt because that's where i can only access cmd and it did not fix it.  Here is the message after run sfc /scannow: Windows File Protection could not initiate a scan of protected system file.  The specific error code is 0x000006ba [The RPC Server is unavailable.] So what's the next step to solve the problem? Thank you for your time. Gairo Windows XP, Acer laptop

Maybe someday the XP forums "Ask a question" dialog will ask these questions automatically when a new thread is started so I do not have to ask them every single time.  It might even be possible to resolve an issue in a single reply when enough information is provided. Please provide additional information about your system: What is your system make and model? What is your XP Version and Service Pack? Describe your current antivirus and anti malware situation:  McAfee, Symantec, Norton, Spybot, AVG, Avira!, MSE, Panda, Trend Micro, CA, Defender, ZoneAlarm, PC Tools, Comodo, etc. Do, or do not. There is no try. I decided to save up points for a new puppy instead of a pony!

Right click on Start > Search. Type wininet.dll in the field for files to be searched for. Choose to search your primary drive (usually C). Enable Search Hidden Files and Folder from Advanced Features. Click on Search button to begin the search. In the list of results, locate the wininet.dll file associated with C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386. Right click on wininet.dll to the left of the aformentioned directory and choose "Open folder location". The wininet.dll file should be hightlighted when the folder opens. Right click on the file and choose copy. Next, in the search results list, right click on wininet.dll that corresponds to C\Windows\system32\ and choose "Open folder location". Again the file should be highlighted. Right click on the file and choose delete. Right click again in a free space within the folder and choose paste. If this does not solve your problem you may need to get a windows os disk and extract the file from there. Sometimes deciding which battle to fight is t

yes?

but the laptop will not go to windows at all it gives me a green screen

Hi buddy I also troubleshooted the same problem for a customer who was using windows vista and performed a sfc scan on the computer that fixed the problem STEPS TO PERFORM SFC SCAN START-GO TO START SEARCH Type CMD from the program list right click and select RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR Then type scf /scannow  (n lower case) then hit enter once the scan completes restart the computer

Hello Natthidda, Regarding the error message that you are receiving, it seemed that the library file (WININET.dll) got damaged or corrupted for some reason. Try to run sfc /scannow using cmd (admin) and see if it will be able to fix the . dll file. Please remember that it is highly recommended to run SFC multiple times or at least twice in order to get the best result. Regards.

Hi, 1. How do you deleted USB drivers on the computer? 2. What exactly happens when you try to access the USB ports on the computer? 3. Are you getting any error message? 4. What is the make and model number of the computer? I would suggest you to contact the computer manufacturer or access the computer manufacturer’s website and then try to check and download the latest USB drivers for your computer and install it. For your reference: Advanced troubleshooting tips for general USB problems in Windows XP: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310575 Hope this information is helpful.

I use something along the lines of: Private Declare Function InternetGetConnectedStateEx Lib "wininet.dll" (ByRef lpdwFlags As Long, ByVal lpszConnectionName As String, ByVal dwNameLen As Integer, ByVal dwReserved As Long) As Long Dim sConnType As String * 255 Public Function CheckInternetConnectivity() As Boolean Dim ret As Long ret = InternetGetConnectedStateEx(ret, sConnType, 254, 0) If ret = 1 Then CheckInternetConnectivity = True Else CheckInternetConnectivity = False End If End Function

I'd forgotten about this problem.  Apparently, it resolved itself on my machine, but I don't know how, or even remember when it stopped being a problem.

It's infotriever that does not support IE10. See response from them below: Infotriever Service, Mar 14 16:10 (EDT): We are working on support for Internet Explorer 10, and will notify you when it has been released. We apologize for any inconvenience, and appreciate your patience. The only know workaround under Windows 7 is to revert back to Internet Explorer 9 To remove Infotriever client from your system please try the following 1. Close Outlook 2. Close all Browser Windows 3. Go to c:\Program Files (x86) (64 Bit Windows) or c:\Program Files and delete the Infotriever directory 4. Restart your PC

It's still not working the current message is "the version of Internet API on your operating system WININET>DLL is "10.9200.16720" Tried firefox, no good either

That has to be the source of the problem. Now let's hope for a patch. So far I have not seen any ill effects; just the annoying message.

Hi Do we have any update on this issue I tried to delete as explained on Mar 14, but it was impossible. Thanks

Message says, " Infotriever. the version of Internet API on your operating system WININET>DLL is "10.9200.16521" which is older than is required by infotriever." Any update on this?

have the very same problem since I upgraded to IE 10.

Actually Infotriever states the version is "10.0.9200.16521" while the current driver on my system (after last tuesday-patch from MS incl. IE10 is "10.00.9200.16521". I looks like the system report another version number than the actual one, thus maybe confusing Infotriever.

Message says, " Infotriever. the version of Internet API on your operating system WININET>DLL is "10.9200.16521" which is older than is required by infotriever." Have problem in Chrome as well. Was able to download calendar entries for flights on the basic infotriever, but since moved to higher package can't download anything as keep getting same message. Any help??

Any update on this? Problem solved at Infotriever?

Hi, You may want to visit this link for troubleshooting procedures. http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-system/wininetdll-missing/c27a7438-ea48-e011-8dfc-68b599b31bf5 Hope this helps. josh.

after clicking browse in task mgr, where can I go to find these two windows files?(c:/windows\system32\dllcache) as well as the service pak file?...Can"t find em anywhere

Hi... I can't find the file anywhere, and since the computer didn't came with a windows xp cd copy, I don't know where i can find this file, it's not letting me do anything... can't find it on windows\system32\dllchace neither on windows\servicepackfiles\i386 i did found something but i don't think this is going to work... i open the regedit and it did find it, but only lets me modify the values on the file. it tell me where is suppose to be, but i go there and i can't find this file.. i look it up under dllcache and wininet.dll.. it tells me the location, but again, i can only modify values. not copy them can anyone tell me a trust source where i can download this file and maybe try to copy it to the folder where is suppose to be

Here are some other notes that you can use to test and understand (there are a few exceptions to the rules, but this will get you started). To help understand how Windows File Protection and sfc /scannow really works do this: Navigate to c:\windows\system32 and rename taskmgr.exe to taskmgr.old. Windows File Protection will quickly and silently replace the "missing" taskmgr.exe file with the backup copy from the dllcache folder(that is what Windows File Protection does). Look for a message like this in the Event Viewer System log: Run sfc /scannow successfully and let it complete and it will replace the "corrupted" taskmgr.exe file from the dllcache folder.  The  only messages in the Event Viewer will be from when sfc /scannow started and when sfc /scannow completed.  Even though sfc /scannow replaced the file, there is nothing in the Event Viewer to tell you that the file was replaced. Conclusion:  Running sfc /scannow will populate the dllcache folder when Protected Files are corrupted in the dllcache folder. In other words, sfc /scannow will replace corrupted files from %Systemroot%\system32\dllcache.

Divya, why do you like to tell people to run sfc /scannow in Safe Mode when sfc /scannow will not run in Safe Mode? sfc /scannow will not run in Safe Mode (have you ever even attempted it?) Maybe if you were to try it, you would not post in your replies, things that are impossible to work. If you would actually try it, you will get the following messages: Windows File Protection could not initiate a scan of protected system files. The specific error code is 0x000006ba [The RPC server is unavailable.]. You cannot start the RPC Server in Safe Mode either. It would seem that Microsoft Support Engineer Moderators would be aware of what simple things like sfc /scannow do and what they don't do - such as: Running sfc /scannow only updates files in the following folder: %Systemroot%\system32\dllcache Since that is not where XP keeps the files it needs to run, running sfc /scannow is a waste of time even if it would run in Safe Mode (unless it is your desire to check the files in the dllcache

Did you finally got a copy of the wininet.dll file?!  I have the same problem: "Explorer.EXE - Unable to Locate Component This application has failed to start because WININET.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem." My computer came with windows xp installed and I don't have a windows cd (I have a mini hp which doesn't even have a cd reader to begin with :'( ) I've looking all over this website but can't get that file. Please help!

Since that is where the file is missing from, even if you could get sfc /scannow to work, it will not resolve the problem. So will sfc /scannow only replace missing/corrupt files in the dllcache folder from the CD. Now I got it.

My 'c:\windows\servicepackfiles\i386 'is the one that is missing. how do i repair it. i dont want to format. a hot fix would be nice.

A User: Just discovered your very thorough recommendations above while searching for a solution to the ". . . WININET.DLL was not found . . ." error message. I had tried all of the failed methods you mentioned above and was thrilled to find your recommended solution, but I couldn't find the file in either location you mentioned. In fact, I rec'd a " File Not Found" message after doing a search from the command prompt for "wininet.dll" and "dllcache". Is there a way to restore my netbook back to prior to having this problem by using Task Manager or Command Prompt?

Booting in Safe Mode and running sfc /scannow will not help you for two reasons: sfc /scannow will not run in Safe Mode. Running sfc /scannow will not replace the missing file even if it did work. Of course you should be suspicious of files you download form unknown sources, b ut there are copies of the wininet.dll file on your system in other places. that problem.

Hi AnthonyZilius, See if you can boot to Safe Mode with Command Prompt. This option is the same as Safe mode, except that Cmd.exe starts instead of Windows Explorer. Refer this link to do the same: A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP If you can boot successfully, r un the System File Checker (SFC) scan on your computer. SFC Scans and verifies the versions of all protected system files after you restart your computer. Refer these links to do the same: System File Checker (sfc) Description of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 System File Checker (Sfc.exe) Regards, Divya R - Microsoft Support.

Hi Ratandeep Have the same error but can't run MSC.  The Wininet.dll error comes up and MSC doesn't run.  Any suggestions?

Hello, Thank you for posting your question on Microsoft community. I appreciate you for providing details about the issue and your efforts towards resolving it. Wininet.dll error messages might appear while using or installing certain programs, when Windows starts or shuts down, or maybe even during a Windows installation. Wininet.dll errors are caused by situations that lead to the removal or corruption of the wininet DLL file. For Wininet.dll error , I would suggest you to run Microsoft safety scanner and check if it helps. Refer: Microsoft Safety Scanner http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx Note: Any data files that are infected may only be cleaned by deleting the file entirely, which means there is a potential for data loss. For " Not enough storage is available to complete this operation " error, I would suggest you to use steps provided in this article and check. Refer: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc978736.aspx Note: While performing chkdsk

This is Vista forum. Sorry. Please repost to XP, Performance and maintenance forum : http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-performance?page=1&tab=no

Hello Sarahtia, Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community Forum. Does this error message appear at startup or while using any application? Have you made any significant system changes recently that might have caused this issue? Are you getting this error while using Works Word Processor? Let’s follow these methods below to identify the cause of the issue and solve accordingly. Method 1 Putting your system in Clean Boot state helps in identifying if any third party applications or startup items are causing the issue. Let’s follow the steps in the article below to perform a Clean Boot and check. How to perform a clean boot to troubleshoot a problem in Windows 8, Windows 7, or Windows Vista http://support.microsoft.com/kb/9291355 Note: Refer "How to reset the computer to start as usual after troubleshooting with clean boot" under more information to reset the computer to start as normal after troubleshooting. Method 2 If you are getting this error while using Works Word proc

Hi Tenniskier88, It seems that, you are facing the issue with your computer while performing the system restore. We need additional information to assist you min right direction, please answer the following questions. 1. What is the make and model of the computer? 2. Did you try performing system restore using the Safe Mode and Windows Recovery Mode? 3. Which are troubleshooting methods you have tried to fix the issue? Perform the Chkdsk from Windows Recovery Mode. Refer to the following link. a. Go to the command prompt of Windows Recovery Mode. b. Enter chkdsk /r and press enter. What are the system recovery options in Windows 7? http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/What-are-the-system-recovery-options-in-Windows-7 Important: While performing chkdsk on the hard drive if any bad sectors are found on the hard drive when chkdsk tries to repair that sector if any data available on that might be lost. You can also try to fix the issue by performing the system restore from the Windo

Also: "STOP: C0000221 unknown hard error" or "STOP: C0000221 STATUS_IMAGE_CHECKSUM_MISMATCH" error message occurs http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314474 TROUBLESHOOTING WINDOWS STOP MESSAGES http://aumha.org/a/stop.htm JS http://www.pagestart.com Never be afraid to ask. This forum has some of the best people in the world available to help.

Its a retail XP CD. I tried to copy the disc as someone suggested on here and it won't copy...gets to 84% and says it can't read the disc. I'm thinking I have a defective cd and going to request an exchange. It had windows xp pro originally however the computer had to be wiped out due to viruses on the hard drive. When we reinstalled xp it said it wasn't genuine which is why I purchased this software. The computer worked just said it wasn't genuine software.

Dell Latitude D610. I did a check memory to eliminate the bad RAM that the error seems to reflect.

When prompted to install and replace OS I selected yes/L to continue and replace. I went to the Dell Support to download the wininet.dll driver and every post refers to Trojans & spyware. I went into Boot device to Diagnostic and it says there are no Diagnostic Partitions to insert the Drivers & Utilities CD. Unfortunately I don't have the disc because I purchased the computer from an individual and didn't get any CD's with it. Now I'm not sure where to start... do I install the wininet.dll or continue t o try and locate the drivers from the Dell support site?

Not even Vista drivers for your D610 so you have a real problem. If fact none of the 600 series have Windows 7 drivers. I would guess your PC is about 5 years old. JS http://www.pagestart.com Never be afraid to ask. This forum has some of the best people in the world available to help.

After installing  software for a home label maker by Green Street software I am getting a blue screen with the message STOP:c000221 [Bad Image Checksum] the image ntvdm.exe is possibly corrupt. The header checksum does not match the computed checksum. Can this be remedied?

Yep, the ship date was 4/14/2005

During the installation did you choose the "Full" format option when formatting the drive? JS http://www.pagestart.com Never be afraid to ask. This forum has some of the best people in the world available to help.

Did you download the Dell D610 Windows XP drivers? Is it a Dell Windows XP CD that you are using or a retail XP CD? JS http://www.pagestart.com Never be afraid to ask. This forum has some of the best people in the world available to help.

What is the model number for your Dell PC? JS http://www.pagestart.com Never be afraid to ask. This forum has some of the best people in the world available to help.

Hello, I tried running the SFC and CHKDSK scans on both normal and safe modes and I got the following error message at 69%: Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation. I also tried installing the Housecall virus scanner but still gave me the WININET.DLL error message. Thanks, adgrn

Hi Smittychat, Thanks for the response. I'm having issues with downloading the Malicious Software Removal Tool as I get this error message: The program can't start because WININET.DLL is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem. Any thoughts? Thanks ~adgrn

Uninstall Microsoft Essentials Try Startup Repair http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/features/startup-repair Reinstall Microsoft Security Essentials http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/products/security-essentials

Hello, I tried the Bootrex.exe fix but unfortunately I'm still getting the WININET.DLL issue. Thanks, ~adgrn

Hello, I tried the steps advised above but the Startup Repair couldnt repair anything. Any more ideas? Thanks, ~adgrn

Hi, Adgrn, This question belongs in the Microsoft Security Essentials Scanning, Detecting and Removing threats.  See dropdown menu. http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/protect/forum/protect_scanning Reboot your computer and begin tapping F8.  Select Safe Mode with Networking.  Disable System Restore since malware is known to hide in restore points. http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/disable-system-restore-in-windows-vista/ Download the following tool and run a full scan http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=16 When finished, reboot and let Windows load.  Perform another full scan using this online scanner http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ Remember to go back and re-enable system restore when finished. Next: Start > Type CMD Right click on CMD window and select Run As Administrator Type sfc /scannow Press Enter Note:  There is a space between sfc and /scannow System File Checker scans all protected system files and replaces incorrect versions with c

Hello, I tried the steps advised above but the Startup Repair couldnt repair anything. Any more ideas? Thanks, ~adgrn Windows Vista or Windows 7 no longer starts, and the Startup Repair tool does not fix the problem http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934540 How to use the Bootrec.exe tool in the Windows Recovery Environment to troubleshoot and repair startup issues in Windows http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392

Yes, try running Sfc and chkdsk scans Disable system restore and run a full scan using the online scanner.  Be sure to boot into Safe Mode with networking Perform full scan using this online scanner http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

Prior to the Wininet.dll missing message appearing, did you uninstall software? If so, reinstall the same software and see if the message stops appearing. Try JoselBarra's suggestions: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-system/wininetdll-missing/c27a7438-ea48-e011-8dfc-68b599b31bf5 Download CCleaner - Run Cleaner tool, then Registry tool http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner

This worked perfectly!  All the errors have disappeared and programs are running as they should.  You the man!  I was having all kinds of issues after Microsoft's update earlier this week.  It took a while, but I let it run overnight and came into the office this morning and Presto! :-)

Hello, To help you suggest steps to resolve the issue, I would appreciate if you could answer the following questions: 1. Which Windows Updates were installed on your computer? 2. What is the KB article number of the installed updates? 3. Were any changes made to your computer prior to this issue? 4. Which security software are you using on your computer? You can check the KB article number for the updates that have failed to install by following the steps given on the following link. And I would suggest you to make a note of the updates which have been installed after the System Restore. Refer: See which Windows updates are installed http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/which-windows-updates-installed#1TC=windows-7 Once you have checked the KB article number of the updates after which the issue appeared, you can refer to the following article. Troubleshoot problems with installing updates (Refer to the section on I keep being offered an update from Windows that I don’t want or t

Thanks for the reply. I think I understand what you've said. I'm not the best with errors. If it helps since I posted this one on my friends told me to system restore back to d date when everything worked properly, so I did and everything was working fine again, until I shut down the laptop and it automatically updated and then it all went wrong again when I turned it back on. So is it the update that is causing it?

Hi, Thank you for posting your question in Microsoft Community. We are glad to help you. Did you make any changes to your computer prior to this issue? There are several different ways that wininet.dll errors can show up on your computer. Here are some of the more common ways that you might see wininet.dll errors: § "Wininet.dll Not Found" Hope it helps. For any further Windows related assistance, feel free to contact us and we will be happy to help. Thank you.

After a few days and complete silence from MS regarding it, I just rebuilt my server. Haven't came across it on a work station yet.

I have heard of others with this error after July Updates.  SFC /SCANNOW seems to fix it but no one knows which patch is causing it.

I got this when updating all of our computers to IE11. Not all computers were affected but it was enough to cause me severe headache for two weeks. My fix: 1. Replace the wininet.dll file in C:\Windows\System32 and SysWOW64 with a good version of wininet.dll. You first need to take ownership of those files with an admin account then you can rename the corrupted file. Then replace with the good working file. 2. Reboot, it should fix the error at least, but I found there were still issues with some sites not working. 3. So, I had to then rollback to Internet Exploder 10. Some computers rolled back to IE 9 which I think might be part of the problem. But i had run prerequisites on all these computers so I am not sure why I still got this problem At this stage I will not be updating those computers to IE11 until I have performed some testing. Hope this helps. If anyone has had more success fixing this error it would be great to hear about it. J.

PS - Worst part is I have not found a way to "back it out".  Seems if 3074886 gets loaded first (or alone), your box is a doorstop.  KB3065822 will not load on a box that has already had KB3074886 loaded.

I don't know what caused this, but my win7 machine is useless because of this. All applications that access the internet are crashing; IE, chrome, devenv, outlook. It seems like some MS patch is behind this; can Microsoft end the deafening silence on this issue pls?

Anyone have a fix for this yet? SFC /scannow isn't resolving my issue and I can't even open Windows Server Backup (or any MMC snapin).

Hey Brian, I tried SFC/SCANNOW but all it said was that there were errors but it could not repair them.

Hi I also have same problem with my Win 7 laptop since yesterday. I turned it on after a month and following error recieved. T he procedure entry point HttpIsHostHstsEnabled could not be located in the dynamic link library WININET.dll I cant even open Services as an error stating Not enough storage is available to complete this operation. I tried to create a new partition but still cant open disc management. My Avg cant be updated and Windows update cant install downloaded updates. Tried to upgrade to Win 10 but after win 10 files downloaded and was ready to install then process crashed. I tired sfc / scannow but it couldnt find any integrity violation! Anybody can help me? Thanks

I have the Same problem with my Windows 8.1 now. I don't know what caused this. But, I cannot open Vmware at all due to this error message popping up. I receive the error message with my Adobe Reader too. But, anyway I can open it. Long silence from Microsoft regarding this makes me anxious.

I too saw this same combo of messages. I traced it to the MS15-65 IE update. After loading the update, IE would not launch and I would get these messages when trying to open Eventvwr. I was loading 3074886 directly which appears to not load correctly on Server 2K8R2 and IE 11. The 3074886 update is included as part of 3065822 which is north of 40MB. Once I changed to loading that one, the errors did not appear.

I ended up reinstalling Windows 7 64bit on the laptop in order to fix it.  No fixes were suggested for this issue.

I had experienced the same problem in the past. I did not intentionally delete the file at the time. The suggestion made had worked for me at the time. Of course, every system configuration is unique. In the course of researching this problem, I have come across one link. It may help or not: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/findbyerrormessage/a/wininet-dll-not-found-missing-error.htm Hope this helps Post back if needed ___________________ If this post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" or "Helpful" button at the top of this message. By marking a post as Answered, or Helpful you help others find the answer faster.

wesley.chin, I do not understand your post at all.  Now in your profile, you sound like a nice guy with a good, compassionate heart, but I don't get this at all. If you were to boot your system into the XP Recovery Console and delete your wininet.dll file on purpose, then reboot you would see the problem that scuba4mom has. Then if you were to follow your directions and boot into Safe Mode with networking, things would look even worse since there will now not even be a background image (wallpaper).  That is even scarier when all you see is an empty black screen with "Safe Mode" showing in all four corners. The problem is that if the wininet.dll file is missing, Explorer will not start.  The system can still be fixed though. If anyone is interested, you will not start Explorer from Task Manager either. If Explorer will not start, you need to come up with some better instructions on how to get on the Internet and download some unknown wininet.dll file from some third party site and insta

Get into safe mode with networking. As the computer is bootingrepeatedly tap F8 which should bring up the "Windows Advanced Options Menu" Use your arrow keys to move to "Safe Mode with networking" and press your Enter key. Download wininet.dll from here: http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?wininet Save the download to C:\WINDOWS\system32 Restart the computer and check the result. Hope this helps Post back if needed ____________________ If this post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" or "Helpful" button at the top of this message. By marking a post as Answered, or Helpful you help others find the answer faster.

Do you mean you see a message like this: Explorer.EXE - Unable to Locate Component This application has failed to start because WININET.dll was not found.  Re-installing the application may fix this problem. Things may not be as bad as they look, answer these questions first: What is your system make and model? What is your XP Version and Service Pack? There is no emailing directly in these forums but you should be ale to get going again. Do, or do not. There is no try. I decided to save up points for a new puppy instead of a pony!

Hi Kanwarjeet, 1. When exactly do you receive this error message? Does the issue occur with particular program? 2. Was the program working properly before? While scanning the hard drive if any bad sectors are found, the scanner tries to repair that sector, any data available on that might be lost. Hope this information helps. For any further Windows related assistance, feel free to contact us and we will be happy to help.

If have the same problem. This occurs after I manually updated my system. I did this because my computer won't shut-down any more because of failing updates. This is the history: its sorted on failure. It starts on 13-6-2015. Some of the updates where installed later on after this date. Mostly the Cumulative Security Update for IE 11 could not be finished. Computer keeps in shutdown mode but after a night computer was still in this mode. In the Windows update i selected hide update. So from that moment I could shut-down normally. I disabled IE and used Mozilla as browser. But to install Windows 10 I need this update. I enabled the Cumulative Security Update for IE 11 and from then computer won't shut-down. I tried to install IE11-Windows6.1-KB3049563-x64 IE11-Windows6.1-KB3058515-x64 IE11-Windows6.1-KB3065822-x64 IE11-Windows6.1-KB3074886-x64       V IE11-Windows6.1-KB3075516-x64       V Only marked with V where successful. After this the error with comes after i'm log-in: The procedur

Hi, To assist with your concern, click on this link to guide you on how to perform System File Checker scan. Update us on the result. Thank you.

Hi, We would like to know more about the issue. Where did you get the message? Can you provide us a screenshot of the exact error message? Are you referring on a missing system file or a personal? We are looking forward to your response. Regards. hi Lau, can you please advise and help out?

Hi, We would like to know more about the issue. Where did you get the message? Can you provide us a screenshot of the exact error message? Are you referring on a missing system file or a personal? We are looking forward to your response. Regards. Hi Ma .Lau, Thank you for prompt reply. It is a personal file for Davis Weatherlink weather station, the earlier version W10 pro before upgrade worked fine but since upgrade on this laptop now will not work!!! I have restored back to previous version on my 32bit laptop and it works again both computers stopped working with this programme after upgrade. The error message comes up after trying to run the program u can see on the left and the software does not run. The file is not missing it is in the path shown below and also in windows operating system 32 folder . So what is ordinal 9 ???? The file WININET.DLL … The program runs Weatherlink 6.0.3.exe. Many thanks hoping for a solution soon cheers Harry.

Hi Community, Please help since the last upgrade to Windows 10 Pro on a 64bit I7 HP Laptop it was working fine up until the anniversary upgrade then message below. I have an older DV6 32 bit laptop running that upgrade same problem so reversed the upgrade an all now works fine. So the problem is with the upgrade unfortunately was not able to roll back the I7. How do I fix this issue cheers Harry The Ordinal 9 could not be located in the dynamic link library C;\Weatherlink\WININET.dll Hi I had raised this issue with Davis and they advised to install the full version of the 6.0.3 software found here: http://toolbox.davisnet.com/downloads/weather/software//WL_6_0_3_fullinstall/6_0_3_full_install.zip I was running the 5.8 version with the 6.0.3 update. I saved the station data directory, uninstalled the existing version and installed the full 6.0.3 version and copied in the station data. All works well now. However the MasterYoda solution sounds much easier :) Steve

Hi, We would like to know more about the issue. Where did you get the message? Can you provide us a screenshot of the exact error message? Are you referring on a missing system file or a personal? We are looking forward to your response. Regards.

I had the same problem too and fixed it by renaming  the WININET.dll   in the Weatherlink directory and copying the WININET.dll from the windows/system32 directory to the Weatherlink directory.  Hope this works for you too. Cheers

Same ordinal 9 error except  it's C:\Users\Donna\Desktop\iexplorer.exe So what dll file do I look for to change? or what upgrade would I do on this windows10 laptop? Donna, did you ever get an answer?  I know I had the same problem and finally figured it out.  I deleted the shortcuts for iexplore on the desktop.  I then uninstalled it going to the programs & features in control panel.  I then clicked on windows feature on the lefthand side and unmarked on IE 11.  You will need to reboot.  I then reinstalled IE 11 by marking IE 11.  Finally, go to Windows\Program Files\Internet Explorer right click on iexplore.exe pin to task bar.  It should run normally from there. You may not have to uninstall it, just remove the desktop icons and replace them with the "new" one in the program file directory. Good Luck Robert Dake

Thanks Steve had trouble trying to reply i have solved issue the master yoda way thanks to him as well i did try copying from the 32 bit version on other laptop but did not work anyhow master yoda was correct thank you much easier i was using 6.3.0 tried reinstall but didn't work lol. So all good now was worried i would lose all my data many thanks for all replies cheers Harry

Same ordinal 9 error except  it's C:\Users\Donna\Desktop\iexplorer.exe So what dll file do I look for to change? or what upgrade would I do on this windows10 laptop?

Thanks for the info Larry.  It surely did guide me to an apparent solution to this issue.  I did follow your guidance of Tools -> Internet  Options -> General Tab.  When I clicked on the Setting button in the Browsing History section I immediately got a dialog box that said the disk space for the Temporary Internet Files needed to be increased and it automatically suggested the maximum of 1024MB.  This seamed to work fine as IE 11 didn't crash when opened. Windows updated and the problem did not appear.  At least for a while.  The problem has returned ALONG WITH other programs exhibiting the same problem.  "Xxxxx has stopped working" (where Xxxxx is any program).  I don't know if this is Microsoft way of recouping money from customers who have the "free" version as I may have to buy Windows 10 to get a product key (something I did not receive when I downloaded the "free" version of Windows 11.  Maybe I need more memory.  But then I think 4GB  exceeds the required 2GB for Windows 10.  O

I was having the same problem. Somehow the Temporary Internet Folder was moved to an old user folder. I had to click on tools in the menu bar, open internet options, on the General Tab at browsing history I click on settings, click on move folder (current location was blank) and move folder back to the correct user and location. It will appear in current location. Fixed IE11 & Edge. I was having similar problems with both. Regards,

Hi NetworksNssinc, · What is the exact issue that you are facing? · Do you face issues with Windows Explorer? · Can you boot to the computer fine? Perform a system file check for any system file corruptions. a. Click Start, All programs and then Accessories. Click Command Prompt. b. In the Command Prompt window type “sfc /scannow” (without quotes) and then press Enter. c. After the scan has completed, close the command prompt window, restart the computer and check for the issue. For additional information, you may refer the following article: Description of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 System File Checker (Sfc.exe) If you are unable to boot normally, you may do the same from safe mode . Do reply with more information so we can help you in a better way.

I created a ticket with Infotreiver.

I did too and have been told they know of the problem and are working on fixing it. They suggested going back to IE9, which is not really an option. No timeframe was provided for the fix.

Hi, any news on that issue from Inforetriever? No anything urgent on my side but it is annoying - cannot use it or even uninstall Inforentriever - each attempt to run it ends with the same error message above.

Hi Peter, Thank you for posting your query on our Community and we are happy to help you. Before proceeding further, could you answer few questions to help us understand the issue better: 1. When do you get the dialogue box? 2. What exactly are you trying to do? 3. Are you trying to install the stand alone installer or the web based installer? If the issue is only confined to this webpage, then it would be better if you contact Inforetriever support. Here is the link for your reference. http://www.infotriever.com/?page_id=65 For any Windows related queries feel free to contact us. We will be happy to help you.

I have not received any news from infotriever. I have reinstalled IE 9 and thus have no problems anymore.

1) I get this dialog when I logon my PC (Infotriever.lnk is in my start-directory) 2) I guess the Infotriver is trying to start. 3) I used the IE10 installer found through: http://blogs.technet.com/b/serverandtools/archive/2013/02/26/internet-explorer-10-for-windows-7-now-globally-available.aspx?loc=zatfz-zTS1z&prod=zIEz&tech=zOTtechz&prog=zOTprogz&type=zBLz_zDLz&media=zOTmediaz I have now uninstalled IE10 and is now running IE9 (32-bit) with no problems.

Hi Prashant, Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Community Forums. Did you make any changes to the computer prior to the issue? Check the Event Viewer for detailed error message. Refer: http://messenger.yahoo.com/ Hope this resolves the issue.

Hi, Thank you for sharing the solution. Hope this fix helps the other forum users encountering the same error. In case you face any other issues with Windows in future, feel free to post your query here on Windows Forums.

Note that I also got another stacktrace related to my IE history, this time. I got rid of that issue by clearing my whole IE history on all my PCs. It also seems the bug will continue to appear again from time to time, this is only a workaround not a true fix.

Thanks for your quick reply, it is greatly appreciated. The update causing the problem is as follows: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 8 for Windows 7 (x64)- KB2530548. When I just updated this, I received the error message and I can't get on Internet Explorer. What now? Any ideas? I have one other issue. I have been receiving a RunDLL error message for a few months, but it doesn't affect anything, so I haven't done anything about it. The message reads: "There was a problem starting C:\Windows\TEMP\hadpr.dll. The specified module cound not be found." This also happened after a Windows Update Session a few months ago. Since then, there have been 2 updates that have not been able to load. My computer tries to perform both updates every night when I shut down. The updates are: KB2770660 and KB2779562. Any ideas on this problem? Thanks again for your help. Steve Lunday. PS - I will let you know if any other updates cause problems as I load them.

Hi SteveLunday, Hstart.exe with description Hidden Start is a process file from company Dell belonging to product hstart. This issue may also occur if Wininet.dll file is corrupted, as this file is a module which contains Internet Explorer functions. Yes, Malware can pose as a Windows Update; however, they do not enter through the Microsoft Windows Update notification tool. Malware through a Windows Update file will usually occur when browsing the internet, and you are asked to download a video codec from Windows Update, but, actually, is not from Microsoft. To avoid this, install all of the security updates, as these will keep 85% of all viruses and exploits off of your pc. Install a good real time antivirus. You have already performed system restore to fix this issue; however, it is not a permanent fix. To determine this issue, I would suggest you to install the updates one after the other manually and check which update is causing this issue. It’s better to install the updates placi

Hi Steve, Thank you for the response. -Which version of Internet Explorer is installed in the computer? To determine the error message that you receive, I would suggest you to refer to the information: This issue may cause due to third-party conflict or virus infection. Check if the issue persists in Safe Mode , if the issue does not persist then perform Clean Boot and check whether the issue resolves. Note: After Clean Boot troubleshooting step, refer to “ How to reset the computer to start as usual after troubleshooting with Clean Boot ” from the article. Install KB2770660 and KB2779562 manually and check if it makes any difference: Security Update for Windows 7 (KB2770660) http://www.microsoft.com/en-in/download/details.aspx?id=35923 Update for Windows 7 (KB2779562) http://www.microsoft.com/en-in/download/details.aspx?id=35809 Hope it helps.

If I were you, I would see if you can fix the wininet.dll not found issue since: a)  There may not be  recovery partition on your system that allows a factory restore 2) A factory restore put your system to an out of the box condition c)  All your personal data is wiped out Does this sound more like what you are seeing? If the c:\windows\system32\wininet.dll file is missing XP will look like it is trying to start up and you will see a message like this: Explorer.EXE - Unable to Locate Component This application has failed to start because WININET.dll was not found.  Re-installing the application may fix this problem. Clicking OK, you may then see a message like this: dwwin.exe - Unable to Locate Component This application has failed to start because WININET.DLL.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem. Depending on your configuration, you may see lots of other complaining messages, so just keep clicking the OK button as they come up. Clicking OK, you will e

You would need to check your computer's manuals or the manufacturer's web site to find out how to do a factory restore.  This isn't something Microsoft sets up on computers, the manufactuer does.  So only they can tell you how to do it.

Hello Mohan, Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community. As per the issue description you are unable to open any websites after upgrading your Internet Explorer to 11 from 8. It might be caused due to changes in Internet Explorer settings, some add-ons also may cause this issue. If the issue is specific to some websites then it might be due to compatibility. First try to run the fixit provided in the following article and see if it helps you to fix the issue. This fixit diagnose and repair IE problems that make IE slow, not secure, unstable or crash, caused by add-ons not working or inappropriate security settings. Fix Internet Explorer issues to make IE fast, safe and stable If Fixit doesn't help, let’s try these methods and check if it helps: Method 1 There could possibly be a problematic add-on which might be causing the problem. Let’s try the following to see if an add-on is causing this issue. We can do this by running Internet Explorer in No Add-ons mode. If the prob

Hello Daniel, Thank you for your response. I am sorry for late reply. I appreciate your time and concern. Are all computers connected to a domain network? Please reply with required information. Thank you

Hello Charlie, Thank you for sharing information with us. I also hope that your suggestions may help other community members to resolve similar issues. I appreciate it. Thank you

Can someone at Microsoft kindly provide a fix for this huge problem? TY

Hello, Thank you for the reply. I would suggest you to refer this article and check. Refer: Sites in the Enterprise Mode Site List do not load in Enterprise mode https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3141092 Important notes: The Reset Internet Explorer Settings feature might reset security settings or privacy settings that you added to the list of Trusted Sites. The Reset Internet Explorer Settings feature might also reset parental control settings. We recommend that you note these sites before you use the Reset Internet Explorer Settings feature. Resetting Internet Explorer isn't reversible, and all previous settings are lost after reset. Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article numbe

Hello Mohan, Thank you for posting your question on Microsoft community. We need some more information about the issue so that we can help you better. Is your computer connected to a domain network? I appreciate you for providing details about the issue and your efforts towards resolving it. This issue may occur due to corrupt or missing Windows files. I would suggest you to run system file checker(SFC) and see if it helps. Refer: Use the System File Checker tool to repair missing or corrupted system files https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/929833 System file checker is a utility in Windows that allows users to scan for corruptions in Windows system files and restore corrupted files. Please also make sure that display driver or video card is compatible with Windows. Refer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2823483 (Also holds good for Internet explorer 11) I hope this information helps. Please do let us know if you need any further assistance. Thank you

Hello mohankrishna_658, I've recently had the same issue (be it due to another action, Windows Updates). The wininet.dll has been corrupted. Many programs and services depend on the file, so it does cause a lot of trouble. This helped for me: There are 2 wininet.dll files that might be corrupted. Get a copy of both files from a working pc using the same version of Windows. Put them on a usb stick and make sure you don't mix them up! You can find both files in: C:\Windows\System32 C:\Windows\SysWOW64 Restart you're pc and rapidly press F8 till you see the boot menu. Choose Safe Mode. Login as an administrator, then open a command prompt (Start Menu, type cmd into the run field). Type: takeown /f C:\Windows\System32\wininet.dll takeown /f C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wininet.dll Type: cacls C:\Windows\System32\wininet.dll /G adminusername:F (replace adminusername with your admin account name) cacls C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wininet.dll /G adminusername:F (replace adminusername with your admin account n

Thanks for fix - does anyone else use Desktop Central to push out patches? - our seems to have removed KB3134814 but still pushing out KB3141092 which is causing the issues on new builds.

We've got hundreds of computers in the same case. (by the way: thanks Microsoft!) Solution 1 : Use System Restore, and restore before this KB deployement. Solution 2 : (using your prefered live OS, ubuntu,pxe...) Replace the 2 dlls (wininet.dll) in C:\Windows\System32 and C:\Windows\SysWOW64, they are different, don't mix them , with a good version of them (for me 11.0.9600.18205, in date of 22/01/16) Good luck!

DaniltossDS, Thank you! We had the same issue and don't use system restore. I had already tried replacing the wininit.dll in System32 and completely missed doing SysWOW64. Upon doing that and a quick reboot and our systems are functional again. We also did inetcpl.cpl in the System32 folder for good measure as our known working machines had a file date that matched the wininit.dll files. That one does not seem to exist in the SysWOW64 folder. You can do some magic with icacls and ownership of the files to replace them on a live machine, but the reboot after is required or it won't be fixed. But it does keep you from having to use a live cd or pe environment to make the switch.

Hi ThomasCline, Try boot your pc in safe mode to see if it works properly. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315222 If all working properly in safe mode, you will have to configure your pc in clean boot mode. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353 If all of above fails, try running SFC, as you are able to open task manager, click on application -> New task & Type -> sfc /scannow -> ok You will also require your windows xp cd for this repair. Hope this helps..

Hi, 1. Which operating system is installed on the computer? 2. What is the complete error message you receive when you start the computer? 3. Are you able to boot to the desktop? Provide us more information regarding the issue. Refer the following link for more information. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375