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help:DLL file: missing

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  • Windows XP
  • Computers
September 3, 2014 5:38:30 PM

Hey guys, im new to this website and i have a very annoying problem i need solved.

4 Days Ago, i was casually gaming on my computer, i went to work that night. When i returned home, i found my computer off so i turned it back on only to find that after "loading" the operating system (Win XP Service Pack 2) i get this message (4 of them) saying that 4 particular programs cant start because SHLWAPI.DLL is missing.

Of course the simple thing would be to rip out the hard disk, replace the missing files and yay fixed but i dont have the necessary cables to pull off such an action. This is where YOU come in ;) 

I have been told by a friend that i could boot the computer using a flash drive under a different operating system and simply add the files that way, but i cannot seem to find a tool that doesnt involve starting a computer with an OS already installed, They all are for computers without an OS. I have important stuff and a mass amount of data on this computer i need to recover so formatting and reinstalling is NOT an option.

I recently tried a usb with LiLi and puppylinux installed onto it but i get the following message and am unsure how to proceed
SYSLINUX 3.86 (who developed it blah blah blah)
boot:

and it waits for input. i have no idea what this means. Also having no experience with linux i decided to look for a way to make a windows boot USB since my father threw out our backup boot disk.

I would appreciate if someone could guide me through booting with linux OR if someone could supply me with software to boot my dinosaur using another bootable USB method. I need to get this computer up and running as soon as possible if preferred

PS. Yes i know i should have my stuff backed up but i want my computer back. My laptop is trash

vutaikt

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