missing rundll32.exe

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win95.general.discussion (More info?)

If you cannot find the Win95 CD, then how could you consider
reinstalling?
If you have the installation .cab files on your hard drive, you can
extract the file from there:
How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files [Q129605]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=129605

If not, then try EBay for a Win95 CD.

....Alan

--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html

In microsoft.public.win95.general.discussion, <wzaow@aol.com> wrote:

>I keep encountering the same error message with any
>attempt to modify the control panel: "Can't find the file
>C:\windows\rundll32.exe (or one of its components). Make
>sure the path and filename are correct and that all
>required libraries are available."
>Is there any way of correcting this short of a reinstall,
>because I cannot find the win95 cd for this computer.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win95.general.discussion (More info?)

If you really want to know which .cab file rundll32.exe is in, the
search *,cab for those containing the text "rundll32.exe"

While it is many years since I use Extract in Win95, I don't follow
your syntax as you don't mention rundll32.exe but try this:

Here's an example of how you would use this utility from a command
prompt: (may wrap)

Extract /a /l c:\Windows C:\Windows\Options
Cabs\win95_02.Cab rundll32.exe

This particular syntax searches all .Cab files beginning with no. 2
and installs that one file into the directory of your choosing (in
this case, the file is being copied to c:\Windows).

....Alan

--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html

In microsoft.public.win95.general.discussion, <wzaow@aol.com> wrote:

>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>If you cannot find the Win95 CD, then how could you
>consider
>>reinstalling?
>I'm not. That's why I'm looking for another solution
>
>>If you have the installation .cab files on your hard
>drive, you can
>>extract the file from there:
>>How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files [Q129605]
>>http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=129605
>
>Ok, I found several .cab files from Win95_02 to Win95_20
>in a directory C:\\windows\options\cabs. I am having two
>issues with extract:
>1. I don't know in which file rundll32 is hiding, and
>extract does the old DOS trick of scrolling way to fast to
>read.
>2. Extract displays the contents of the .cab file, but is
>not actually sending anything to the destination path.
>
>My command is
>extract C:\windows\options\cabs\Win95_03.cab /L C:\atest
>
>Any ideas?
>
>
>>In microsoft.public.win95.general.discussion,
><wzaow@aol.com> wrote:
>>>I keep encountering the same error message with any
>>>attempt to modify the control panel: "Can't find the
>file
>>>C:\windows\rundll32.exe (or one of its components). Make
>>>sure the path and filename are correct and that all
>>>required libraries are available."
>>>Is there any way of correcting this short of a
>reinstall,
>>>because I cannot find the win95 cd for this computer.