(A) Extract RUNDLL32.EXE, if "access denied" is mentioned...
RUNDLL32.EXE
Desc: Run a DLL as an App
Loc: C:\WINDOWS
Size: 24,576 bytes
Mod: Friday, April 23, 1999 10:22:00 PM
Ver: 4.10.1998
That is old enough never to have been modified by an update. So, extract
it with SFC.
(1) "START, Run, SFC"
(2) Bolt "Extract one file from installation disk"
(3) Enter "RUNDLL32.EXE" in the "Specify..." box.
(4) Click "Start". It should offer to "Save file in C:\WINDOWS".
If not, make it so.
(5) In "Restore from", if not already pre-filled, browse to
(a) Installation CD (likely the Win98 folder) or
(b) The folder that has your cabs on the hard drive, likely
"C:\WINDOWS\options\cabs\".
(5) Click "OK"
If it discovers the file already exists, it will offer to back it up.
May as well do so. If it discovers the file is "in use", it will request
that you reboot to complete the install.
(B) There are many, many responses at
http://search.support.microsoft.com/...SD=GN&LN=EN-US
Search: "Control Panel"; Title only; Exact match.
http://support.microsoft.com/default...23&Product=w98
How to Troubleshoot Control Panel Issues in Windows
(299923) - When you attempt to open Control Panel (click Start , point
to Settings , and then click Control Panel ), it does not open as you
expect. One or more of the following may occur: You receive an error
message similar to the following: Program has...
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;192806
How to Run Control Panel Tools by Typing a Command
(192806) - This article describes how to run Control Panel tools in
Windows by typing a command at a command prompt or in the Open box.
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Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR
pcrrcp@netzero.net
"costy" <csmic9@netscape.net> wrote in message
news:1c1e01c3e02d$651faa30$a501280a@phx.gbl...
| When I try to open something in Control Panel appear an
| error code like:
| "Acces to the spcified device, path or file is denied."
|
| What's the problem?
