Dell Inspiron 2500 Solutions Guide - Page 45

General Program Problems, Start, Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs, Settings, Add/Remove

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A RE QU I RE D . D L L FI L E W A S N O T F OU N D - The program that you are trying to open is missing an essential file. To remove and then reinstall the program. Windows XP 1 Click the Start button. 2 Click Control Panel. 3 Click Add or Remove Programs, select the program you want to remove, and click the Change or Remove Program icon. See the program documentation for installation instructions. Windows Me and Windows 2000 1 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2 Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 3 Select the program that you want to remove. 4 Click Add/Remove (click Change/Remove in Windows 2000) and follow the prompts on the screen. See the program documentation for installation instructions. General Program Problems A program crashes S EE T H E S O FT W A RE D O CU M E N TA TI O N - Many software manufacturers maintain websites with information that may help you to solve the problem. A program stops responding END T HE PR O GR AM 1 Press and hold . 2 In Windows XP and Windows 2000, click the Applications tab, and then select the program that is no longer responding. In Windows Me, select the program that is no longer responding. 3 Click the End Task button. S o l v i n g P r o b l e m s 45

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Solving Problems
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General Program Problems
A program crashes
A program stops responding
A
REQUIRED
.DLL
FILE
WAS
NOT
FOUND
The program that you are
trying to open is missing an essential file. To remove and then reinstall the
program.
Windows XP
1
Click the
Start
button.
2
Click
Control Panel
.
3
Click
Add or Remove Programs,
select the program you want to remove, and
click the
Change or Remove Program
icon.
See the program documentation for installation instructions.
Windows Me and Windows 2000
1
Click the
Start
button, point to
Settings
, and then click
Control Panel
.
2
Double-click the
Add/Remove Programs
icon.
3
Select the program that you want to remove.
4
Click
Add/Remove
(click
Change/Remove
in Windows 2000) and follow the
prompts on the screen.
See the program documentation for installation instructions.
S
EE
THE
SOFTWARE
DOCUMENTATION
Many software manufacturers
maintain websites with information that may help you to solve the problem.
E
ND
THE
PROGRAM
1
Press and hold <Ctrl><Shift><Esc>.
2
In Windows XP and Windows 2000
, click the
Applications
tab, and then select
the program that is no longer responding.
In Windows Me
, select the program
that is no longer responding.
3
Click the
End Task
button
.