Viv

Thanks to both. Task manager now works as it should.

Viv


"Cal Bear '66" wrote:

> Type cmd in the Start Search box above the Start Orb, when cmd.exe appears at
> the top of the Start Menu, right click on cmd.exe and select "Run as
> Administrator".
>
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> GO BEARS!
>
>
> "Viv" <Viv@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BDFE4F93-47C7-41AA-BAAB-E61C4BB10055@microsoft.com...
> >
> > Ed,
> > Thanks for the suggestion, did you mean Accessories/Command Prompt? If so
> > then I get the message 'You must be an administrator running a console
> > session in order to use the sfc utility', which I don't understand.
> >
> > Typing 'sfc /scannow' in Accessories/Run does not do anything, not even tell
> > me that I am doing something wrong.
> >
> > Any further advice would be welcome.
> >
> > Viv
> >
> > "Ed O'Brien" wrote:
> >
> >> It looks like the file COMCTL32.dll may have become corrupted. I suggest you
> >> try running a system scan. Open the Command Prompt (Start//All
> >> programs//Acccessories) and type sfc /scannow (note the space after sfc). If
> >> the file has been damaged, Windows can repair it. If this doesn't work, try
> >> a System Restore. If neither work, just hope a MSVP spots your dilemma.
> >>
> >> Ed
> >>
> >>
> >> "Viv" <Viv@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:E73BCD01-4F81-4B2B-AF42-58B8E471BFC4@microsoft.com...
> >> >I had an unexpected shut down due to a disk error this morning and now when
> >> >I
> >> > try to open task manager I get the uninformative message :-
> >> > taskmgr.exe - Ordinal Not Found
> >> > The ordinal 345 could not be located in the dynamic link library
> >> > COMCTL32.dll.
> >> >
> >> > Any suggestions on how to correct this problem would be welcome.
> >>
> >>
>
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