dll problems

[puff989]

cd WINNT\System32
rename MFC42u.DLL MFC42u.OLD
copy /r <newer-version>\MFC42u.DLL .

what do u put in the <newer version part?>

[muert0]

Is this a puzzle of some sort???
Try this and if it's wrong maybe you could put a little effort into asking for help. Like explaining the whole problem...

[.:front2back:.]

what do u put in the <newer version part?>

What ever the newer ,DLL file is named is what you put there.....
You have obviously gotten a newer version of that particular .DLL so you just copy the newer version...

Copy..... Paste into directory and your done, no need to type all that into the command prompt, when you can just use Explorer....

f2b:.

[nihil]

what do u put in the <newer version part?>

As you don't state your OS I am guessing that it is Win2000 or XP (WINNT)

I do not see how what you are attempting will work. In your first command line you are renaming a file. In the second, you seem to be trying to overwrite/replace it using its old name?

.:front2back:. is spot on...................just use Windows Explorer................just rename the old file and drag and drop the new one.

Depending on how you got the new file, you may need to create a folder and unzip/decompress it first.



EDIT: Here is a good source of .dlls complete with tutorial

http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dl...s.shtml?mfc42u

[thehorse13]

As you don't state your OS I am guessing that it is Win2000 or XP (WINNT)

WINNT\System32 is the footprint of Windows2000. WINNT is used and there is a system32 dir.

There is one mystery solved, however, I still can't figure out why the hell he is using an XCOPY command line switch with the COPY command. The /r switch is not part of the command line syntax for the COPY command.

F2B is right. Use explorer because you sure as hell aren't going to get anywhere using bad syntax on the command line.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>copy /?
Copies one or more files to another location.

COPY [/D] [/V] [/N] [/Y | /-Y] [/Z] [/A | /B ] source [
     [+ source [/A | /B] [+ ...]] [destination [/A | /B

  source       Specifies the file or files to be copied
  /A           Indicates an ASCII text file.
  /B           Indicates a binary file.
  /D           Allow the destination file to be created
  destination  Specifies the directory and/or filename
  /V           Verifies that new files are written corr
  /N           Uses short filename, if available, when
               non-8dot3 name.
  /Y           Suppresses prompting to confirm you want
               existing destination file.
  /-Y          Causes prompting to confirm you want to
               existing destination file.
  /Z           Copies networked files in restartable mo

The switch /Y may be preset in the COPYCMD environment
This may be overridden with /-Y on the command line.  D
to prompt on overwrites unless COPY command is being ex
within a batch script.

To append files, specify a single file for destination,
for source (using wildcards or file1+file2+file3 format

Hmmmm, no R switch for COPY.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>xcopy /?
Copies files and directory trees.

XCOPY source [destination] [/A | /M] [/D[:date]] [/P] [
                           [/C] [/I] [/Q] [/F] [/L] [/G
                           [/K] [/N] [/O] [/X] [/Y] [/-
                           [/EXCLUDE:file1[+file2][+fil

  source       Specifies the file(s) to copy.
  destination  Specifies the location and/or name of ne
  /A           Copies only files with the archive attri
               doesn't change the attribute.
  /M           Copies only files with the archive attri
               turns off the archive attribute.
  /D:m-d-y     Copies files changed on or after the spe
               If no date is given, copies only those f
               source time is newer than the destinatio
  /EXCLUDE:file1[+file2][+file3]...
               Specifies a list of files containing str
               should be in a separate line in the file
               strings match any part of the absolute p
               copied, that file will be excluded from
               example, specifying a string like \obj\
               all files underneath the directory obj o
               .obj extension respectively.
  /P           Prompts you before creating each destina
  /S           Copies directories and subdirectories ex
  /E           Copies directories and subdirectories, i
               Same as /S /E. May be used to modify /T.
  /V           Verifies each new file.
  /W           Prompts you to press a key before copyin
  /C           Continues copying even if errors occur.
  /I           If destination does not exist and copyin
               assumes that destination must be a direc
  /Q           Does not display file names while copyin
  /F           Displays full source and destination fil
  /L           Displays files that would be copied.
  /G           Allows the copying of encrypted files to
               not support encryption.
  /H           Copies hidden and system files also.
  /R           Overwrites read-only files.
  /T           Creates directory structure, but does no
               include empty directories or subdirector
               empty directories and subdirectories.
  /U           Copies only files that already exist in
  /K           Copies attributes. Normal Xcopy will res
  /N           Copies using the generated short names.
  /O           Copies file ownership and ACL informatio
  /X           Copies file audit settings (implies /O).
  /Y           Suppresses prompting to confirm you want
               existing destination file.
  /-Y          Causes prompting to confirm you want to
               existing destination file.
  /Z           Copies networked files in restartable mo

The switch /Y may be preset in the COPYCMD environment
This may be overridden with /-Y on the command line.

Interesting. There is an R switch with XCOPY.

I hear McDonalds is hiring. LOL.