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Old 06-26-2005, 08:36 AM   #1
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Greetings,
I get:

"The procedure entry point SHRegGetValueW could not be located in the dynamic link library SHLWAPI.dll"
When I try to open wordpad.
Anyone have experience with this???
Thanks,
Jack

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Old 06-26-2005, 11:49 AM   #2
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Nope.
Sounds like something's corrupted your install.
Scan for malware and do a repair re-install of XP.
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Old 06-26-2005, 11:54 AM   #3
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Thanks Pam!
Can I do a reinstall without a Destructive recovery?

Jack
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Old 06-26-2005, 02:22 PM   #4
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Can I do a reinstall without a Destructive recovery?
Yes. Boot with the cd, choose setup. When it finds the previous installation, choose repair.
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Thanks Pam!
Can I do a reinstall without a Destructive recovery?

Jack

What glc said.
A repair install will not harm your data.
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Old 07-01-2005, 03:27 AM   #6
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