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where are the two files you referenced located?
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where are the two files you referenced located?

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Badler, insert your Win98 cd into the drive and then click start, run and type in SFC and click OK. Now extract all 3 files you note, one at a time and replace those on your system. If necessary, you may have to re-register the DLL file, but thats easy enough to do. Replace the files first!
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Badler, insert your Win98 cd into the drive and then click start, run and type in SFC and click OK. Now extract all 3 files you note, one at a time and replace those on your system. If necessary, you may have to re-register the DLL file, but thats easy enough to do. Replace the files first!

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That did the trick: &nbsp;Your question led me to the solution. &nbsp;<br />
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Both DLLs were in my \windows\system directory, but the MSVCRT40.DLL seemed to small a file (in bytes) to be correct. &nbsp;I just copied the same DLL from another computer and now System Information works fine!<br />
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--Bill<br />
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That did the trick:  Your question led me to the solution.  

Both DLLs were in my \windows\system directory, but the MSVCRT40.DLL seemed to small a file (in bytes) to be correct.  I just copied the same DLL from another computer and now System Information works fine!

--Bill



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I can't run MS System Information (MSINFO32.EXE). &nbsp;When I try to run the program I get these error messages: &nbsp;&quot;MSINFO32.EXE: &nbsp;A device attached to the system is not working,&quot; and &quot;The MFC40.DLL file is linked to missing export MSVCRT40.DLL:_purecall.&quot;<br />
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(I'm then invited to click &quot;OK,&quot; of course.)<br />
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Both DLLs are on my computer.<br />
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How can I get System Information (part of System Tools) to work again?<br />
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Thanks!
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I can't run MS System Information (MSINFO32.EXE).  When I try to run the program I get these error messages:  "MSINFO32.EXE:  A device attached to the system is not working," and "The MFC40.DLL file is linked to missing export MSVCRT40.DLL:_purecall."

(I'm then invited to click "OK," of course.)

Both DLLs are on my computer.

How can I get System Information (part of System Tools) to work again?

Thanks!

System Information Won't Run

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