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Once I'd cd'ed into the system32 directory, I needed to run:<br />
expand [cd-drive]:\i386\comres.dl<wbr />_ &nbsp;.<br />
(ie with a space then a dot on the end of the command, to specify the destination)<br />
I then needed to rename the file from COMRes.dl_ to COMRes.dll<br />
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Thanks very much for your help!
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Once I'd cd'ed into the system32 directory, I needed to run:
expand [cd-drive]:\i386\comres.dl_  .
(ie with a space then a dot on the end of the command, to specify the destination)
I then needed to rename the file from COMRes.dl_ to COMRes.dll

Thanks very much for your help!

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I have an error message pop up when I log in to WIndows XP home:<br />
Window title is &quot;MSMSGS.EXE - Unable to Locate Component&quot;<br />
Message is &quot;This application has failed to start because COMRes.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem&quot;<br />
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I saw this file get deleted by CHKDSK during boot up (will be logging a separate question for that issue, because I think it's recurring!). For this question, I'm just interested in replacing the missing dll file.
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I have an error message pop up when I log in to WIndows XP home:
Window title is "MSMSGS.EXE - Unable to Locate Component"
Message is "This application has failed to start because COMRes.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem"

I saw this file get deleted by CHKDSK during boot up (will be logging a separate question for that issue, because I think it's recurring!). For this question, I'm just interested in replacing the missing dll file.

Missing COMRes.dll file causing repeating error messages in Windows XP Home

Microsoft Windows XP is the sixth release of the NT series of operating systems, and was the first to be marketed in a variety of editions: XP Home and XP Professional, designed for business and power users. The advanced features in XP Professional are generally disabled in Home Edition, but are there and can be activated. There were two 64-bit editions, an embedded edition and a tablet edition.