Microsoft KB Archive/311103

= &quot;Required DLL File, Idle.dll Was Not Found&quot; Error Message Appears When Starting Windows =

Article ID: 311103

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q311103



IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to start your computer, you may receive an error message similar to the following:

Required DLL file, idle.dll was not found.



CAUSE
This error can occur when you have Yahoo Messenger (any version) installed on your computer.



RESOLUTION
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To work around this problem, delete the Yahoo Messenger registry key. To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) Click Start, and then click Run.
 * 2) In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
 * 3) Browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ and locate the Yahoo Pager value in the right pane.

NOTE: The Value for this key should appear as C:\Program Files\Yahoo\Pager\Ypager.exe.
 * 1) Right-click this key, and then click Delete.

When the confirmation message appears, click Yes.
 * 1) Restart your computer.NOTE: If you want to continue using Yahoo Messenger, contact Yahoo for more information.



MORE INFORMATION
To contact Yahoo, go to:

http://messenger.yahoo.com/

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