Microsoft KB Archive/153612

= Close Combat Err Msg: Required .dll File Wsock32.dll Not Found =

Article ID: 153612

Article Last Modified on 6/15/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Close Combat

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This article was previously published under Q153612



SYMPTOMS
When you run Close Combat for Windows, you may receive the following error message:

A required .DLL file, WSOCK32.DLL, was not found.



CAUSE
If Wsock32.dll is located anywhere other than in your Windows System folder, or if it is not installed on the computer, you will receive the above error message.



RESOLUTION
The following steps describe how to resolve this problem if Wsock32.dll is in the wrong location:
 * 1) Click the Start button, point to Programs, and click Explorer.
 * 2) Double-click My Computer, and use the right mouse button to click Find.
 * 3) In the Named box, type Wsock32.dll and click Find Now.
 * 4) If Wsock32.dll is located anywhere other than in the Windows System folder, move the file into the Windows System folder.

For more information on how to move files, view the following Help topics in Windows 95: moving, files or folders.
 * 1) Restart the computer.

If Wsock32.dll Is Missing
If Wsock32.dll is missing from the computer, then extract the file from the Windows 95 compact disc or the Windows 95 floppy disks. The following steps describe how to resolve this problem if Wsock32.dll is missing or has not been installed on your computer:

Compact Disc:

 Click the Start button, point to Programs, and then click MS-DOS Prompt. Type extract /L c:\ \system d:\win95\win95_11.cab wsock32.dll, where C is the drive on which Windows 95 is installed, Windows is the directory in which Windows 95 is installed, and D is your CD-ROM drive. (Make the appropriate changes if your system differs.)

NOTE: Wsock32.dll may be in win95_12.cab if you are extracting the file off of the Windows 95 compact disc. In this case, type:

extract /L c:\ \system d:\win95\win95_12.cab

 Type exit and press ENTER to close the MS-DOS Prompt. Click the Start button, click Shutdown, click Restart The Computer, and then click Yes.

3.5-inch Disks:

 Click the Start button, point to Programs, and then click MS-DOS Prompt.</li> Use the command that corresponds to the type of disks you have:

 If you have DMF disks, type extract /L c:\ \system a:\win95_12.cab wsock32.dll, where C is the drive on which Windows 95 is installed, where Windows is the folder in which Windows 95 is installed, and where A is your floppy disk drive.</li> If you have non-DMF disks, type extract /L c:\ \system a:\win95_19.cab wsock32.dll, where C is the drive on which Windows 95 is installed, where Windows is the folder in which Windows 95 is installed, and where A is your floppy disk drive.</li></ol> </li> Type exit and press ENTER to close the MS-DOS Prompt.</li> Click the Start button, click Shutdown, click Restart The Computer, and then click Yes.</li></ol>

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