Microsoft KB Archive/152765

= "Call to Undefined Dynalink" Errors in Word for Windows 95 =

Article ID: 152765

Article Last Modified on 8/10/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95a

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This article was previously published under Q152765



SYMPTOMS
When you use Word for Windows 95, you may receive one of the following error messages:

Application Error, Call to Undefined Dynalink

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The server application, source file, or item cannot be found. Make sure the application is properly installed, and that it has not been deleted, moved, or renamed.

NOTE: The steps to correct this problem in Word 7.0 are different from the steps necessary to correct this problem in Word 6.0 because the OLE files once installed by Word 6.x are installed by the Windows 95 operating system. There are other changes to the OLE files that impact the process in which Word 7.0 handles these files.



CAUSE
This error message appears when Word tries to use a DLL (Dynamic Link Library) file that is missing, that is damaged, or that is a different version from the version that Word was expecting.

Other programs may install DLL files with the same name as DLL files that Word is expecting, but the these DLL files may not contain the same information or perform the same functions. If Word encounters a DLL file that contains unexpected information, it will generate the error message described in the "Symptoms" section at the beginning of this article above.



RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, rename the following files and then reinstall Microsoft Word.

Files in the Winword folder
Winword.exe

Wwintl32.dll

Files in the Windows\System folder
Compobj.dll

Docobj.dll

Odbc32.dll

Ole2.dll

Ole2.reg

Ole2conv.dll

Ole2disp.dll

Ole2nls.dll

Ole2prox.dll

Sdm.dll

Stdole.tlb

Storage.dll

Typelib.dll



If you receive this error message in Word 6.x
The Ole2conv.dll, Ole2disp.dll, Ole2nls.dll, Compobj.dll, and Storage.dll files are used by many applications for OLE support. Programs other than Word may install earlier versions of these files. These outdated versions can cause the error message to appear when you use Word version 6.x.

If you receive this error message in Word 7.0
The files Ole2conv.dll, Ole2disp.dll, Ole2nls.dll, Compobj.dll, and Storage.dll are installed by Windows 95. In Word 7.0 the function that required the file Compobj.dll which was included in Word 6.x is handled by the Docobj.dll file. However, Windows 95 still installs Compobj.dll because this file is used by other programs.

Word 7.0 does not use the Ole2prox.dll file. Neither Word 7.0 nor Windows 95 install this file; however, it may be required by some 16-bit programs.

