Microsoft KB Archive/165932

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Secur32.dll File Version Conflict When Changing Computer Name
Last reviewed: July 11, 1997

Article ID: Q165932



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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 for Windows 95

SYMPTOMS
When you change your computer name after installing Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows 95, several files may be copied to your hard disk from the Windows 95 or OEM Service Release CD-ROM. When this occurs, the following message may be displayed:

A file being copied is older than the file currently on your computer. It is recommended that you keep your existing file.

File name:   SECUR32.DLL Description: Microsoft Win32 Security Services Your version:

Do you want to keep this file?

CAUSE
This message is displayed because the Internet Explorer 4.0 installation program replaces the Secur32.dll file on your hard disk with a newer version of the file. If Windows 95 attempts to copy the Secur32.dll file from the Windows 95 or OEM Service Release CD-ROM when you change your computer name after installing Internet Explorer 4.0, the version of the file it is attempting to copy is older than the copy of the file on your hard disk.

RESOLUTION
If the message is displayed when you change your computer name after installing Internet Explorer 4.0, click Yes to keep the existing file.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Internet Explorer 4.0 Platform Preview 1. This problem does not occur with Internet Explorer 4.0 Platform Preview 2. To obtain Internet Explorer 4.0 Platform Preview 2, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/ie/ie40/