Microsoft KB Archive/152717

PUB3: Signup.exe File Is Linked to Missing Export Mcm.dll

= PUB3: Signup.exe File Is Linked to Missing Export Mcm.dll =

Q152717
The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Publisher for Windows 95, version 3.0

SUMMARY

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Toward the end of Setup, when you click the Online Registration button, you may receive the following error message:

The Signup.exe file is linked to missing export Mcm.dll:ConnectProtocolToIndex.

The Registration Wizard was unable to locate the SignUp application.

CAUSE

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The Signup.exe file in the "Program Files\The Microsoft Network" folder and the Mcm.dll file in the "Windows\System" folder are mismatched.

RESOLUTION

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To resolve this problem, use the following steps:

1. Extract a new copy of each file from the original Windows 95 disks or  CD-ROM into the appropriate folder.

Signup.exe is located in the following disk locations:

Non-DMF Floppy Win95_12.cab of Disk 12 DMF Floppy     Win95_08.cab of Disk 8 CD-ROM         Win95_07.cab.

MCM.DLL is located in the following disk locations:

Non-DMF Floppy Win95_11.cab of Disk 11 DMF Floppy     Win95_07.cab of Disk 7 CD-ROM         Win95_07.cab.

For information about using the EXTRACT command, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q129605 TITLE    : How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files

2. Run Publisher Setup and click the Online Registration button in the Welcome screen.

MORE INFORMATI0N

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This problem does not affect Publisher installation: if the online registration button is available, Publisher 95 Setup was already completed successfully.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.0 w_mspub pub95 pub3 3.0