Microsoft KB Archive/171700

Microsoft Knowledge Base

Error Message: Billadd.dll Is Linked to Missing Export Mcm.dll

Last reviewed: July 23, 1997
Article ID: Q171700

The information in this article applies to:

• The Microsoft Network version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to connect to MSN, The Microsoft Network, after you install MSN 2.0, you may receive the following error message:

   Billadd.dll is linked to missing export Mcm.dll.

CAUSE

The Billadd.dll file in the Program Files\The Microsoft Network folder and the Mcm.dll file in the Windows\System folder may be mismatched.

RESOLUTION

Delete or rename the Mcm.dll file in the Windows\System folder, and then extract a new copy of the file from your original Windows 95 disks or CD-ROM. The Mcm.dll file is located in the Win95_07.cab cabinet file on the Windows 95 CD-ROM or disk 7.

For information about using the Extract tool, type "extract" (without quotation marks) at a command prompt, or see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q129605
   TITLE     : Using the Windows 95 Extract Tool (Extract.exe)

If extracting a new copy of the Mcm.dll file does not resolve the issue, reinstall MSN 2.0.

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