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MSB Dinosaurs: Error Message: Setup32 Caused an Error in Msvfw32.dll

Article ID: 312611

Article Last Modified on 1/7/2006

APPLIES TO

Scholastic's The Magic School Bus Explores in the Age of Dinosaurs

This article was previously published under Q312611

SYMPTOMS

When you run Setup, you may receive the following error message:

MSB Setup32 caused an error in MSVFW32.DLL

CAUSE

This issue can occur if either of the following files is damaged, missing, or of the incorrect version.

Msvfw32.dll
Msvideo.dll

RESOLUTION

To resolve this behavior, rename the Msvfw32.dll and Msvideo.dll files, and then extract new copies of these files from your original Microsoft Windows compact disc (CD) (or from the \Windows\Install\Options or \Windows\Install\Cabs folder) to the Windows\System folder on your hard disk. To do this, follow these steps.

Rename the Msvfw32.dll and Msvideo.dll Files

Insert your Microsoft Windows 98 or Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) Startup disk into the floppy disk drive of your computer, and then restart your computer.

NOTE: If you do not have a Windows 98 or Windows Me Startup disk, click the appropriate link below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

186300 How to Create a Windows 98 Startup Disk from MS-DOS

267287 How to Create a Startup Disk in Windows Me
When the Windows 98 or Windows Me Startup menu appears, select Start computer with CD-ROM Support.
Make a note of the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive, for example, E:.
At the command prompt, type the following lines and press ENTER after each line:

C:
cd Windows\System
Rename the Msvfw32.dll and Msvideo.dll files file by using the .old extension. To do this, type the following lines and press ENTER after each line:

ren msvfw32.dll msvfw32.old
ren msvideo.dll msvideo.old

Extract New Copies of the Msvfw32.dll and Msvideo.dll Files

Insert your Windows 98 or Windows Me compact disc (CD) into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
At the command prompt, type the following lines and press ENTER after each line:

A:
ext
At the Please enter the path to the Windows CAB files (a:) prompt, type drive:\win98 (if you are running Windows 98) or type drive:\win9x (if you are running Windows Me), where drive is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive, and then press ENTER. For example, type:

E:\win98

-or-

E:\win9x

NOTE: If you have an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) installation of Windows, the installation files may also be located in one of the following folders

C:\Windows\Options\Cabs (for Windows 98)
C:\Windows\Options\Install (for Windows Me)

where C is the drive on which Windows is installed.

If these files are on your computer, you do not need your Windows CD because you can extract the files from the appropriate folder on your hard disk. For example, for Windows Me, type C:\Windows\Options\Install, and then press ENTER.
At the Please enter the name(s) of the files(s) you want to extract prompt, type msvfw32.dll msvideo.dll, and then press ENTER.
At the Please enter the path to extract to ("Enter" for current directory) prompt, type C:\Windows\System, and then press ENTER.
At the Is this okay? (y/n) prompt, type Y, and then press ENTER.
Remove your Windows 98 or Windows Me Startup disk, and then restart your computer.
Run Setup for Magic School Bus Explores in the Age of Dinosaurs.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to extract original Windows files, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

129605 How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files

For additional information about how to use the System Configuration Utility tool in Windows Millennium Me to extract a file that is protected by the System File Protection feature, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265371 How to Extract and Replace a Protected File in Windows Me

For additional information about Magic School Bus Explores in the Age of Dinosaurs, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

152408 Overview of Magic School Bus Explores in the Age of Dinosaurs

153434 MSB Dinosaurs: Minimum System Requirements for Windows

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