Lz32.dll Missing

[James]

Hi,

Basically I had this problem on my computer a few days ago:
http://extremetechsupport.com/forum/showthread.phtml?t=279016
(I also tried a system restore after this to a point where I think it was working fine but it did not solve the following)
Which I have mostly fixed now, the only remaining problem I have is that when I try and run certain installers (an example being the latest google earth update). I get the error message:

"The application has failed to start because LZ32.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem."

I don't think it's localized to the installer as it has happened on serveral others too.

I did a search on the net but all I could find was some program called PC MightyMax which claimed it could fix it, i did some searching on this and it seemed to be a legit program so I downloaded it and ran the scan. Anyway it identified loads of problems but to use the autorepair function on the program you have to pay for a license fee (which i obviously didnt want to do).

 

[AWS]

This should help:

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=137273

Basicly what you want to do is grab a copy of the dll from you Windows install cd and overwrite the old one with the new one or if the file isn't present then just add it.

 

[phreakwars]

Another thing you can do, is just do a file search for it on your hard drive, and if you find it, copy it to the WINDOWS/SYSTEM 32 folder
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