You run a program and receive a message:

Cannot find the file xxxxxxxx.exe (or one of its components.)
Error starting program. A required .DLL file xxxxxxxx.DLL was not found.

Causes of DLL Errors & Why DLL Errors Occur?

Some of the common reasons for DLL errors are listed below:
1. A software was uninstalled that deleted a .dll file required by another program.
2. A new program could have been installed, overwriting existing DLLs with newer, older or incompatible DLL files.
3. Invalid or incorrect DLL entries in the Windows registry
4. A bad installation of a program corrupted one or more files causing the .dll errors.
5. Another user or program maliciously or mistakenly deleted the .dll file or an associated file.
6. A hardware issue exists with the computer, such as a faulty hard disk drive or memory causing damage to DLL files

Solution for Missing DLL Problems:

Step 1:
Reinstall the application that is reporting the error. This will usually replace any missing components as well as put right any registry entries that might be contributing to the error.

Step2:
If you recently installed a new program on your PC and began receiving DLL errors after the installation, try checking the manufacturer’s website for updates, if there are no updates available, uninstall the program and see if your problems are solved.

Step 3:
You might want to consider scanning your system errors and fix them – Perfect Optimizer (or similar product) will be helpful in this case. Click here to free download Perfect Optimizer.
The program will scan your computer for DLL errors automatically when the installation is finished. Please wait for a few minutes, then click “Repair All”.
After this step, 99% of missing DLL problems will be fixed.

Step 4:
Because viruses and spyware can also cause DLL errors, run a full virus and spyware scan on your system.

• “Msvcp71.dll Not Found”
• “This application failed to start because msvcp71.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.”
• “Cannot find [PATH]\msvcp71.dll”
• “The file msvcp71.dll is missing.”
• “Cannot start [APPLICATION]. A required component is missing: msvcp71.dll. Please install [APPLICATION] again.”

Registry errors cause 90% of “msvcp71.dll not found” error. We strongly recommend that you download Perfect Optimizer, and have a free scan.

Sometimes, there is an easy way to fix the “msvcp71.dll errors”. You can have a try:

1. Click “Start” button.
2. Click “Run”
3. Type “regsrv32 C:\WINDOWS\system32\msvcp71.dll” (without the quotes), then click “OK” button.

This method could re-registering msvcp71.dll. It is worth a try. If it doesn’t work, please download this tool to fix the error. The tool is very easy to use, just download, click the “Scan” button, then click “Repair”. After that, your PC will be in perfect health.