lost urlmon.dll

Question

How do I fix this problem, windows xp I am not very computer smart,so if you can, keep it simple,lol.   I do not know how to get into administrator mode, my system restore will not work, and some programs will no longer start.  How can it be repaired?

Answer 1

navigate to C: > WINDOWS > system32, scroll down to the u's, is urlmon.dll there??

you should also insure that folder options is set to show hidden folders/files, and remove the check from hide extensions and hide protected files

if it is not found then go to the dll cache folder in system32 and see if it is there, if it is then you want to copy/paste it to system32

Urlmon.dll

Mshtml.dll

Actxprxy.dll

Oleaut32.dll

Shell32.dll

Shdocvw.dll

you also want to reregister the above files

go to start/run and type in  regsvr32 urlmon.dll    , and click OK  do this for each of the files above

DllRegisterServer in urlmon.dll succeeded ,, this is the message you should receive for each.

post back with the results.

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you also want to insure your system is not infected:

what is your current antivirus??

what other scanners are installed??

do the following:

Download, install, update and do full scan with these free malware detection programs:

Malwarebytes  Free (MBAM): http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/

SUPERAntiSpyware: (SAS):  http://www.superantispyware.com/

Remove all found, reboot, and run again until scans run clean, these can be removed afterwards if you so choose. Run scans one at a time, please.

Answer 2

Well, RonStonext don’t take tension the very first thing you need to check is your recycle bin it might happen that the lost urlmon.dll file was stored there so you need to restore them it is easily just Relax and follow the steps:

1. Double-click the Recycle Bin icon.
2. And search for urlmon.dll.
3. If the urlmon.dll file appears in the search results, then select it, and move it to the following directory:
   1. Windows 95/98/Me = C:\Windows\System32\
   2. Windows NT/2000 = C:\Windows\System32\
   3. Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 = C:\Windows\System32\
   4. 64-bit Windows = C:\Windows\System32\
4. And after moving urlmon.dll file, restart your computer.

If in case it was not stored there then download the urlmon.dll file from the official site and install it.

• Download latest Urlmon.dll file and the click on “My Computer” and then browse to C:/Windows/System32
• And locate the current “Urlmon.dll” file on your PC
• Rename current file on PC to “urlmon.dll.old” or similar
• And place the new downloaded Urlmon.dll file into this folder
• And restart your PC

Try this hope this will help you.

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Answer 3

What problem?

Explain what 'lost urlmon.dll' means to you exactly - why do you think it is lost?

If the urlmon.dll file is missing, you will see an error like this:

Explorer.EXE - Unable To Locate Component : This application has failed to start because urlmon.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.

If the urlmon.dll file is corrupt, you will see an error like this:

STOP: c0000221 {Bad Image Checksum}

The image urlmon.dll is possibly corrupt.  The header checksum does not match the computed checksum.

Or you might see a message like this:

The application or DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\urlmon.dll is not a valid Windows image.  Please check this against your installation diskette.

In either case, you will have no desktop (only wallpaper) but can get to a Command Prompt from Task Manager and replace the missing file (but you will have to exit Task Manager first).

You can also boot into Safe Mode with Command Prompt and replace the missing file.

Note that a missing or corrupted c:\windows\system32\urlmon.dll is not replaced by sfc /scannow since that is not what sfc /scannow does, that is not how it works and that is not what it is for.

You should tell us more about your system and what you think happened to it:

Since the MS Answers forums implementation does not prompt for any system information when a new question is asked, so we know absolutely nothing about your system.

Not knowing fundamental information about a problem prolongs the frustration and agony of resolving these issues but that is the way they choose to run things here.

Thank you MS Answers owners, for continuing to make the resolution of simple problems as frustrating and time consuming as possible.

Please answer the following questions as best you can:

What is your system make and model?

What is your XP Version and Service Pack?

What version of Internet Explorer are you running and have you attempted to update your IE lately?

Describe your current antivirus and anti malware situation:  Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE), McAfee, Symantec, Norton, Spybot, AVG, Avira!,  avast!. Panda, Trend Micro, CA, Defender, ZoneAlarm, PC Tools, Comodo, etc.

Was the issue preceded by a power interruption, aborted restart, or improper shutdown?  (this includes plug pulling, power buttons, removing the battery, etc.)

Does the afflicted system have a working CD/DVD drive (internal or external)?

Do you have a genuine bootable XP installation CD that is the same Service Pack as your installed Service Pack (this is not the same as any Recovery CDs that came with your system)?

If you are getting some error message, what does it say (exactly)?

What do you see (exactly) that you don't think you should be seeing and when do you see it?

What do you not see that you think you should be seeing?

If the system used to work properly, what do you think might have changed since the last time it did work properly?