Hi !

I recently learned my XP Pro doesn't have regsvr32.exe so I'm unable to register dlls and I don't seem able to run bat files either.  They simply blink and go away without any sign of error or success.  Is there any relationship between these problems?

When I tried to download regsvr32.exe from MS (I googled regsvr32.exe and went to the microsoft site, I ended up with an .exe file with a different name (regsv32a.exe or something like this) and when I ran it, it caused a bizarre problem.  All the capital letter M's that were associated with any kind of link disappeared from my browsers and were replaced with a blank space, so I went back to an earlier restore point to undo this.

I've been using my computer for around 4 years.  It has XP Pro, which I've reinstalled a number of times.  It's current in its MS updates (also SP3).  I use Avira free and Sygate.  I recently replaced the mother board, chip and graphics card and put XP Pro back on and it's working fine.

Could you help me figure out why my bat files are not working and where I can get a copy of regsvr32.exe?  I don't know anyone with XP Pro, so I can't borrow a cd.

Thanks. 
If you don't think you have a malware problem I'd suggest a repair install (boot to the XP CD and choose the SECOND repair option). When it's finished, go to MS Update to re-download and install all updates.sorry, I didn't word my statment correctly.  I just did a reformat and clean install when I put in the new motherboard and chip.

Is regsvr32.exe normally included in an XP-Pro clean install or is it an optional file that is only included on request?  (I know there are some programs that are automatically installed in some countries, but not in other countries, but I don't know if this is one of them).

If it's an optional file and I can get it off of the cd, how do I do that?  How do I go into the cd and get a file?  Do I have to boot up the computer with the cd, choose R and go into the repair options, do a DIR command to find the file and then do a simple DOS copy of the file from the CD to the Win32 system file in my computer?

Thanks.
Where is this XP CD from ? ?Hello patio,

I'm sorry for jumping to conclusions, but your question (with two question marks) feels like a suggestion more than a question?

The xp cd came with my computer when I bought it.  I've used both the computer and the operating system for about 4 years and have used the cd for several reformats and reinstallations.  I activated it with Microsoft with the activation code on the package.  I just recently reformatted and reinstalled the operating system.

So far in this topic, I've received the information that if I'm missing a file called regsvr32.exe, I should either get it off a cd or do a repair installation of my operating system and when I asked how to get it off the cd, I was then questioned regarding the validity of my xp cd.

This is not helpful.  My questions have been relatively simple ones and my experience with this website up to this time was always good.

I ran sfc /scannow and it did not report any missing files to replace.  I would like to know, when I see with my own eyes that a file is missing from my computer and it appears to be a common file that anyone would have in their computer, how do I go about getting it off of the cd and into my computer?  This must be a fairly straight-forward question.

Thanks for your help.
alenIf sfc /scannow doesn't restore the file, let's make sure it's actually "missing" before we proceed. Regsvr32.exe should be in the \windows\system32 folder. Please open Windows Explorer and make sure it's not there. If it is not, open msconfig and on the GENERAL tab use the EXPAND FILE button (with the XP CD in the drive) to extract the file from the disc.Hi Allan,

My brain finally kicked in and I have to apologize.  sfc /scannow didn't fix the file and msconfig couldn't access it for some reason, so I started thinking finally.  I checked the size of system32 on the cd and compared it with the size of system32 in C:\ and found the one in C:\ was missing about a 1000 files, so ... I went back and followed your original instructions to do a Repair Install.  Now regsvr32.exe is there where it belongs.  Sorry I didn't want to believe a clean install could be damaged, but that seems to have been the case.

Sorry also to patio.  I UNDERSTAND now why patio may have thought there could be something WRONG with the cd.  I've never had this problem before, so I wasn't expecting it this time.

I will now see if I can register dll's and continue on with my original quest that brought all this up, which is to try and get malwarebytes uninstalled from my computer so I can put it back on.

Thanks very much for your help.
 
alen Quote

start > run > 'regedit' > HKEY_CURRENT_USER > software > MBAM > delete
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > software > MBAM > delete.
Installed 1.29 without any problems and I still have the log of past scans.