NOTE: This site is not well-maintained anymore. This site predates Windows 7, and applications and operating systems evolve continuously. Files on this site will probably not do the casual computer user any good unless you specifically know that you need a specific file you see here (especially if the erred application is being actively developed around the present time or approximately 3 years prior to the present time (it is Aug 2010 at the "present time," referring to the time I am writing this), otherwise you are taking somewhat of a chance with using them. I will keep them online for as long as I will keep them online, for archival purposes or especially for cases where someone actually needs a specific file that is here -- it could happen. Even if somewhere on the site it says to contact if you are having trouble, you are also taking a chance with contacting as far as whether or not I will take the time to ensure that your technical or marketing issue is solved in a timely manner or at all. If you're still having a problem in an absolute minimum of one month and have exercised other options in that time, contact again from the same email address mentioning that you had contacted before.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Updated June 7, 2008

How do I use these .DLL files?

Good question! So you've downloaded your .DLL file replacement from DLLCentral.com. If you know for sure that it came from a particular application, we recommend first copying the file to the application's own folder. For example, if the broken application is Mozilla Firefox and the error is coming from xul.dll, try placing your freshly downloaded copy of xul.dll in C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox. If that doesn't work, try placing it in %WINDIR%\system32 where %WINDIR% is the your windows directory (usually C:\WINDOWS\). You may have to restart your system, or at least almost certainly the application, for the changes to take effect. Some (but not really many) .DLL files need to be "registered," and there are tutorials available to assist you with that process.

What do you do about viruses?!?

Just like you, we hope no files are infected! To help you rest easier, and peripherally an element that keeps us a step ahead of similar websites, we run AntiVirus software on the server side. All files have been scanned with Clam AntiVirus, and pretty soon the process will be automated. The virus definitions are automatically updated every night. As a side note, we think that "virii" is a cooler plural for "virus," but apparently "viruses" is the more generally accepted form. If you don't already have virus scanning software on your Windows machine, we recommend Grisoft AVG AntiVirus. They have a free version which does fine, and a more feature-rich version as well.

What's this "MD5 Sum"?

In this case, it's essentially used as a "fingerprint" for the files. If you're really concerned about file integrity, you can calculate the MD5 checksum on your computer after you've downloaded a file and compare it to the one calculated by our system. There is a Windows utility available called MD5summer that can handle that calculation. More technical information on the MD5 hashing function is unsurprisingly available on Wikipedia. More than likely you won't need to worry at all about the MD5 Sum, but we've included that information for those who do.

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Some resources used in the making of this site (and, we think, worth checking out):

  • PSPad - Programmer's text editor. If you ask us, it's amoung the best free ones out there (not open source, though).
  • PuTTY - Telnet/SSH Client.
  • FileZilla - Open source FTP client (they also have a server available for download).
  • Firefox, along with the Web Developer Toolbar. It's also being tested in Internet Explorer just 'cause lots of folks still use it.
  • IcoFX - Used to create the favicon (the gear image for which, and for the logo, is from the LGPL'd Crystal Clear icon set).
  • Winamp - Hey, gotta have some tunes while ya code!