computer nerd question.....missing driver file?

themadness · Post by **themadness** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 2:14 pm

how do i fix a missing .dll file? i am trying to install a driver for an old school hp ipaq and get a missing .dll file pop up.
the driver will install up to a point and then shut down due to the missing file?

running windows xp sp2

DTMAce · Post by **DTMAce** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 4:53 pm

Why are you still on SP2?

As for the missing file. I would go online and look for the latest driver, run the install from that. But update your XP to SP3 first and make sure the latest windows updates are installed. Its at least one thing that could cause these issues.

lolwut · Post by **lolwut** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 5:47 pm

http://h20180.www2.hp.com/apps/Lookup?h_query=ipaq

themadness · Post by **themadness** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 7:18 pm

the ipaq i have is the rx3115. it runs windows mobile 2003se.

thanks lolwut.....thats exactly where i got the drivers from.

i'll try the update to service pack3 if that doesnt change the compatibility with the ipaq since it is so old. its a shame they abandoned them, its a cool little tool to have when you are out and about if you dont like android or apple. mobile word, excel, a few games and an opera browser.

what i thought might be cool is to load linux on it but i'm not familiar enough with it to try. i'm kinda handicapped with it until i can get the drivers installed anyway.

if you guys have any suggestions on hacking or something i can goof around with that would be cool too. its ancient i know but still fun. and i only paid 40 bux plus 15 for a new battery i need to order.

would updating to sp3 change anything with my wireless connection settings??

DTMAce · Post by **DTMAce** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 7:26 pm

themadness wrote:
would updating to sp3 change anything with my wireless connection settings??

Shouldn't. If anything it will help improve some of the security. May want to disable or uninstall your AV before doing the SP3 though.

Wanako · Post by **Wanako** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 7:32 pm

why are you still in windows xp?? :burn:

kidding. but still, upgrade to SP3 and check out the page Alan (lolwut) posted. you may find your latest drivers there.

Chad91GTZ · Post by **Chad91GTZ** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 7:38 pm

themadness wrote:the ipaq i have is the rx3115. it runs windows mobile 2003se.

thanks lolwut.....thats exactly where i got the drivers from.

i'll try the update to service pack3 if that doesnt change the compatibility with the ipaq since it is so old. its a shame they abandoned them, its a cool little tool to have when you are out and about if you dont like android or apple. mobile word, excel, a few games and an opera browser.

what i thought might be cool is to load linux on it but i'm not familiar enough with it to try. i'm kinda handicapped with it until i can get the drivers installed anyway.

if you guys have any suggestions on hacking or something i can goof around with that would be cool too. its ancient i know but still fun. and i only paid 40 bux plus 15 for a new battery i need to order.

would updating to sp3 change anything with my wireless connection settings??

You realize that Android is Linux right? So you want to load Linux onto a horribly outdated piece of hardware that you paid 65 dollars for? you could buy an EVO for that from Craigslist that's exponentially faster, and actually used it for something useful lol.

I'm not sure I would bother,, but have fun!

themadness · Post by **themadness** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 7:49 pm

i'm still running xp b/c the laptop i use came with it(another craigslist purchase). xp is comfortable too. i used to drool over macs back in college b/c thats what we used for my computer graphics major. i learned photoshop 5.5 on a g3 if that tells you anything.

android and linux are the same thing? didnt know that. i always thought they were different platforms.

its a just a time waster really. it does NES and sega emulators, the wife loves excel too.

Money pit Beretta · Post by **Money pit Beretta** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 8:41 pm

Dude just for fun get Malewarebytes and run a scan. AV's don't always pick up everything.

themadness · Post by **themadness** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 8:52 pm

i have MB, avast, and superantispyware. would malware files block the drivers from loading or cause the .dll to not show up during install?

Money pit Beretta · Post by **Money pit Beretta** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 9:18 pm

I was thinking more in the lines of a fake warning. Sorry these days I live in fear.

DTMAce · Post by **DTMAce** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 9:56 pm

I just use Avast on all my systems. Never have problems. But no program is 100 percent, I don't care who or what it is. lol

Wanako · Post by **Wanako** » Sat Dec 03, 2011 12:18 am

DTMAce wrote:I just use Avast on all my systems. Never have problems. But no program is 100 percent, I don't care who or what it is. lol

Avast is hyper-WIN! I also use it on everything.

lolwut · Post by **lolwut** » Sat Dec 03, 2011 2:35 am

XDA Developers is usually good for pretty much any PDA/smartphone. Found this thread off the bat, full of (what looks to be) helpful stuff:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=981868
... and that's about the only helpful thread in the first 5 search result pages.

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