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To resolve this issue, replace all three files on the hard disk with the original files from the Windows CD-ROM or disks. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files Or Folders.

2. In the Named box, type "dciman.dll" (without quotation marks), and then click Find Now.

3. In the list of found files, right-click the Dciman.dll file, and then click Delete.

4. Repeat steps 2-3 for the following files:
   • Dciman32.dll
   • Msvfw32.dll

5. Close the Find: Files Named Msvfw32.dll window.

6. Extract new copies of the Dciman.dll, Dciman32.dll, and Msvfw32.dll files to the Windows\System folder.

   You can find the Dciman.dll and Dciman32.dll files in the following locations:

   • The Win95_08.cab cabinet file on the Windows 95 CD-ROM
   • The Win95_11.cab cabinet file on the Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2) CD-ROM
   • The Win95_08.cab cabinet file on Disk 8 of the Windows 95 DMF disk set
   • The Win95_13.cab cabinet file on Disk 13 of the Windows 95 non-DMF disk set

     If you are using Microsoft Windows 98, you can find the Dciman.dll and Dciman32.dll files in the following location:

   • The Win98_31.cab cabinet file on the Windows 98 CD-ROM.

   You can find the Msvfw32.dll file in the following locations:

   • The Win95_08.cab cabinet file on the Windows 95 CD-ROM
   • The Win95_12.cab cabinet file on the Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2) CD-ROM
   • The Win95_08.cab cabinet file on Disk 8 of the Windows 95 disk set
   • The Win95_13.cab cabinet file on Disk 13 of the Windows 95 non-DMF disk set

     If you are using Microsoft Windows 98, you can find the Msvfw32.dll file in the following location:

   • The Win98_36.cab cabinet file on the Windows 98 CD-ROM.

   For information about how to extract files in Windows 95, click here.

   For information about how to extract files in Windows 98, click Start, click Help, click the Index tab, type "extracting" (without the quotation marks), click Display, click the "To extract files from your installation disks" topic, and then click Display.

7. Restart the computer.

If you continue to receive this error message, you can resolve the issue by reinstalling Windows 95/98. However, this should only be used as a last resort. Reinstalling Windows resets many of your custom settings to the Windows defaults.

For information about how to reinstall Windows, please see your Windows printed documentation or online Help.

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