In those instances when I am not sure of the nature of the file I want to
delete, I first rename the file extension ( .xxx ) and see what happens for
a while before deleting the file.
From other forum discussions, the apparent solution to your problem was to
edit out the reference to the file in the registry and then, restarting the
computer in DOS, delete the file itself. See
http://forum.osnn.net/showthread.php?t=9872 and
http://www.mcse.ms/archive65-2004-6-760956.html . Sorry you had to reformat
the HD and reinstall the OS. That is a lot of work.
Tom Mayer
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Jacobson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 11:13 PM
Subject: [PCSOFT] DLL delima
When trying to switch users in WinXP Home edition I got the message that a
program associated with EPGINA.dll was preventing the switching and that the
program should be uninstalled. Having no idea what program was associated
with it I did a search for the named .dll I found it as a solitary file in
a sub-folder of Windows, maybe System32. Long story short is I deleted it
and had to reformat and reinstall the OS because Windows would not
completely load. Prior to deleting, a Google search for this DLL only
produced message boards with comments stating to reinstall the OS but no
other explanations, especially what would occur if it were simply deleted
and no mention of which program it is associated with. Is anyone here
familiar with this DLL, the program it would be associated with and the
problems that occur secondary to its deletion? Word of caution: DON'T
DELETE THIS DLL UNLESS YOU HAVE BACKED UP ALL YOU WANT TO SAVE AND ARE
PREPARED TO REFORMAT YOUR HARD DRIVE!!
John Jacobson
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