*************When this happened to me I got a new copy of OLEAUT32.DLL from the MS site as I recall and put it on over the offending one and all was fine. Elliott =============================== At 07:56 PM 10/21/2002 -0600, you wrote: >Alan writes: > ><<Can anyone suggest a remedy for the following error message that is = >appearing on my screen with alarming regularity. > >Explorer has caused an error in OLEAUT32.DLL >Explorer will now close>> Curious about the people moderating your messages? Visit our staff web site: http://freepctech.com/staff.shtml