Windows95 - USER32.DLL Error/I know its been posted before, BUT...

[strategy101]

I went to the FAQ section and did everything as instructed and I still get.

"Link to missing Esport USER32.DLL: End menu"

AND

"Create system failed; code 31
A device attached to the system is not functioning"

[md usa spybot fan]

I don't know what actions you took but Spybot 1.4 does not work on a Windows 95 system. You must uninstall Spybot 1.4 and install Spybot 1.3.

You can find a copy of the spybotsd13.exe installation program here:
http://downloads.pcworld.com/pub/new/privacy___security/ad_blockers/spybotsd13.exe

[Biskalar]

I went to the FAQ section and did everything as instructed and I still get.

"Link to missing Esport USER32.DLL: End menu"

AND

"Create system failed; code 31
A device attached to the system is not functioning"

Spybot should run on W95. Got the same message several month ago. So I went back to 1.3. Just checked the Spybot website, they changed the FAQ on the W95 problem. There a some more software you have to install, can`t tell you if it then works cause I use no more W95.

http://www.spybot.info/en/faq/11.html

Pls. post here if it works!

[md usa spybot fan]

Biskalar:

Thank you. I was not aware if the additions to FAQ#11:
Is it possible to run Spybot-S&D under Windows 95? (ws2_32.dll missing, EReadError)?
http://www.spybot.info/en/faq/11.html

I'm on XP so I have no way to verify of Spybot 1.4 will run on Windows 95 with those additions.

However according to this article the minimum operating systems for the EndMenu Function are Windows 98, Windows 2000:
EndMenu Function
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/winui/winui/windowsuserinterface/resources/menus/menureference/menufunctions/endmenu.asp

[xxEdBxx]

Spybot should run on W95. Got the same message several month ago. So I went back to 1.3. Just checked the Spybot website, they changed the FAQ on the W95 problem. There a some more software you have to install, can`t tell you if it then works cause I use no more W95.

http://www.spybot.info/en/faq/11.html

Pls. post here if it works!
It didn't for me, still getting the same error.:(

[Biskalar]

I went to the FAQ section and did everything as instructed and I still get.

"Link to missing Esport USER32.DLL: End menu"

AND

"Create system failed; code 31
A device attached to the system is not functioning"

Before you install Version 1.4 you have to deinstall Version 1.3 and also delete the regestry entries (you can download it on the Spybot website.
If you done all this than it seems that's a problem with supporting all the OS-Systems and languages (W95-XP). I'm not a Softwaredeveloper so my knowledge is limited in that.
Found this on the Microrsoft website and this on the older Spybot-Forum.

http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/handson/dev/mslu_announce.mspx
But please, this is no hint to install it!

http://net-integration.us/forums/index.php?showtopic=31140&hl=user32\.dll

I think they know about it and maybe they will fix it with a newer Version (1.4?) and if not, hey you can run Version 1.3!

But anyway "The Spybot Team" doing great job and W95 user have no limitation since Version 1.3 works fine. And let me say "Never change a running system until you have to!"

[strategy101]

ABSOLUTELY nothing works, I've tried everything. My old system blew out and my sister gave me this Dell from work. It's the Bomb, but its running windows 95.

oh well, I guess I need to upgrade the windows to something else.

thanks for all your help

any suggestions??

[md usa spybot fan]

Try to reload Spybot 1.3 and use that.


You can find a copy of the spybotsd13.exe installation program here:
http://downloads.pcworld.com/pub/new/privacy___security/ad_blockers/spybotsd13.exe

[Biskalar]

ABSOLUTELY nothing works, I've tried everything. My old system blew out and my sister gave me this Dell from work. It's the Bomb, but its running windows 95.

oh well, I guess I need to upgrade the windows to something else.

thanks for all your help

any suggestions??

What is really your problem???? As md usa... and i stated before use Spybot Version 1.3!!!!! That works fine with Windows95!!!!

[strategy101]

IT WORKED!!!!!
1.3 worked. I think I wasn't closing down all my programs, or I had to delete 1.4 whatever.

thanks peeps.

Yet, here is the deal....

When I first posted. I wasn't infected. Now I'm REALLY infected. when I log on my Internet Explorer redirects me to a spyware software program and tell me I'm infected.

1.3 won't get rid of it.

How do I proceed.

thanks in advance.

[A31Chris]

I have the same problem with Spybot 1.4, Windows 95 and the user32.dll. So I went back to 1.3. However 1.3 no longer works well as after a scan I keep getting an error in the scan window in Dutch or German or something.

Oh yeah, and I keep getting checksum errors when I go to update through the net. So I download the update installer. Still get the cheksum errors. I've attached screenshot of the error message.

If they no longer support 95 I guess I will no longer be sending in my donations. While they weren't much they were something.

[md usa spybot fan]

I believe that you may be having a problem because of an old "advcheck.dll" program being use in Spybot 1.3 but I can’t be sure because the entire error message that you received was not displayed.

Please locate and post the latest Checks.yymmdd-hhmm file produced during a scan so that we can see the actual error message that you are getting..

Note: By default here are two Checks.yymmdd-hhmm logs produced during a scan. The second Checks.yymmdd-hhmm has the details of what the scan found. A Fixes.yymmdd-hhmm log is produced if you fix or attempt to fix something.

Two methods to copy that information:
Method 1:
Go into Spybot > Mode > Advanced mode > Tools > View Reports > View Pervious reports. Look for the last Checks.yymmdd-hhmm from when you got the error message. Open it. To copy to the Clipboard > highlight the portion you want to copy (or Right click and select Select All) > Right click > Copy.
Method 2
The Checks.yymmdd-hhmm (and Fixes.yymmdd-hhmm) files are stored in the following folders:
Windows 95 or 98:
C:\Windows\Application Data\Spybot - Search & Destroy\Logs
Windows ME:
C:\Windows\All Users\Application Data\Spybot - Search & Destroy\Logs
Windows NT, 2000 or XP:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Spybot - Search & Destroy\Logs
Using Windows Explorer, navigate to the correct Checks.yymmdd-hhmm file. Double click on it and it should open with Notepad. To copy to the Clipboard > highlight the portion you want to copy (or Right click and select Select All) > Right click > Copy.

[A31Chris]

OK here you go:


--- Report generated: 2005-12-28 12:06 ---

Error during check!: NewDotNet (Datei C:\WINDOWS\wininit.ini kann nicht geöffnet werden. The process cannot access the file because
it is being used by another process) ()


Congratulations!: No immediate threats were found. ()





--- Spybot - Search && Destroy version: 1.3 ---
2005-11-25 Includes\Cookies.sbi
2005-11-25 Includes\Dialer.sbi
2005-11-25 Includes\Hijackers.sbi
2005-11-25 Includes\Keyloggers.sbi
2004-11-29 Includes\LSP.sbi
2005-11-25 Includes\Malware.sbi
2005-11-25 Includes\Revision.sbi
2005-11-25 Includes\Security.sbi
2005-11-25 Includes\Spybots.sbi
2005-02-16 Includes\Tracks.uti
2005-11-25 Includes\Trojans.sbi
2005-11-25 Includes\PUPS.sbi

Any other info you need? What should I do next?

[md usa spybot fan]

The probable cause of the error you are getting is an old "advcheck.dll" program. Download and execute the installation program (spybotsd_advcheck.exe) to install the new advcheck.dll. The download link is:
http://www.spybotupdates.com/updates/files/spybotsd_advcheck.exe

[A31Chris]

Thanks. I'll try it and see what happens.

[A31Chris]

The probable cause of the error you are getting is an old "advcheck.dll" program. Download and execute the installation program (spybotsd_advcheck.exe) to install the new advcheck.dll. The download link is:
http://www.spybotupdates.com/updates/files/spybotsd_advcheck.exe

Thanks SB fan. That worked. No more errors after scan. :)

So long as one of Spybots Scan engines can still take the recent updates and runs on 95 I'll keep sending them money when I can.

The USER32.dll problem is weird. SB 1.4 says its not there but it is. It must want a newer version. They should work on clarifying that error message. You can't replace USER32.dll on 95 because its in use. Wonder if you could do it from a command line in DOS? Hmmm...

[A31Chris]

OK while it now seems to scan(after only 1 scan) without any errors I still cannot download the updates, even trying different servers. Here is an image:

Is this image blurry enough for you guys? Because I can get it blurrier if you find it too easy to read and want it blurrier. Had to degrade image until it fit into the file manager. lol.

[spybotsandra]

Hello,

Many users have reported that they are not able to download updates. The 'Search for updates' reveals updates, but they cannot be downloaded. Often a 'HTTP Error 403' or 'bad checksum' is displayed. This has a simple reason - millions of people trying to download from the same server, which can't handle such a burden. In combination with the growing size of the detection file this is becoming a serious problem. We are currently considering possibilities to improve the situation. This includes the search for additional servers and ways of more effective compression. At least one server will soon be added, others will follow hopefully.

In order to overcome the problem for now, if you try again, have a second look at the menu bar. It has a pull-down item to select a mirror. Click the arrow beside it, and select a different location (try the ones locatest nearest to you first), where you'll most probably have better chances to download.

This information is also available in our FAQ:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/faq/20.html

For more informations on updating please do also have a look at this link on our website:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/howto/update.html
In section 4 you'll see how to select a download location nearest to you.
If this sounds too difficult please try to download the updates manually:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html
Here is the direct download link:
http://www.spybotupdates.com/updates/files/spybotsd_includes.exe
Just download and run that file - it is self-installing.

For more information please have also a look into our forum:
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=63&highlight=checksum

Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot

[A31Chris]

Thanks for the info Sandra. I tried different mirrors right off the top. None seemed to work. I will download the installer for the definitions(.exe) and do it that way for now.

[jwcrim]

It looks like no one has been able to get Spybot Ver 1.4 running under Windows 95.

Are there any plans to change this or will all subsequent releases preclude Windows 95 operation?



I went to the FAQ section and did everything as instructed and I still get.

"Link to missing Esport USER32.DLL: End menu"

AND

"Create system failed; code 31
A device attached to the system is not functioning"

[bitman]

The developer of Spybot (PepiMK) has posted in the past to say that Windows 95 should still operate, as is also indicated on the main web site, though the 1.4 version is known to have the issues mentioned above. Scroll down this page for a list of supported OS versions.
http://www.spybot.info/en/spybotsd/spybotsd_ossupport.html

However, as I've also mentioned in the past, the Windows 95 OS hasn't been supported by Microsoft for a couple years now and along with receiving no security or other updates, it was already known to have several unfixable security issues. Thus, for anyone to say that 95 is supported is merely saying "it runs" and means little else. Since there is no other support available to developers or users for issues with the OS, you remain at high risk.

The IE 5.5 version with Support Pack 2 has also been retired from even extended support on all platforms except Windows Millenium, which ends this Saturday Dec. 31, 2005 by the way. So there is no way for anyone to get any Microsoft aid, meaning no commercial developer would consider it supported. See the Internet Explorer section of this page for lifecycle info.
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifesupsps/

I'm not even certain that you can acquire a current antivirus or firewall product for Windows 95 any longer, which are an absolute necessity for such an unprotected OS. Continuing to use it places you at high risk of many types of malware which can Hijack your PC and/or put your personal information at risk. Even Spybot can only partially protect you from some of these malware since it's really designed to work with a fully patched OS and antivirus/firewall to protect you.

I wouldn't use Windows 95 on the Internet for anything other then casual open browsing with no personal information stored on the PC and absolutely no personal data entry on any web site. Please don't delude youself by believing Spybot is truly able to protect you under these circumstances, it's just not possible.

[tom1573]

All true. But there are many of us who refuse to be lured into the bloodbath of a new OS by MSFT every year or so. WIN95 runs well for me and I have had no malware problems.




I'm not even certain that you can acquire a current antivirus or firewall product for Windows 95 any longer, which are an absolute necessity for such an unprotected OS.

AVG anti-virus is still available (free) for WIN95. Sygate firewall version 5.5 build 2525 works well and is free but availability is limited since they were bought out by Symantec a few months ago.

[bitman]

Current Microsoft OS versions are supported for 10 years, 5 years Mainstream support and 5 more of Extended. Due to core design issues with the Windows 95 OS, support for it was dropped earlier on Dec. 31, 2001.
http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?p1=7864

Thanks for listing the antivirus and firewall that work with Win95. I wouldn't consider the Sygate firewall version 5.5 build 2525 a supported product and it would fall into the same class as Spybot in the 'it runs' category.

The rest of my comments stand and are based on the unsupported condition of the OS itself. I see few products today that even exist after 10 years, let alone have anything that could be called support. There are even fewer in the computer field, if there are any at all. Realize that any ability to run on 95 is primarily a side effect of its similarity to Windows 98, not a specific choice to support the platform. Collapse for support of all 9x OS versions by 3rd parties is likely after the June 30th, 2006 end of Extended Support for Windows ME, per the following.
Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Millennium Support Extended
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[LN];LifeAn1

I find it very interesting that computer software is held to a different standard then all other products. No one expects to have, say, a car supported for free after the warranty period, yet software should be supported for years after it's original lifetime.

I also have no concern that anyone use a Windows 9x OS when not connected to the Internet, regardless of protection installed. These OS versions were designed without real security at a time when few were connected and virtually none of today's malware existed. Expecting the protection for one of these to meet today's standards is like expecting a car from several years ago to be upgraded to current crash standards, it's just not possible.

[Nick-YF19]

These OS versions were designed without real security at a time when few were connected and virtually none of today's malware existed. Expecting the protection for one of these to meet today's standards is like expecting a car from several years ago to be upgraded to current crash standards, it's just not possible.
Win 95 wasn't a good operating system to begin with. Plus it is old. 10+ years now. Even simple things like USB support aren't built into it. Trying to keep it secured in today's malware filled Internet is pointless. At the very least, go to eBay and buy a Win 98 SE disc. Though, Win 98 only has 6 months of support left from Microsoft...

[Biskalar]

Win 95 wasn't a good operating system to begin with. Plus it is old. 10+ years now. Even simple things like USB support aren't built into it. Trying to keep it secured in today's malware filled Internet is pointless. At the very least, go to eBay and buy a Win 98 SE disc. Though, Win 98 only has 6 months of support left from Microsoft...

Are Windows XP or Windows2000 secure? No!!!
I'm using Win95 for years without any virus, malware ...

Another Virussoftware comes from Avast http://www.avast.com free for personal use. Also scans Mail (In/Out).

I can't understand why people use the InternetExplorer cause there are much better browsers. You can use Firefox (better than IE) or Opera (the best) http://www.opera.com

Opera comes with a Mailclient and a lot of the threats that you have with IE are gone!! Opera still available for Win95, Firefox only for Win98-XP.

Maybe you also use this little software too ;-)

http://brain.yubb.de/

Personal Firewall are useless!!! Why, have a look here.

http://copton.net/vortraege/pfw/index.html
http://home.arcor.de/nhb/pf-umgehen.html
http://jenner.rz.tu-ilmenau.de/~traenk/dcsm.htm#Firewall
http://www.computerbetrug.de/firewalls-umgehung.php
http://www.computerbetrug.de/firewalls-umgehung.php
http://www.iks-jena.de/mitarb/lutz/usenet/Firewall.html
http://www.ntsvcfg.de/
http://www.ulm.ccc.de/old/chaos-seminar/personal-firewalls/

For all Windows2000 and XP users update Windows for the WMF-Threat. Patch is available at
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-001.mspx

[bitman]

Are Windows XP or Windows2000 secure? No!!!
I'm using Win95 for years without any virus, malware ...
Good for you, as an obvious expert I'm not surprised. I wasn't addressing you, rather the average user who doesn't have your knowledge or experience.


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I can't understand why people use the InternetExplorer cause there are much better browsers. You can use Firefox (better than IE) or Opera (the best) http://www.opera.com

Opera comes with a Mailclient and a lot of the threats that you have with IE are gone!! Opera still available for Win95, Firefox only for Win98-XP.
Because IE is already installed. Opera and Firefox both have vulnerabilities too and require additional attention to keep them updated. The average user doesn't keep Windows updated, thus requiring Automatic Updates, which I know you'd never use.

The average user also isn't aware that Windows 95 never supported Windows Update and required manual installation of Service Packs and patches, including those for IE 5.5 and Winsock, which stopped being produced to support Windows 95 in late 2001 and IE 5.5 (separate packs) by at least late 2003. Even though IE 5.5 has had updates until at least the end of 2005, they aren't available for Windows 95 any more.


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Personal Firewall are useless!!! Why, have a look here.

http://copton.net/vortraege/pfw/index.html
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Since the first link has an English translation, I'll reference it. I agree that depending on a Personal Firewall as a type of IDS/IPS isn't a good idea. It leads to a false sense of security since as the article points out, there are simple methods to bypass it's alerts once something has gotten inside. Disabling services in the OS by default, only enabling them when needed is obviously better, and is now occuring in newer versions of the OS such as Windows 2003.

However, not having any sort of firewall with Windows 95 means no protection from direct external attack. Since most users have Windows 95 for economic reasons, they commonly use dial-up, which also implies no hardware firewall. Without either, and with no knowledge how to disable exposed services, they are totally vulnerable.


For all Windows2000 and XP users update Windows for the WMF-Threat. Patch is available at
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-001.mspx
Interesting that you mentioned this, since it's not available for Windows 95, nor was the earlier patch which affected JPG type images as I recall. Windows 2000/XP users may be informed of this by either accessing Windows/Microsoft Update or enabling Automatic updates to at least notify them. Windows 95 users have no way of knowing this even exists without being told.

[Biskalar]

I'm not saying that Win95 is the perfect OS, but when you red all the threats here there are not so much Win95-user who need help cause there browser for ex. get hijacked. As tom1573 wrote "WIN95 runs well for me and I have had no malware problems". Sure, i think Win95 is only in use by a small amount of people. But also remember that Win95 has not services like W2000 or XP and this services uses quite a lot of viruses, malware, ...
Sadly most of W2000 or XP users are surfing with administrator rights, really bad decision.

I agree with you that also Firefox (see the last fixes) and Opera have vulnerabilities. All software has some kind of vulnerabilities. Some are known, some are at the moment unknown. So, everyone who uses the Internet must be aware of this. When i look back till i shutdown all that services in XP and the other stuff ServicePack2 ..., i want my old Win95 back. ;-)

All i wanted to say is that there is other software available and people should use there brain before clicking on links or open mails from unknown people/companies. There are also some risk to open mails (attachment) even from well known people, cause there pc get infected.

Links with an englisch translation:

http://copton.net/vortraege/pfw/en.html
http://www.dingens.org/index.html.en
http://www.iks-jena.de/mitarb/lutz/usenet/Firewall.en.html
http://www.ntsvcfg.de/ntsvcfg_eng.html


Read it and happy secure surfing.

[Biskalar]

As all the Windows 95 user know, now it´s on the Safer-Networking Site

Spybot-S&D 1.4 is not runnning on Windows 95!!

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsd/index.html

Thanks guys!

[noel-pr7]

As all the Windows 95 user know, now it´s on the Safer-Networking Site

Spybot-S&D 1.4 is not runnning on Windows 95!!

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsd/index.html

Thanks guys!

Biskalar, try installing this updated spybotsd.exe file from here:
http://www.safer-networking.org/files/temp/sbsd141pefix.zip

I've tested it on an old Win95 OSR2 PC and it does work under Win95. you'll need to install Spybot 1.4 first, then update the spybotsd.exe file to 1.41 beta.

BTW - Firefox DOES work under Win95. I installed Firefox 1.5 on it and it runs well.

unfortunately, Win95 is a very flaky OS especially under laptop computers that require a lot of Win95 hotfixes to fix Win95's buggy PCMCIA/PC Card support. Win95 OSR2 (version B or C) runs better on desktop PCs than on laptop PCs. Be sure to install all Win95 Year 2000 updates, Internet Explorer [HTML Help requires IE], Dcom95 and Winsock 2 updates to make Win95 stable and secure.

[noel-pr7]

However according to this article the minimum operating systems for the EndMenu Function are Windows 98, Windows 2000:
EndMenu Function
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/winui/winui/windowsuserinterface/resources/menus/menureference/menufunctions/endmenu.asp

EndMenu function in USER32.DLL is also featured in Windows NT 4.0. I viewed the contents of NT4's user32.dll file in Notepad myself and it's there.

[noel-pr7]

Are Windows XP or Windows2000 secure? No!!!
I'm using Win95 for years without any virus, malware ...


that is highly debatable, Biskalar. Win2000/XP with their built-in security features are actually more secure than Win95/98/ME. If win2k/xp users figure out how to use those security features, they can actually make win2k/xp more secure.

[noel-pr7]

All i wanted to say is that there is other software available and people should use there brain before clicking on links or open mails from unknown people/companies. There are also some risk to open mails (attachment) even from well known people, cause there pc get infected.


indeed, people need to be well educated on how to make their computers safe and secure regardless of what kind of OS they have installed on their machines.

[noel-pr7]

Personal Firewall are useless!!!

that is also debatable. they can be useful if users can learn how to use them. surely PC users cant just rely solely on them

[noel-pr7]

in fact ANY kind of firewall [hardware, software, personal or business, etc.] is essential when using always-on, high speed broadband internet connections like DSL, cable, sattelite and LAN. always-on broadband connections are always open to security breaches, viruses and other threats. installing any firewall will provide some protection for users with high-speed broadband connections.