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Question

DLL files invisible?

Aug 3, 2014 1:21PM PDT

Hello good day everyone,


So yesterday my friend downloaded some of dll files to run a game but after downloading all those dll files the game still wont run. She decided to uninstall the game and delete those dll files but all the dll files she downloaded are become invisible. That time she begun freaking out, she googled everything to remove those dll but she cant find any answer. She download the one of those .dll again, extracted it in her desktop and when she copy-pasted it on the location which the .dll located a message pop-up says if she will overwrite it. She sent me some screenshots provided so you guys can see it and hope it will fix her problem


This is where she copy-pasted the .dll but you clearly see its not there, I already arranged that by names. The dll name is zlib1.dll
<span id="INSERTION_MARKER">http://i61.tinypic.com/ap9tsx.png


And when she try copy-pasting the .dll with a new. Its clear that the dll is invisible I never encountered this problem.
http://i59.tinypic.com/md1s2s.png

Please help us guys to solve this problem cuz she's really freaking out


NoteToMods: If this is not the correct section please don't delete my thread.

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Today's games install those as needed.
Aug 4, 2014 1:47AM PDT

Downloading DLLs is not a good idea. Many are infected or worse.

Try uninstalling this (unknown) game and installing it properly. That would not involve DLLs or manual copying.
Bob

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Changed "Folder Options" To Allow Them To Be Seen?
Aug 4, 2014 3:25AM PDT

Open the Control Panel (Viewed as: "Small Icons" mode), then double click on the "Folder Options" icon, then select the "View" tab. Once there, place a dot/tick in the "Show hidden files, folder, and drives" and UNCHECK the box next to "Hide protected operating system files". When it asks: "Are you sure", select yes/ok, then click on Apply, then OK.

.dll files are frequently hidden as operating system files and you'll need to "fix" the "Folder Options" to see them.

Hope this helps.

Grif