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error loading direcpc in winxppro-install help please

Mar 29, 2005 11:52PM PST

error loading C:\DIRECPC\BIN\INFINST.DLL %1 IS NOT A VALID win32 application.

this is one of the old direcpc one way systems dial up sat down.
i have dak3.o1.086 ver2 for windows xp
i have installed the program 5 times and tried help with dpc w/o any good suggestions, can you help

system; windowsxp pro
compaq 5695
p3@1ghz
384 meg of ram
16 gig of availible harddrive


sat help tells me to reinstall the program. i downloaded the dak file again and reran install program did not fix the problem. i unloaded all files in the start up folder via msconfig then reran did not help. all virusscan and firewalls are off as well as spyware software. i also have network base10/100 which does work .

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I usually run into this error...
Mar 29, 2005 11:56PM PST

On machines that use download accelerators. Fix? Don't use or install such.

Bob

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i dont use download accellerators
Mar 30, 2005 12:12AM PST

i dont have or use download accellerators

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Try...
Mar 30, 2005 1:35AM PST
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i got it to work-help from xp forum
Mar 30, 2005 2:06AM PST

it was set to run in win98/2000 mode, unchecked and now it works. as for calling dpc for help, i've had approx 100 hours over two months on the phone with them before they relized they had not turned it on on thier end. the young lady in pakistan/india got to know me by voice reconition.

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(NT) (NT) That's not the default. How do you think that happened
Mar 30, 2005 2:16AM PST
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it was the suggestion from dpc help desk
Mar 30, 2005 3:24AM PST

it was the suggestion from dpc help desk, i was to try that before she had me install, down load, uninstall, erinstall, someone suggested that it may need to be in this mode, when i unchecked it worked.

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(NT) (NT) In the future, share that trivia please.
Mar 30, 2005 3:33AM PST