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Re: Error message strings

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From: nicolasr
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 18:27
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Hi,

could it be that mmsystem.dll is 16 bit?
At least I was able to open it with the old Borland C++ 5.0
resource editor.

I think I will write my own handler.

thanks,
Nick

>>The problem is that LoadLibrary() fails to open the dll ????
>>It does not simply return NULL but shows a message with something
>>like this (roughly translated):
>>
>>"The application or DLL c:\windows\system32\mmsystem.dll is not a
>>valid Windows file. Check this with your installation disk"
>>
>>(WinXP SP2)
>
> My XP too.
> But on '98se, is NULL with GetLastError of
> "A device attached to the system is not functioning"
>
> Might as well write your own, as there are only a few error codes
> anyway.
>
> 
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