Scenes 2.0: Invalid Dynamic Link Call Error (140692)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Scenes (all collections) 2.0
This article was previously published under Q140692

SYMPTOMS

When you are trying to add or preview a .pcd (Kodak Photo CD) file in the Scenes Wizards, one of the following error messages may occur:
Program Error

Your program is making an invalid dynamic link call to a .dll file.
-or-
Msswiz

Cannot find the file 'msswiz.dll'.
Make sure that the file exists on your system and that the path and filename are correct.

CAUSE

The errors can occur if you have an outdated or corrupt version of the Pcdlib.dll file. Pcdlib.dll is the Kodak Photo CD library provided by Kodak to read Kodak Photo CD files. The version of Pcdlib.dll that is provided with Scenes is dated 8/10/94 and has 84,448 bytes.

RESOLUTION

To end the error messages, check the following:

  1. Make sure only one copy of the Pcdlib.dll file is present. The file should be located in the \Windows\system folder.
  2. Replace the Pcdlib.dll file in the \Windows\System folder with the version that is provided with Scenes.
NOTE: The following instructions assume:
  • Your hard drive is drive C.
  • Your floppy drive is drive A.
To replace the file, do the following:

  1. Insert the Scenes Disk 1 into the your floppy drive.
  2. Type the following command at an MS-DOS prompt and press ENTER:

    expand a:pcdlib.dl_ c:\windows\system\pcdlib.dll
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/14/1999
Keywords:KB140692
©2002 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.