Re: AfxLoadLibrary fails, GetLastError returns 14001

From:
"David Ching" <dc@remove-this.dcsoft.com>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.mfc
Date:
Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:23:47 -0700
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"Giovanni Dicanio" <giovanniDOTdicanio@REMOVEMEgmail.com> wrote in message
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I have one user's system where AfxLoadLibrary consistently fails.
GetLastError() returns 14001, the message for which is an unhelpful
"This application has failed to start because the application
configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this
problem."

I've verified that the .dll file is there.

I get the same results from LoadLibraryEx().

What might be causing this?


I suspect a manifest problem...


Yes, it sounds like a manifest problem. The error message is the one you
get on startup if a DLL can't be found, so it sounds like this is happening
to a DLL except it is delayed until it is tried to be loaded with
AfxLoadLibrary. I would load the .dll into Depends.exe (download the app
called Dependency Walker) and see if it finds any dependent DLL's not
installed properly.

-- David

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