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Question about 'How do I make the background of desktop icon text transparent?'
Saturday, February 16, 2002 at 10:19 pm
Posted by bobc (4 messages posted)

I've downloaded and extracted the application extension VB40032.DLL to a folder, and when I try to open it I get the "Open With" box that says "click the program I want to use to open the file VB40032.DLL" and I get a list to choose from along with the option to choose "other". What do I do from here?- I have no idea. I need this extension installed so "Disappear" will work. Right now I get an error message upon startup saying "required file not found". Thanks for any help with this.

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re: Question about 'How do I make the background of desktop icon text transparent?'
Sunday, February 17, 2002 at 7:26 am
Posted by Steve Easton (5183 messages posted)

Place VB40032.dll into the C:\windows\system folder. Then click start, run and type in: regsvr32 VB40032.dll exactly as typed and click ok. this will "register" the dll in the registry. Reboot and then disappear should work. ( I use disappear on this machine )


On Saturday, February 16, 2002 at 10:19 pm, bobc wrote:
>I've downloaded and extracted the application extension VB40032.DLL to a folder,
>and when I try to open it I get the "Open With" box that says "click the program
>I want to use to open the file VB40032.DLL" and I get a list to choose from along
>with the option to choose "other". What do I do from here?- I have no idea. I need
>this extension installed so "Disappear" will work. Right now I get an error message
>upon startup saying "required file not found". Thanks for any help with this.

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re: Question about 'How do I make the background of desktop icon text transparent?'
Sunday, February 17, 2002 at 1:24 pm
Posted by bobc (4 messages posted)

Steve, thanks for the reply; I did as you said & when I clicked OK after typing in "regsvr32 VB40032.dll" I got this error message (heading: RegSvr32)-" VB40032.dll was loaded, but the DllRegisterServer entry point wasn't found. The DllRegisterServer may not be exported, or a corrupt version of VB40032.dll may be in memory. Consider using Pview to detect and remove it." Would you have any advice as what to do next? Thanks!


On Sunday, February 17, 2002 at 7:26 am, Steve Easton wrote:
>Place VB40032.dll into the C:\windows\system folder. Then click start, run and type
>in:
>regsvr32 VB40032.dll exactly as typed and click ok. this will "register" the dll
>in the registry. Reboot and then disappear should work. ( I use disappear on this
>machine )
>
>


>On Saturday, February 16, 2002 at 10:19 pm, bobc wrote:
>I've downloaded and extracted the application extension VB40032.DLL to a folder,
>and when I try to open it I get the "Open With" box that says "click the program
>I want to use to open the file VB40032.DLL" and I get a list to choose from along
>with the option to choose "other". What do I do from here?- I have no idea. I need
>this extension installed so "Disappear" will work. Right now I get an error message
>upon startup saying "required file not found". Thanks for any help with this.

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re: Question about 'How do I make the background of desktop icon text transparent?'
Sunday, February 17, 2002 at 3:46 pm
Posted by Steve Easton (5183 messages posted)

I'm assuming you rebooted and disappear still didn't work.??


On Sunday, February 17, 2002 at 1:24 pm, bobc wrote:
>Steve, thanks for the reply; I did as you said & when I clicked OK after typing in
>"regsvr32 VB40032.dll" I got this error message (heading: RegSvr32)-" VB40032.dll
>was loaded, but the DllRegisterServer entry point wasn't found. The DllRegisterServer
>may not be exported, or a corrupt version of VB40032.dll may be in memory. Consider
>using Pview to detect and remove it." Would you have any advice as what to do next?
>Thanks!
>
>


>On Sunday, February 17, 2002 at 7:26 am, Steve Easton wrote:
>Place VB40032.dll into the C:\windows\system folder. Then click start, run and type
>in:
>regsvr32 VB40032.dll exactly as typed and click ok. this will "register" the dll
>in the registry. Reboot and then disappear should work. ( I use disappear on this
>machine )
>
>


>On Saturday, February 16, 2002 at 10:19 pm, bobc wrote:
>I've downloaded and extracted the application extension VB40032.DLL to a folder,
>
>and when I try to open it I get the "Open With" box that says "click the program
>
>I want to use to open the file VB40032.DLL" and I get a list to choose from along
>
>with the option to choose "other". What do I do from here?- I have no idea. I need
>
>this extension installed so "Disappear" will work. Right now I get an error message
>
>upon startup saying "required file not found". Thanks for any help with this.

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re: Question about 'How do I make the background of desktop icon text transparent?'
Sunday, February 17, 2002 at 5:54 pm
Posted by bobc (4 messages posted)

I rebooted & Disappear seems to work,.i.e. the color box with text is invisible under my two desktop icons. (although after the last icon I click there is a smaller dotted-line box visible under it). My main concern now is that error message I got after adding the VB40032.dll to the registry & what it means. Thanks


On Sunday, February 17, 2002 at 3:46 pm, Steve Easton wrote:
>I'm assuming you rebooted and disappear still didn't work.??
>
>


>On Sunday, February 17, 2002 at 1:24 pm, bobc wrote:
>Steve, thanks for the reply; I did as you said & when I clicked OK after typing
>in
>"regsvr32 VB40032.dll" I got this error message (heading: RegSvr32)-" VB40032.dll
>was loaded, but the DllRegisterServer entry point wasn't found. The DllRegisterServer
>may not be exported, or a corrupt version of VB40032.dll may be in memory. Consider
>using Pview to detect and remove it." Would you have any advice as what to do next?
>Thanks!
>
>


>On Sunday, February 17, 2002 at 7:26 am, Steve Easton wrote:
>Place VB40032.dll into the C:\windows\system folder. Then click start, run and type
>
>in:
>regsvr32 VB40032.dll exactly as typed and click ok. this will "register" the dll
>
>in the registry. Reboot and then disappear should work. ( I use disappear on this
>
>machine )
>
>


>On Saturday, February 16, 2002 at 10:19 pm, bobc wrote:
>I've downloaded and extracted the application extension VB40032.DLL to a folder,
>
>and when I try to open it I get the "Open With" box that says "click the program
>
>I want to use to open the file VB40032.DLL" and I get a list to choose from along
>
>with the option to choose "other". What do I do from here?- I have no idea. I need
>
>this extension installed so "Disappear" will work. Right now I get an error message
>
>upon startup saying "required file not found". Thanks for any help with this.

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re: Question about 'How do I make the background of desktop icon text transparent?'
Sunday, February 17, 2002 at 10:57 pm
Posted by bobc (4 messages posted)

Steve, I'm done messing around with this icon thing so I went into registry editor & found VB40032.dll & deleted it-goodbye. I also deleted Disappear. Not worth the trouble to me. Thanks for your trouble, though!


On Sunday, February 17, 2002 at 5:54 pm, bobc wrote:
>I rebooted & Disappear seems to work,.i.e. the color box with text is invisible under
>my two desktop icons. (although after the last icon I click there is a smaller dotted-line
>box visible under it). My main concern now is that error message I got after adding
>the VB40032.dll to the registry & what it means. Thanks
>
>


>On Sunday, February 17, 2002 at 3:46 pm, Steve Easton wrote:
>I'm assuming you rebooted and disappear still didn't work.??
>
>


>On Sunday, February 17, 2002 at 1:24 pm, bobc wrote:
>Steve, thanks for the reply; I did as you said & when I clicked OK after typing
>in
>"regsvr32 VB40032.dll" I got this error message (heading: RegSvr32)-" VB40032.dll
>
>was loaded, but the DllRegisterServer entry point wasn't found. The DllRegisterServer
>
>may not be exported, or a corrupt version of VB40032.dll may be in memory. Consider
>
>using Pview to detect and remove it." Would you have any advice as what to do next?
>
>Thanks!
>
>


>On Sunday, February 17, 2002 at 7:26 am, Steve Easton wrote:
>Place VB40032.dll into the C:\windows\system folder. Then click start, run and type
>
>in:
>regsvr32 VB40032.dll exactly as typed and click ok. this will "register" the dll
>
>in the registry. Reboot and then disappear should work. ( I use disappear on this
>
>machine )
>
>


>On Saturday, February 16, 2002 at 10:19 pm, bobc wrote:
>I've downloaded and extracted the application extension VB40032.DLL to a folder,
>
>
>and when I try to open it I get the "Open With" box that says "click the program
>
>
>I want to use to open the file VB40032.DLL" and I get a list to choose from along
>
>
>with the option to choose "other". What do I do from here?- I have no idea. I need
>
>
>this extension installed so "Disappear" will work. Right now I get an error message
>
>
>upon startup saying "required file not found". Thanks for any help with this.

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re: Question about 'How do I make the background of desktop icon text transparent?'
Monday, February 18, 2002 at 6:18 am
Posted by Steve Easton (5183 messages posted)

Sometimes to make the regsvr work you have to first go into the registry and delete the old info concerning the file you are trying to register. The entry contains the date and size of the file. That's what gives the old file new file prompt when installing software, devices etc.


On Sunday, February 17, 2002 at 5:54 pm, bobc wrote:
>I rebooted & Disappear seems to work,.i.e. the color box with text is invisible under
>my two desktop icons. (although after the last icon I click there is a smaller dotted-line
>box visible under it). My main concern now is that error message I got after adding
>the VB40032.dll to the registry & what it means. Thanks
>
>


>On Sunday, February 17, 2002 at 3:46 pm, Steve Easton wrote:
>I'm assuming you rebooted and disappear still didn't work.??
>
>


>On Sunday, February 17, 2002 at 1:24 pm, bobc wrote:
>Steve, thanks for the reply; I did as you said & when I clicked OK after typing
>in
>"regsvr32 VB40032.dll" I got this error message (heading: RegSvr32)-" VB40032.dll
>
>was loaded, but the DllRegisterServer entry point wasn't found. The DllRegisterServer
>
>may not be exported, or a corrupt version of VB40032.dll may be in memory. Consider
>
>using Pview to detect and remove it." Would you have any advice as what to do next?
>
>Thanks!
>
>


>On Sunday, February 17, 2002 at 7:26 am, Steve Easton wrote:
>Place VB40032.dll into the C:\windows\system folder. Then click start, run and type
>
>in:
>regsvr32 VB40032.dll exactly as typed and click ok. this will "register" the dll
>
>in the registry. Reboot and then disappear should work. ( I use disappear on this
>
>machine )
>
>


>On Saturday, February 16, 2002 at 10:19 pm, bobc wrote:
>I've downloaded and extracted the application extension VB40032.DLL to a folder,
>
>
>and when I try to open it I get the "Open With" box that says "click the program
>
>
>I want to use to open the file VB40032.DLL" and I get a list to choose from along
>
>
>with the option to choose "other". What do I do from here?- I have no idea. I need
>
>
>this extension installed so "Disappear" will work. Right now I get an error message
>
>
>upon startup saying "required file not found". Thanks for any help with this.

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re: Question about 'How do I make the background of desktop icon text transparent?'
Monday, February 18, 2002 at 7:08 am
Posted by Denny Hill (14 messages posted)

Yeah, I used to use Disappear, too, but I found a better little program called Transparent 4.2. Go to http://people.ne.mediaone.net/jguerette/transparent/ and check it out—its freeware and works much better than Disappear on my Win95b machine. Be sure to read the documentation and you'll be back in business. Denny


On Saturday, February 16, 2002 at 10:19 pm, bobc wrote:
>I've downloaded and extracted the application extension VB40032.DLL to a folder,
>and when I try to open it I get the "Open With" box that says "click the program
>I want to use to open the file VB40032.DLL" and I get a list to choose from along
>with the option to choose "other". What do I do from here?- I have no idea. I need
>this extension installed so "Disappear" will work. Right now I get an error message
>upon startup saying "required file not found". Thanks for any help with this.

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