Common DLL Errors-Msvcrt.dll


This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down

This error occurs when attempting to open Windows, but only with versions of Windows that were added with a Microsoft Works suite. When you click to view the details of the error you will receive a further error message stating that an exception occurred in module msvcrt.dll

This error most commonly occurs because files and DLLs associated with the Word add in for Works have become corrupt or damaged. This can happen for a number of reasons, as discussed earlier in this guide.

In order to resolve this issue and continue to use Word, remove the Works Suite Add-in for Microsoft Word entry from the Add/Remove programs function of Control Panel. Using Windows Search, find a file called normal.dot and rename this. Restart your computer so that you receive a message stating that Windows can not find all components of Works. Insert the Works disk, locate setup.exe from the WordAdd folder and double click it to reinstall the add-in and use Word normally.