In CCleaner what does missing shared dll mean?
and is it important? or doesn't matter much?
also is it malware related? thanks guys

This post was edited by ferf on Aug 20 2019 02:11pm

If you tried to install or run CCleaner and it said: missing shared .dll...


Then it means that you probably got a broken version of CCleaner. Either that or one of your Windows .dll files is missing.

A .dll file (dynamic link library) is just a tiny bit of code that is used by MANY programs. Rather that re-write that code a zillion times, they write it once and then it's "shared" by any program that needs that particular bit of code. For example, there are 2000+ .dll files just in the System32 folder of Windows 7. These can be used by tons of different programs, even 3rd party programs like CCleaner.

When you get that message, it usually means that one of the Windows .dll files is corrupt or missing.




/e Sometimes badly written un-installer will un-install a bit more than it is supposed to. This is usually what causes the "missing shared dll file" message.

This post was edited by Ghot on Aug 20 2019 03:14pm

gotchya ty so much
So it's from uninstalling programs, not malware?

In can be from malware, just a glitch, or a bad uninstaller. Usually it's from a bad uninstaller.
If you know the name of the missing dll file it's easy to replace. You can just search your Windows installation media, to find a good copy. Then you also have to know where to put it. it usually goes in the System32 folder, but not always.

If you have masochistic tendencies, do a search of the C: drive for *.dll Make sure to pack a lunch, it's gonna take a while.




/e It didn't take THAT long. I just searched the C: drive for *.dll ... it found 24,146 dll files.

This post was edited by Ghot on Aug 20 2019 03:31pm

kk ty