when I go to open a program I get at notice that it cannot find a
DLL...namely SVBVM50.DLL.
What does this mean? what is it? do I need it? why does it warn me?
can I correct it?
Also when I minimize a window the window sign disappears so I cant
maximize it? how do I show what is minimized?

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Request for Question Clarification by brightshadow-ga on 06 Dec 2002 00:21 PST

Does this happen when you go to open *any* program, or a specific
program?

Are you sure it isn't "MSVBVM50.DLL"? That would be a Microsoft Visual
Basic run-time library file.

The program in question is complaining because it uses Visual Basic to
function, and requires the Visual Basic 5.0 runtime library to run
properly.

If this file is necessary for some program that does not install it,
and is not included in the version of Windows you are using, you can
download the file from the following URL:

http://www.milori.com/developer/runtimes/

There are instructions on that page as to what to do with the file as
well. (You will need a program that can handle ZIP files.. newer
versions of Windows do this automatically, but if you have Windows 98
or older, you will need a program such as Winzip
(http://www.winzip.com/) to extract the DLL from the ZIP file package.

As to your second question, most programs will minimize to the start
bar in Windows -- if you click on the title of the program that you
minimized, it should restore it back to its previous size. Another
option if you cannot access the Start bar for one reason or another,
is to use the hotkey ALT+TAB to switch between running tasks/programs.
If a program is minimized, ALT+TAB selecting it will bring it to the
foreground and restore it if necessary.

Hope this helps,

-brightshadow

Whoops. I intended to post that clarification request as an answer:

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Does this happen when you go to open *any* program, or a specific
program?
 
Are you sure it isn't "MSVBVM50.DLL"? That would be a Microsoft Visual
Basic run-time library file.
 
The program in question is complaining because it uses Visual Basic to
function, and requires the Visual Basic 5.0 runtime library to run
properly.
 
If this file is necessary for some program that does not install it,
and is not included in the version of Windows you are using, you can
download the file from the following URL:
 
http://www.milori.com/developer/runtimes/ 
 
There are instructions on that page as to what to do with the file as
well. (You will need a program that can handle ZIP files.. newer
versions of Windows do this automatically, but if you have Windows 98
or older, you will need a program such as Winzip
(http://www.winzip.com/) to extract the DLL from the ZIP file package.
 
As to your second question, most programs will minimize to the start
bar in Windows -- if you click on the title of the program that you
minimized, it should restore it back to its previous size. Another
option if you cannot access the Start bar for one reason or another,
is to use the hotkey ALT+TAB to switch between running tasks/programs.
If a program is minimized, ALT+TAB selecting it will bring it to the
foreground and restore it if necessary.
 
Hope this helps, 
 
-brightshadow

I'm not one of the computer experts, so I'm sharing this information
in the comment section.

Sometimes dll files and others are inadvertently removed from your
computer or they fail to install properly when you add a new program.

SVBVM50.dll  is a run-time file.
The term run time refers to the duration of time that the loader is
loading compiled code or compiled code is being executed.
It could be required by anyone of several programs including media
player.

You can download a copy of the dll at
http://pacosdrivers.com

Place it in the Windows/system folder and reboot.

good luck

First off.  I am assuming you meant MSVBVM50.DLL

Ok......DLL (Dynamic Link Library) is a file much like an application.
 Rather, however, it is a piece of an application that multiple apps
can use.

Lets see if i can explain this better.  If two applications share at
least a piece of their functionality, instead of having each app
repeat the code, it is put into a DLL where it can be shared.

Long run short, a DLL is a necessary piece of the application you are
trying to run.  The DLL must have been deleted by accident or another
application took it out because it did not know it was sharing it.

Now to the fix!  On Google I did a brief search
(://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=mSVBVM50)
and found a Knowledge Base
article(http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q180071)
that has reference to the DLL in question. Download the file located
on their website (http://download.microsoft.com/download/vb50pro/utility/1/win98/EN-US/Msvbvm50.exe)

What MSVBVM50.DLL is, is the required file  (runtime file) that all
programs made in Visual Basic 5.0 need.  Just run the file that I left
the link for above and you should be fine!

-Post again if you need further help.