When I boot up my computer (Windows 98), right at the end after the
desktop is visible, I get an error message - "S32EVNT1.DLL AND
SYMEVNT.386 DO NOT MATCH.  What does this mean and how can I fix the
problem? I receiently had a virus that messed a lot of things up but
this appears to be the only problem left.  thanks

vanguy...

Thanks for your question.  It appears that you are attempting to run
Norton anti-virus and you have an older version of a Symantec file. 
There are two options:

Delete a file
1. Delete all copies of Symevnt.386 from all local drives.
2. Restart the computer

If this does not work, then try this method:
Download and run a file
1. Download the most recent version of the Sevinst.exe file from the
following Internet address:
For Windows 95/98/ME and NT/2000
ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/symevnt/sevinst.exe
2. Click Start, and then click Run.
3. Browse to the folder where you saved Sevinst.exe, and then
double-click Sevinst.exe.
4. Modify the command line to use the appropriate switch or switches:
For Windows 9x/Me add the /r switch after Sevinst.exe. Your command
line should be similar to:

C:\Temp\Sevinst.exe /r

5. Restart the computer.

Error: "S32EVNT1.DLL and SYMEVNT.386 do not match" after upgrading 
http://service4.symantec.com/SUPPORT/ent-security.nsf/3d2a1f71c5a003348525680f006426be/124f044f2b30c9d488256a220026a785?OpenDocument

I hope this solves your issue.  Thanks again for your question and if
you need any additional clarification, please let me know prior to
rating my answer.

Regards,

-THV

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Request for Answer Clarification by vanguy-ga on 20 Mar 2003 13:17 PST

Sorry for the delay in answering - I've tried both of your suggestions
thusfar with no luck in eliminating the problem.  Let me check with
you as I am not all that literate changing command lines etc.  On the
second method,after downloading the most recent version of the
sevinst.exe file from symanted.com,  I went back to step one and
deleted all copies of symvnt.386 then followed your instructions to
click start -- run -- found the folder with sevinst.exe in it (it was
on my desktop) and then added the /r to the end of the line.  Was this
then the "Command Line" you were refering to?  I then punched OK and
the program ran.  It told me to reboot the computer, which I did but
the same error message came up. Did  do it correctly?

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Clarification of Answer by tar_heel_v-ga on 21 Mar 2003 17:45 PST

It sounds as if you did it correctly.  Let me do some additional
research and see if I can come up with additional info.

Regards,

-THV