USER32.DLL missing for some software?

[microsnot]

Dear fellas,

It would be much appreciated if you could help me with this doohicky that's been annoying the hell out of me!!

Every time I install an application/program/file, after it is done, I double-click on the program to start it running....however, I get this weird error message that says

The "so-and-so".EXE file is linked to missing export USER32.DLL:SetLayeredWindowAttributes

What is the problem here?

Is there some sort of patch I hafta download?

Because this is quite distressing...please somebody help me.

Thanks for your invaluable attention!!

[DigeratiPrime]

What version of Windows are you running and can you give us an example of a program with this problem.

Sounds like you are trying to run a program with NT dependencies on 9x.

[microsnot]

Hey man

Thanks for your attention.

I am kinda p***ed with Wind0z - but I'm not sure that feeling is justified. I'm running (no complaints, fine with it) Windows 98SE and this error message popping up has only occurred at the beginning of this very year.

It gives me this warning sound (more like that annoying prompt sound thingy) whenever I try to run programs I just installed. Another message also appears after I click the "OK" button, which is -

[SlugFiller]

Get KernelEx from the members projects. Should solve the problem.

[ShadeTreeLee]

The function SetLayeredWindowAttributes does not exist in Win98's user.dll file so you have a foreign file from somewhere other than Win98 calling for that function which rightfully can't be found on your Win98 machine.

With a full error report you should be able to spot the offending file that generates this error and perhaps figure out where it came from to effect a fix that way?

Using Dependency Walker anyone can quickly look up the available functions on their system to start tracking down this same type of problem. Quick, easy, free, and you can fix your machine with it.