Msvcp71.dll is a Microsoft C Runtime library and it is required to run several Microsoft and non-Microsoft applications on a Windows based system. You may receive following Msvcp71.dll error messages on your screen.
"This application has failed to start because Msvcp71.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem."
"Msvcp71.dll is a bad windows image. Please check against your installation diskette."
To fix these errors below are given few procedures for Windows XP or Windows Vista Computers.
Users receive DLL error when there is something wrong with the installation files of the application. First thing to do is-try to reinstall the application which is throwing error. Make sure that there is no problem with setup files from which you are going to install the application. Also check your disk if it is not scratched or damaged.
If you see that error still appears even after re-installing the application then download the DLL file form Internet. You can also copy the file from another system with same configuration.
It is important to copy the file to c:\WindowsSystem32dllcache.
If it asks for registration then you should perform following steps
a) Go to your command prompt
b) Use CD command to reach the directory where you have copied the Msvcp71.dll
c) Type Regsvr32msvcp71.dll and press enter
d) Exit
Run a System File Checker, to do this open command prompt>>RUN and type "sfc/scannow" without quotes and press enter.
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