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May 16

How to fix missing MSVCR71.dll problem in Windows

I am using Windows 7, and I’m lacking MSVCR71.dll which is Microsoft Visual C Runtime library when using sendmail, the PostgreSQL PHP connector and curl. The MSVCR71.dll is probably bundled with .NET Framework 1.1 or something, but I couldn’t get those to install successfuly.
The program can't start because MSVCR71.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this program.

The program can’t start because MSVCR71.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this program.

So how do I solve it:

Download MSVCR71.dll from dll-files.com. (It is free.)
Unzip…
Place MSVCR71.dll into C:\Windows\System32 or C:\Windows\SysWOW64 if you using a 64-bit Windows.

And sendmail now works for me already in Windows 7.

By the way, I only tested this in Windows 7 64-bit. I assumed it would work for other versions of Windows. I would appreciate it if you could feedback to me if it works on your version of Windows.

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This entry was posted on Saturday, May 16th, 2009 at 9:38 am and has been tagged .net, curl, how to, postgresql, sendmail, windows 7, xampp. Comments RSS feed.

norman1nz

Yep I just tried this with windows 7 32bit and it solved my problem too..
Thanks a lot dude!

May 21

KahWee

Thanks for your feedback.

Scott

Thanks for the tip, this solved my problem! For those that don’t trust using a library you find on the net, I found a copy of the msvcr71.dll library sitting in my MS SQL Server folder. On my system, it was at: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn

Jun 23

Bhendz

Thanks a lot bro… this really helped me out with my ddl problem… and can now get to play videos again.. Thanks!!!

Jul 04

Torbjörn Engman

Thankz a lot you make may day

Very nice !!

Jul 16

Matt

Thanks a lot for this info! I found the dll file, but wasn’t sure where to put it on my 64-bit Win7 OS. This helped me out a lot, and eased concerns on where I found the dll. (It was the same place you linked).

Aug 12

Sandra

Thanks, that solved my problem with Winamp.

Aug 20

Luis

hey man, thanks i had a problem with winamp lyrics plugin missing file msvcr71.dll .. i solved it.

Sep 29

Aruna

Thank you!. I was executing an app with wix widgets in Windows 7 and had this problem.

Sep 30

Miguel

wow tahnks a lot man this helped so much that i just had to leave a comment so you can know you helped someone in need.

Oct 03

Goce

Thanks it works fine with my Windows 7 x64

Nov 03

Damian

SWEET it works!!! Thanks a lot eh!!! I just got a new computer with Windows 7 and I couldn’t log onto my day trading account! I read somewhere else to install it in ” C:\Windows\System32″ but i have a 64 bit system so it didn’t work. I found out in your post to install it in “C:\Windows\SysWOW64″ and it works great!!! Thanks Again!!!!

Nov 07

Bruno

Thanks it’s working

Nov 09

Rober

Thank you It worked. WIN 7 PRO X64

Nov 10

Angelo De la Cruz

Thanks a lot dude, it solved my problem, & just took me 1 minut to doit . I’d thought to do it that way, but I wasn’t really sure…

Good Bro!..

arul

msvcr71.dll missing

Nov 13

msvcr71.dll missing for games

JAMDOWN

THANKS ALOT MAN IT HELP ME OUT

Dec 01

JimJam

Its not letting me unzip the msvcr71.dll in either C:windows/system32 or C:windows/systemwow64 it says that access is denied and that I require administrative privileges. I am trying to get this to run on a personal laptop, no network, and there is no loggin screen when I start my computer. Help Please.

Dec 04

The White Scholar

This is what I would have figured to make things work. HOWEVER… :/ It doesnt work for me. I placed the file there, even restarted windows a few times… and nothing. The error is still there. I am just starting to use Windows 7 Ultimate and since I abhore Microsofts Internet Explorer, I NEED this to work, so that I may use my alternate browser choice.

Dec 07

Akmal

Thanks a ton buddy….!!!

Dec 16

Mark Lapasa

Thx for the help. Helped when trying to run mxmlc and compc from the Adobe Flex SDK

Dec 21

kate

YOU JUST SAVED MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

Dec 29

duude

Are these comments fake ? Why would winamp need MSVCP71.dll ?

Jan 09

Jon

Another person who ran into this problem with Flex SDK. Thanks!

Jan 11

Beto0707

There is a popular winamp plugin that provides lyrics. It apparently needs the files this article addresses. When I found the msvcr71.dll the lyics plugin started to work properly. I am running 64bit Windows 7. Thanks for the help!

rale

thanks a lot for the tip. i tried to copy it to system32 and you open my eyes. God bless you.

Jan 13

Lyn Jeffries

AOL 9.0VR wouldn’t open and gave me this fault. I had already copied this dll into Windows/ system and it worked but kept disappearing of it’s own accord making me paste it back in daily. I put it in Windows SysWOW64 and that did the trick. Thank you

Jan 29

Randy F

Thanks !!! for some reason it got deleted and my Quicken would not open. works with vista 64bit, Works Great Now!

Jan 30

David K.

Thanks very much! My Sony Vegas 9.0 suddenly stopped working because of this… I sat on it a few days because I didn’t expect to find such immediate help. Well…

Feb 01

Shane C

Thanks for this, did the trick just fine. Win7 Ultimate x64

Feb 02

Luckylis

Genius…this error has been bugging me since I loaded Windows 7 on. Thank you SO much!

Feb 08

Gringo

Me I found it here:
http://www.down-dll.com/index.php?file-download=msvcr71.dll

Feb 09

Nate

Life saver! Thank you!!

Feb 13

Sandra Hdz

Thanks!!! Very usefull

PEPI

Dude, since today, you are my new hero.

Feb 20

Claudito.

thanks m4n. Now running winamp lyrics.

Feb 21

thanks so much. i’ve read a bunch of forums and none of the other answer helped..

your suggestion worked great. my realplayer works now! thanks

Feb 27

MrMatt

I was getting this error when using Chrome on Windows 7 Ultimate. This fix worked for me!!

Much thanks!!!!

Mar 03

ian p

had the error message with winamp, using windows 7 64bit, did the fix now everythings ok thanks !

Mar 08

Ahmad

it is work with Windows server 2008 Ent. R2

Mar 16

sogood

Thanks, fixed java errors

Mar 17

Nathan

Thank you very much sorted the problem, with missing ddl file on Windows 7 Ulimate.

Mar 19

You are all most welcome. I am most grateful for all your kind thank you messages and very glad it helped you all.

Mar 23

BrandonD

Thank you so much… This solved a problem that I’ve encountered numerous times in the week that I’ve had my new laptop. I figured it was a compatibility issue but you saved me.. Thanks

Mar 25

darkplayer

Fixed my problem openning running a java application in XP (virtualbox).

if for some reason this doesn’t fix ur issue, make sure windows installer has started in “services”.

If you windows installer is missing, try this.

>msiexec.exe /unregister
>msiexec /regserver

and go into services > RPC > logon tab, make sure local system account is selected and than goto windows installer and make sure “service status” is on start.

Thanks for the fix.

Apr 13

JORGE

Thanks man … i< had the same problem hen trying to run the lyrics plugin for winamp. I jut follow the steps in the tutorial and problem solved.
Thanks for the fix

Jen

This totally worked on 64-bit Windows 7 shortly after a clean install. Excellent, clear instructions. You are responsible for improving my quality of life and I thank you for it!

Apr 15