mscorwks.dll could not be loaded, HELP!!!

I'm running windows XP for one of my machines, it has .Net Framework 1, 2, 3, and 3.5 installed

When I try to run this program is says
"(app name).exe - .NET Framework Initilization Error"
"C:\Windows\microsoft.net\Framework\v2.050727\mscorwks.dll could not be loaded"

I've searched for hours for solutions, but nobody seems to have a definite answer. Can somebody please help me resolve this issue?
Thanks in advanced!

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Asif Dasl

Copy the file off a pc that does have that file and copy it in to the folder it's looking for or in to C:\Windows\System32

Alternatively use this site for the dll:
http://download.dll-files.com/c42ae64f5db6bc5e947b7e3e1b1e633e/mscorwks.zip?0WLhXGWEkX

YFZblu

Definitely try to get the DLL from source, or from a PC which got the DLL from source. As someone who occasionally has to hand out policy violations to admins who get software from unapproved sources, I despise sites like dll-files.com.

Additionally, if you'd like to understand the "why" portion of this problem and how to fix it, this article will help:

Dynamic-Link Library Search Order (Windows)

kenichiwaaa

YFZblu wrote: »

Definitely try to get the DLL from source, or from a PC which got the DLL from source. As someone who occasionally has to hand out policy violations to admins who get software from unapproved sources, I despise sites like dll-files.com.

Additionally, if you'd like to understand the "why" portion of this problem and how to fix it, this article will help:

Dynamic-Link Library Search Order (Windows)

Copying the DLL from another PC source was one of the first things that I tried, but I still get the same error message. I'd also wouldn't get anything from unapproved sources, so I know what you mean...

YFZblu

Which directory did you copy the DLL to?

lsud00d

Have you tried to reinstall .NET 2.x?

Asif Dasl

YFZblu wrote: »

Definitely try to get the DLL from source, or from a PC which got the DLL from source. As someone who occasionally has to hand out policy violations to admins who get software from unapproved sources, I despise sites like dll-files.com.

Additionally, if you'd like to understand the "why" portion of this problem and how to fix it, this article will help:

Dynamic-Link Library Search Order (Windows)

It's a fair point, bit of a lazy answer I'll admit, I'd be blasting the machine with a fresh image of Windows 7 or most probably completely replacing the machine at this stage if I had to spend too much time fixing it. XP has 1 month to go. That should have been my answer.

kenichiwaaa

YFZblu wrote: »

Which directory did you copy the DLL to?

I copied the file from one of the machines c:\ drive on my local network... there's about 20+ machines

kenichiwaaa

lsud00d wrote: »

Have you tried to reinstall .NET 2.x?

I tried, but it wouldn't let me delete the current .NET on the system to try to start brand new

YFZblu

kenichiwaaa wrote: »

I copied the file from one of the machines c:\ drive on my local network... there's about 20+ machines

I asked where you put the DLL on the broken machine. In any event, I have enough work to do here...good luck