Some install programs "create" dll files from the driver files, which are usually .oem or some such. Often, when this is the case, a direct copy of a .dll into even the right directory won't make it work right, since other parts of the driver setup are still missing.

Assuming that the missing file is supposed to be part of the TVCard setup, I'd suggest seeing if the Card mfr - or whoever you got it from - has a web site with any information (especially driver downloads) that might help.

Occasionally, a right click on another file in the installation, and a look at "Properties" will identify a software vendor (who made the program for the card mfr), that could lead you to a source for the missing file.

Reinstalling software sometimes will fail if you just reinstall on top of the existing files. If you didn't already, you might try going to Start - Settings - Control Panel - Add/Remove Software and see if there is an Uninstall for the program. If there is, run it, and then reinstall.

Occasionally you may find software that doesn't "register" an uninstall, in which case it won't show in Control Panel - but there may be an uninstall.exe in the directory where the software is living.

If you want to "cheap out" and just kill the error message, there is a fair chance that the "call" for the .dll comes from a shortcut in the StartUp directory, and you could just delete the shortcut. (A "safer" procedure would be to cut and paste (move) the file somewhere else, and see if everything still works - before you actually delete it.)

In Win98, look for C:\Windows\StartMenu\Programs\StartUp. Other systems vary the location - use WindowsExplorer Find or Search and look for StartUP if it's not there. Note that if you find the shortcut, right click & look at properties may tell you "who" created it, which could give you a clue to actually fixing things.

John