Technical Support SWP & SW Version 5/5.5 Scientific Notebook TeXnology Document 133 How to replace the commdlg.dll file Version: 2.5 - Scientific WorkPlace & Scientific Word In Windows 3.1 and 3.11 installations, the SW dialog boxes for many common functions such as Save As won't work properly if the Windows system directory contains an old commdlg.dll file. In short, this means you won't be able to save your work or perform other common operations. The remedy for this frustrating problem is simple: use one of the methods outlined below to replace the commdlg.dll file. Replacement files are available for these versions of Windows 3.x on our ftp site or on the version 2.5 CD: • English (American) - • Arabic - • Danish - • Dutch - • English (Arabic) - • Finnish - • French - • French (Canadian) - • French (Arabic) - • German - • Hebrew - • Italian - • Norwegian - • Portuguese - • Spanish - • Swedish - • Thai - Please be aware that many software applications include a local version of commdlg.dll that is loaded into Windows when you run the application and this version is used by Windows for all applications that need any version of commdlg.dll. So, even if you have replaced the commdlg.dll file following these instructions, you may continue to experience problems. We suggest that you search all directories on your hard drives for commdlg.dll files and rename any that you find, with the exception of the one in the Windows system directory, of course. Kpg 49d on this page.