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Over the years I always wondered what all these les in C:\Windows\System32 are doing in my
Windows XP. I collected most of them and I added the function to them to keep track of what is
going on in Windows. Below you nd a part of this list.
This list is the work of many people who give this information. I collected them and nally compled
them into one list. In the near future I will also add a list with all CPL and other very interesting
les. If you have addition, please let me know and I will update the list.
acctres.dll (Microsoft Internet Account Manager Resources) - Needed to open Outlook Express. If
you do not want users to be able to use Outlook Express, it is an easy way to delete this le.
aclui.dll (Security Descriptor Editor) - Needed to enable Registry Editor.

ACTIVEDS.DLL (ADs Router Layer DLL) - Needed to open the Event viewer and Services Viewer
actxprxy.dll (ActiveX Interface Marshaling Library) - Essential to Internet Explorer. This DLL keeps
track on Active X modules
ADVAPI32.DLL (Advanced Windows 32 Base API) - Needed to boot to Windows. Provides access to
the fundamental resources available to a Windows system. Included are things like le systems,
devices, processes and threads, access to the Windows registry, and error handling.
ADVPACK.DLL (Advpack Library) - Needed by Microsoft Update. This DLL builds up the Windows
Update menu and accesses the updates list in the registry.
apphelp.dll (Application Compatibility Client Library)- This DLL came with service pack 3 and it
enables the Microsoft management console to work.
ASYCFILT.DLL - Allows applications to communicate between each other using Object Linking and
Embedding (OLE).
ATL.DLL (ATL Module for Windows XP (Unicode) - Needed by Microsoft Update. Also needed to
open Event and Services Viewers. And needed by Outlook Express. Without this le Outlook
Express will not open. You will receive this message when you click on the Outlook Express
shortcut: Outlook Express could not be started because MSOE.DLL could not be found. Outlook

Express may not be installed correctly.

ATTRIB.EXE (Attribute Utility) - Displays or changes le attributes (read-only, archive, hidden, or
system).
AUDIOSRV.DLL (Windows Audio Service) - Needed to hear sound on your computer. Main Service
le for Windows Audio.
AUTHZ.DLL (Authorization Framework) - Needed to boot to Windows.
AUTOCHK.EXE (Auto Check Disk) - Needed to boot to Windows. Launches automatically during
Windows XP bootup if a volume is marked with bad clusters, error blocks, or otherwise damaged).
avil32.dll (Microsoft AVI File support library).
BASESRV.DLL (Windows NT BASE API Server DLL) - Needed to boot to Windows.
BATMETER.DLL (Battery Meter Helper DLL) - Power Options in Control Panel.
bootvid.dll (VGA Boot Driver) - Needed to boot to Windows.

BROWSELC.DLL (Shell Browser UI Library) - IE Toolbar will look messed up without it, and you
cannot right-click access "Customize" without it.
BROWSEUI.DLL (Shell Browser UI Library) - Needed to boot to Windows.
CABINET.DLL (Microsoft Cabinet File API) - Microsoft Update. Also needed to access Properties of
Devices in Device Manager.
cabview.dll (Cabinet File Viewer Shell Extension) - Needed to view inside .cab les.
CDM.DLL (Windows Update CDM Stub)
certcli.dll (Microsoft Certicate Services Client) - Display Properties of devices in Device Manager.
CFGMGR32.DLL (Conguration Manager Forwarder DLL) - Part of CHKDSK.
CHKDSK.EXE (Check Disk) - Part of CHKDSK. A disk inspection tool that can search for and repair
disk errors.
clb.dll (Column List Box) - Needed to open Registry Editor.
CLUSAPI.DLL (Cluster API Library) - Needed to access Disk Management in Computer
Management. Also needed by Microsoft Update to install February 20, 2006 update for Windows
Media Player 10. An application programming interface (API) is the interface that a computer
system, library or application provides in order to allow requests for service to be made of it by
other computer programs, and/or to allow data to be exchanged between them.
CMD.EXE (Command Prompt) - Enables execute of a batch le. An executable that provides the
command prompt (MS-DOS shell interpreter) for Windows NT.
COMCTL32.DLL (Common Controls Library) - Needed to boot to Windows. Provides the
functionality to create and manage screen windows and most basic controls, such as buttons and
scrollbars, receive mouse and keyboard input, and other functionality associated with the GUI part
of Windows. Gives applications access to some advanced controls provided by the operating
system. These include things like status bars, progress bars, toolbars and tabs.
COMDLG32.DLL (Common Dialogs DLL) - Needed to boot to Windows. Provides applications the
standard dialog boxes for opening and saving les, choosing color and font, etc.
corpol.dll (Microsoft COM Runtime Execution Engine) - Microsoft Update.
CRYPT32.DLL (Crypto API32) - Needed to boot to Windows.

CRYPTDLL.DLL (Cryptography Manager) - Needed to boot to Windows.

cryptsvc.dll (Cryptographic Services) - Cryptographic Services, which is needed by Microsoft
Update. Also needed to access Properties of Disk Drives.
CRYPTUI.DLL (Microsoft Trust UI Provider) - Needed to boot to Windows.
CSRSRV.DLL (Client Server Runtime Process) - Needed to boot to Windows.
CSRSS.EXE (Client-Server Runtime Server Subsystem) - Needed to boot to Windows. Used to
maintain the Win32 system environment console and other essential functions.
d3d8thk.dll (Microsoft Direct3D OS Thunk Layer) - Needed by ConvertXtoDVD.
d3d9.dll (Microsoft Direct3D) - If you update to NVIDIA display drivers version 93.71, the d3d9.dll is
used by NVIDIA so that you can manually adjust Brightness, Contrast, Gamma and Image
sharpening in Display Properties -> Settings -> Advanced -> NVIDIA Unknown (or your designated
graphics card, depending upon whether or not you've chosen to delete the nvapi.dll) -> select Color
Correction -> under "Apply color changes to:" click on the drop arrow to the right of the box and
select "Overlay".
DBGHELP.dll (Windows Image Helper) - Windows Media Player 11. Without it, when you click on
something to play, a message tells you to re-install Windows Media Player. Also needed to install
WMP11.
DCIMAN32.DLL (DCI Manager) - Websites with streaming media.
ddraw.dll (Microsoft DirectDraw) - DVD Playback with Windows Media Player and NVDVD Player.
ddrawex.dll (Direct Draw Ex)
desk.cpl (Desktop Control Panel) - Display Properties Control Panel applet.
devenum.dll (Device enumeration) - Needed by Windows Media Player and NVDVD Player.
devmgmt.msc (Computer Management Console) - Needed to access Device Manager.
devmgr.dll (Device Manager MMC Snapin) - Needed to access Device Manager.
DHCPCSVC.DLL (DHCP Client Service) - Needed for Internet connectivity. Main Service le for DHCP
Client.
dinput.dll (Microsoft DirectInput) - Needed by dshow.

dmocx.dll (TreeView OCX) - Needed to access Device Manager.

DNSAPI.DLL (DNS Client API DLL) - Needed to boot to Windows.
DolbyHph.dll (Dolby Headphone Engine) - Installed and needed by NVDVD Player.
dpcdll.dll (Dpcdll Module) - Needed to boot to Windows. Product Code activation.
dsound.dll (DirectSound) - Needed by Windows Media Player and NVDVD Player.
dssenh.dll (Microsoft Enhanced DSS and Die-Hellman Cryptographic Provider) - Needed by
Internet Explorer. Also needed by Microsoft Update.
duser.dll (Windows DirectUser Engine) - Needed by Add/Remove Module. Also, if you delete this
le Windows will display the classic logo and logon prompts. However, you can boot to Windows
without it.
dxtmsft.dll (DirectX Media -- Image DirectX Transforms)
dxtrans.dll (DirectX Media -- DirectX Transform Core)
ELS.DLL (Event Viewer Snapin) - Needed by Event Viewer.
ESENT.DLL (Server Database Storage Engine) - Microsoft Update. Also needed to access Properties
of Disk Drives.
EVENTLOG.DLL (Event Logging Service) - Needed by Event Viewer. Without this le present it will
take a very long time for your system to boot to Windows.
EVENTVWR.EXE (Event Viewer Microsoft Management Console) - Needed by Event Viewer. Main
Service le for Event Log.
eventvwr.msc (Event Viewer Microsoft Management Console) - Needed by Event Viewer.
lemgmt.dll (Services and Shared Folders) - Needed by Services Viewer.
fmifs.dll (FM IFS Utility DLL) - Part of CHKDSK.
FNTCACHE.DAT (Font Cache) - If deleted, Windows will rebuild a new FNTCACHE.DAT the next time
you reboot your system. If you use SVS or SWV, and you copied fonts from a layer to the base,
delete this le. Next boot it will be rebuilded and that solves a lot of the fonts problems. (Added to
DinamiQs software to keep fonts in the layers without the need to rebuild everytime)

fontext.dll .(Windows Font Folder) - Needed to maintain selected view of Font Folder, and also
needed to display the default icon for .TTF Fonts
framebuf.dll (Framebuer Display Driver) - Needed so graphics in Safemode don't look all
screwed up.
GDI32.DLL (GDI Client DLL) - Needed to boot to Windows. Provides the functionality for outputting
graphical content to monitors, printers and other output devices.
GRPCONV.EXE (Group Convert) - Needed for some programs to install. Converts Microsoft
Windows 3.x and Microsoft Windows for Workgroups Program Manager groups into Start Menu
items.
hal.dll (Hardware Abstraction Layer) - Needed to boot to Windows.
hccoin.dll (USB Coinstaller) - Needed by Intel Chipset INF Update Utility.
hid.dll (Hid User Library) - Needed by Sound and Video Card driver installations. HID stands for
Human Interface Device, a type of computer device that interacts directly with and takes input
from humans.
html.iec (Microsoft HTML Converter) - Needed to be able to copy text from a Webpage and paste it
to Wordpad.
icmp.dll (ICMP DLL) - Needed in order to install the PCPitStop Utility for computer checkup and
diagnostics on the PC Pitstop Website. Also needed by TCPOptimizer. ICMP (Internet Control
Message Protocol) is used when networking. It ensures the integrity of information being sent
across a network.
ieframe.dll (Internet Explorer) - Essential to Internet Explorer 7. (Installed by Internet Explorer 7.)
ieframe.dll.mui (Internet Explorer) - Needed by Internet Explorer 7 Toolbar. (Installed by Internet
Explorer 7.)
iepeers.dll (Internet Explorer Peer Objects) - Needed to watch Yahoo Movie Trailers.
iertutil.dll (Run time utility for Internet Explorer) - Needed to start explorer.exe with Internet
Explorer 7 installed on your system. The explorer.exe (located in the C:\WINDOWS folder), manages
the Windows Graphical Shell including the Start Menu, Taskbar, Desktop, and File Manager.
Without it running, the graphical interface for Windows will disappear. (The iertutil.dll is installed by
Internet Explorer 7.)

ieui.dll (Internet Explorer UI Engine) - Essential to Internet Explorer 7. (Installed by Internet

Explorer 7.)
ifsutil.dll (IFS Utility DLL) - Part of CHKDSK.
IMAGEHLP.DLL (Windows NT Image Helper) - Needed to boot to Windows.
imgutil.dll (IE plugin image decoder support DLL). Belongs to Internet Explorer - Needed so you
don't see red x's in place of some images
imm32.dll (Windows XP IMM32 API Client DLL) - You cannot enter System Properties without the
imm32.dll or the usp10.dll present.
inetcomm.dll (Microsoft Internet Messaging API) - Without this le Outlook Express will not open.
You will receive this message when you click on the Outlook Express shortcut: Outlook Express

could not be started because MSOE.DLL could not be found. Outlook Express may not be installed
correctly. Additionally, the inetcomm.dll is needed in order to save a Webpage as an oine
Webpage with an .mht extension. Also needed to save an oine Webpage with an .mht extension
are the inetres.dll and the MSOERT2.DLL (Outlook Express les), and the MSHTML.TLB (Internet
Explorer le).
inetcpl.cpl .(Internet Control Panel) - Internet Options Control Panel applet.
inetcplc.dll (Internet Control Panel) - Needed to access Internet Options.
inetres.dll (Microsoft Internet Messaging API Resources) - Without this le Outlook Express will not
open. You will receive this message when you click on the Outlook Express shortcut: Outlook

Express could not be started because MSOERES.DLL could not be found. Outlook Express may not
be installed correctly. Additionally, the inetres.dll is needed in order to save a Webpage as an
oine Webpage with an .mht extension. Also needed to save an oine Webpage with an .mht
extension are the inetcomm.dll and the MSOERT2.DLL (Outlook Express les), and the
MSHTML.TLB (Internet Explorer le).
IPHLPAPI.DLL (IP Helper API) - Needed to boot to Windows.
iuengine.dll (Windows Update Control Engine) - Needed by Microsoft Update.
JSCRIPT.DLL (Microsoft JScript) - Needed by Microsoft Update. Also needed by Services Viewer.
kbdus.dll (United States Keyboard Layout) - Needed to boot to Windows. You may need a dierent
KBD*.DLL depending on your system.
kdcom.dll (Kernel Debugger HW Extension DLL) - Needed to boot to Windows.

kernel32.dll (Windows NT BASE API Client DLL) - Needed to boot to Windows. Provides access to
the fundamental resources available to a Windows system. Included are things like le systems,
devices, processes and threads, access to the Windows registry, and error handling.
ksproxy.ax - Installed by Sound Card driver installations from either the XP installation CD, or a
cab le in C:\WINDOWS\Driver Cache\i386. The installation will ask for the "ksuser.dll." Once
located, the "ksproxy.ax" will be installed along with the "ksuser.dll to C:\WINDOWS\system32.
ksuser.dll (User CSA Library) - Needed by Windows Media Player and NVDVD Player. Installed by
Sound Card driver installations from either the XP installation CD, or a cab le in
C:\WINDOWS\Driver Cache\i386. The installation will ask for the "ksuser.dll." Once located, the
"ksuser.dll" will be installed along with the "ksproxy.ax" to C:\WINDOWS\system32.
l3codeca.acm (MPEG Layer-3 Audio Codec for MSACM) - Needed by Windows Media Player to play
.mp3 music les, and also needed to be able to rip music CDs to the .mp3 format.
l3codecp.acm (MPEG Audio Layer-3 Codec for MSACM) - Needed by Windows Media Player to be
able to rip music CDs to the .mp3 format.
LegitCheckControl.dll (Windows Genuine Advantage Validation) - Needed by Microsoft Update.
This le is replaced once or twice a year to check for piracy key's
licdll.dll (Licdll Module) - Needed by Windows Update.
LOGONUI.EXE (Windows Logon User Interface). The user interface that appears when Windows XP
rst starts - If you delete this le, Windows will display the classic logo and logon prompts.
However, you can boot up to Windows without it. With resourcehacker this executable can be
customised to create custom ctrl-alt-del menu's
LSASRV.DLL (LSA Server DLL) - Needed to boot to Windows.
LSASS.EXE (LSA Security Service) - Needed to boot to Windows. The Local Security Authority server
process.
LZ32.DLL (LZ Expand/Compress API DLL) - Needed to properly display the default icon for .ttf
extension fonts.
mcicda.dll (MCI driver for cdaudio devices) - Needed by Windows Media Player burning and
ripping processes.
MFC42.DLL (MFCDLL Shared Library - Retail Version).

mfc42u.dll (MFCDLL Shared Library - Retail Version) - Needed to open Event and Services Viewers.
Needed to access Device Manager. And also needed by Wordpad.
MFPLAT.dll (Media Foundation Platform) - To even open Windows Media Player 11.
MLANG.DLL (Multi Language Support DLL) - Essential to Internet Explorer.
MMC.EXE (Microsoft Management Console) - Needed to open Event and Services Viewers. Also
needed to access Device Manager.
mmcbase.dll (MMC Base DLL) - Needed by Event and Services Viewers. Also needed to access
Device Manager.
mmcndmgr.dll (MMC Node Manager DLL) - Needed by Event and Services Viewers. Also needed to
access Device Manager.
mpg4dmod.dll (Corona Windows Media MPEG-4 S Video Decoder) - Needed to be able to adjust
the brightness in Windows Media Player for certain videos.
MPR.DLL (Multiple Provider Router DLL) - Needed to boot to Windows.
MPRAPI.DLL (Windows NT MP Router Administration DLL). After installing Internet Explorer 7, this
le is one of ve system32 les needed to open Internet Options: MPRAPI.DLL, msrating.dll,
rasapi32.dll, rasdlg.dll and rasman.dll. Additionally needed to open Network Connections in
Control Panel.
MSACM32.dll (Microsoft ACM Audio Filter) - Needed to open Audio tab in Sound and Audio Device
properties. You cannot view or change multimedia properties without this le. Also needed to hear
sound in Windows Pinball Game.
MSACM32.DRV (Microsoft Sound Mapper) - Needed to hear sound in Windows Pinball Game.
MSASN1.DLL (ASN.1 Runtime APIs) - Needed to boot to Windows.
mscong.exe (System Conguration Utility). Designed to help you troubleshoot problems with
your computer. MSCONFIG can also be used to ensure that your computer boots faster and
crashes less - In PART 5 I moved mscong.exe to the system32 folder from
C:\WINDOWS\pchealth\helpctr\binaries before I deleted the pchealth folder and its contents.
MSCTFIME.IME (Microsoft Text Frame Work Service IME). Installed with Internet Explorer 7 - If this
le is not present your system could lockup while working at your Desktop.

msdmo.dll (DMO Runtime) - Without the msdmo.dll present, Windows Media Player will not
play...anything. Also, the msdmo.dll is very much needed by Websites with streaming media.
msdxm.ocx (Windows Media Player 2 ActiveX Control) - Needed by too many Websites with
streaming media to not keep this le installed on my system. The msdxm.ocx (DirectX le) and the
wmpdxm.dll (Windows Media Player le) work together. The msdxm.ocx is also needed to start
Media Player 6.4 (mplayer2.exe).
msftedit.dll (Rich Text Edit Control, v4.1) - Needed by Wordpad. Contains functions for the Rich
Text Edit control version 4.1.
MSGINA.DLL (Windows NT Logon GINA DLL) - Needed to boot to Windows. Loads Logon User
Interface.
mshtml.dll (Microsoft HTML Viewer) - Needed by Internet Explorer.
MSHTML.TLB (Microsoft MSHTML Typelib) - Needed in order to save a Webpage as an oine
Webpage with an .mht extension. Also needed to save an oine Webpage with an .mht extension
are the inetcomm.dll, the inetres.dll and the MSOERT2.DLL (Outlook Express les).
MSHTMLED.DLL (Microsoft HTML Editing Component) - Gives you the ability to edit HTML. An
example of this would be when you edit one of your posts on some forums. You wouldn't be able
to do that without this le.
mshtmler.dll (Microsoft HTML Editing Component's Resource DLL) - Needed to insert a picture
in E-mail using Outlook Express.
MSI.DLL (Windows Installer) - Needed by Windows Installer. Also needed by PerfectDisk 6.
(PerfectDisk 8 does not need the MSI.DLL.)
msident.dll (Microsoft Identity Manager) - Needed by Outlook Express.
msidle.dll (User Idle Monitor) - Needed by Microsoft Update.
msidntld.dll (Microsoft Identity Manager) - Needed by Outlook Express.
MSIEXEC.EXE (Windows Installer) - Main Service File for Windows Installer. Windows Installer uses
the information within .MSI les that are provided with some applications, and installs, repairs, or
removes software using this information. Note: You can view these .MSI (Windows Installer File)
les within the C:\WINDOWS\Installer folder.
msihnd.dll - Needed by Windows Installer.

MSIMG32.DLL (GDIEXT Client DLL) - Without this le present, upon booting to Windows, you will
need to click OK on a Logon Message in order to enter Windows.
msisip.dll (MSI Signature SIP Provider) - Windows Installer le. SIP stands for Session Initiation
Protocol.
msls31.dll (Microsoft Line Services library le) - Essential to Internet Explorer.
MSOEACCT.DLL (Microsoft Internet Account Manager) - Needed by Outlook Express.
MSOERT2.DLL (Microsoft Outlook Express RT Lib) - Needed by Outlook Express. Additionally, the
MSOERT2.DLL is needed in order to save a Webpage as an oine Webpage with an .mht extension.
Also needed to save an oine Webpage with an .mht extension are the inetcomm.dll and the
inetres.dll (Outlook Express les), and the MSHTML.TLB (Internet Explorer le).
MSPAINT.EXE (Microsoft Paint) - A basic graphics creation and viewing tool.
MSPATCHA.DLL (Microsoft Patch Engine) - Needed by Microsoft Update.
MSPRIVS.DLL (Microsoft Privilege Translations) - Needed to boot to Windows.
msrating.dll (Internet Ratings and Local User Management DLL). After installing Internet Explorer
7, this le is one of ve system32 les needed to open Internet Options: MPRAPI.DLL,
msrating.dll, rasapi32.dll, rasdlg.dll and rasman.dll.
MSV1_0.DLL (Microsoft Authentication Package v1.0) - Needed to boot to Windows.
MSVBVM60.DLL (Visual Basic Virtual Machine) - Contains program code used to run programs that
are written in the Visual Basic programming language. As one example, CCleaner, a very popular
program needs this le.
MSVCP60.DLL (Microsoft C++ Runtime Library) - Needed to boot to Windows.
msvcp71.dll (Microsoft C++ Runtime Library) - Installed by Acronis True Image 10.
msvcr71.dll (Microsoft C Runtime Library) - Installed by Acronis True Image 10.
MSVCRT.DLL (Windows NT CRT DLL) - Needed to boot to Windows.
msvfw32.dll (Microsoft Video for Windows DLL) - Needed to open Windows Media Player.
MSWSOCK.DLL (Microsoft Windows Sockets 2.0 Service Provider) - Essential to Internet Explorer.

MSXML3.DLL (MSXML 3.0 SP 5) - Needed by Event and Services Viewers. Also needed to access
Device Manager.
MSXML3R.DLL (XML Resources) - Needed by Event and Services Viewers. Also needed to access
Device Manager.
muweb.dll (Microsoft Update Web Control) - Installed by Microsoft Update Software.
mydocs.dll (My Documents Folder UI) - Needed to properly display the My Documents Icon.
NCOBJAPI.DLL - Needed to boot to Windows.
NDDEAPI.DLL (Network DDE Share Management APIs) - Needed to boot to Windows.
NETAPI32.DLL (Net Win32 API DLL) - Needed to boot to Windows.
newdev.dll (Add Hardware Device Library) - Needed by Sound and Video Card driver installations.
I'm sure other hardware device driver installations need it too.
normaliz.dll (Unicode Normalization DLL) - Needed to start explorer.exe with Internet Explorer 7
installed on your system. The explorer.exe (located in the C:\WINDOWS folder), manages the
Windows Graphical Shell including the Start Menu, Taskbar, Desktop, and File Manager. Without it
running, the graphical interface for Windows will disappear. (The normaliz.dll is installed by
Internet Explorer 7.)
NOTEPAD.EXE (Notepad) - Notepad text-editing utility.
NTDLL.DLL (NT Layer DLL) - Needed to boot to Windows.
NTDSAPI.DLL (NT5DS Library) Needed to boot to Windows
NTOSKRNL.EXE (NT Kernel & System). Windows XP operating system Kernel - Needed to boot to
Windows
nv4_disp.dll (NVIDIA Compatible Windows 2000 Display driver) - Essential for Display Adapter. And
needed to boot to Windows.
nvcod.dll - NVIDIA Driver CoInstaller
nvcpl.dll - NVIDIA Display Properties Extension
nvdisp.nvu nvshell.dll - NVIDIA Desktop Explorer

nvudisp.exe (NVIDIA Uninstaller Utility) - Needed by NVIDIA to uninstall older drivers before
installing new drivers during the updating process.
occache.dll (Object Control Viewer) - Needed to view icon for ActiveX objects in Downloaded
Program Files. Otherwise the ActiveX objects show up as .ini les.
ODBC32.DLL (Microsoft Data Access - ODBC Driver Manager) - Needed to boot to Windows.
ODBCINT.DLL (Microsoft Data Access - ODBC Resources) - Needed to boot to Windows.
OLE32.DLL (Microsoft OLE for Windows) - Needed to boot to Windows.
oleacc.dll - Active Accessibility Core Component
oleaccrc.dll - Active Accessibility Resource DLL
OLEAUT32.DLL - Needed to boot to Windows.
oledlg.dll (Microsoft Windows OLE 2.0 User Interface Support) - Needed to open NVDVD Player.
Also needed by Wordpad.
olepro32.dll - Needed to open NVDVD Player.
OLETHK32.DLL (Microsoft OLE for Windows) - Needed by Nero.
PDBoot.exe (PerfectDisk Boot Time Defragmentation) - Needed by PerfectDisk.
pidgen.dll (Pid3.0 generation) - Needed by Microsoft Update. During Windows setup the pidgen.dll
produces a PID (Product Identication) from the serial number entered.
pnglt.dll (IE PNG plugin image decoder). Belongs to Internet Explorer - Needed so you don't see
red x's in place of some images.
POWRPROF.DLL (Power Prole Helper DLL) - Along with the powercfg.cpl, needed to enter Power
Options where you can adjust how you want your computer to power down. Without this le
present, you will receive an error when opening Properties for your Keyboard. However, the
Properties for Keyboard will eventually open.
PROFMAP.DLL (Userenv) - Needed to boot to Windows.
PSAPI.DLL (Process Status Helper) - Needed to boot to Windows.

qasf.dll (DirectShow ASF Support) - Needed to play WMA music les and WMV video les with
Media Player Classic, a third-party media player. GASF stands for Advanced Systems Format
(formerly Advanced Streaming Format), Microsoft's proprietary digital audio/digital video container
format, especially meant for streaming media. The most common le types contained within an
ASF le are Windows Media Audio (WMA) and Windows Media Video (WMV).
qdvd.dll (DirectShow DVD Playback Runtime) - Needed For DVD Playback with Windows Media
Player and NVDVD Player.
qmgr.dll (Background Intelligent Transfer Service) - Needed by Microsoft Update. Main Service le
for Background Intelligent Transfer.
rasdlg.dll (Remote Access Common Dialog API).
rasman.dll (Remote Access Connection Manager)
REGAPI.DLL (Registry Conguration API) - Needed to boot to Windows.
REGSVR32.EXE (Microsoft Register Server) - You can use the Regsvr32 tool (Regsvr32.exe) to
Register and UnRegister object linking and embedding (OLE) controls such as dynamic-link library
(DLL) or ActiveX Controls (OCX) les that are self-registerable.
riched20.dll (Rich Text Edit Control, v3.0) - Needed by Event Viewer. Contains functions for the Rich
Text Edit control versions 2.0 and 3.0.
riched32.dll (Wrapper Dll for Richedit 1.0) - Needed by Event Viewer. Contains functions for the
Rich Text Edit control version 1.0.
RPCRT4.DLL (Remote Procedure Call Runtime) - Needed to boot to Windows.
RPCSS.DLL (Distributed COM Services) - Needed to boot to Windows. Main Service le for Remote
Procedure Call (RPC).
RSAENH.DLL (Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider) - Needed to boot to Windows. The
RSAENH.DLL is needed to accurately check license for Windows.
rshx32.dll (Security Shell Extension) - The Rshx32.dll controls the Security tab in Properties of les
and folders. (To be able to see the Security tab in XP Home Edition you must be in Safemode.)
RTUTILS.DLL (Routing Utilities) - Needed by Websites with streaming media.
RUNDLL32.EXE (Run DLL) - Used to run DLL les from a command line.

RUNONCE.EXE (Run Once) - Used to perform tasks as dened in the RunOnce Registry key.
SAMLIB.DLL (SAM Library DLL) - Needed to boot to Windows.
SAMSRV.DLL (SAM Server DLL) - Needed to boot to Windows.
SC.EXE (A tool to aid in developing services for Windows NT). Communicates with the Service
Controller and installed services. The SC.exe retrieves and sets control information about Services.
SCESRV.DLL (Windows Security Conguration Editor Engine) - Needed to boot to Windows.
SCHANNEL.DLL (TLS / SSL Security Provider) - Needed by Internet Explorer. Also needed by
Microsoft Update.
SECUR32.DLL (Security Support Provider Interface) - Needed to boot to Windows.
sendmail.dll (Send Mail). The sendmail.dll is a library le used for sending mail via Websites.
services.exe (Services and Controller app) - Needed to boot to Windows. Main Service le for Plug
and Play.
services.msc (Services Viewer) - Needed by Services Viewer.
SETUPAPI.DLL (Windows Setup API) - Needed to boot to Windows.
SFC.DLL (Windows File Protection) - Needed by Microsoft Update.
SFC_OS.DLL (Windows File Protection) - You can boot to Windows without this le, but not without
rst having to click OK on an error that appears telling you the SFC_OS.DLL cannot be found.
sfcles.dll (Windows 2000 System File Checker) - Needed to display Properties button in Control
Panel > Keyboard > Hardware without receiving an error.
SHDOCLC.DLL (Shell Doc Object and Control Library) - Needed to be able to access right-click
options while right-clicking on a Webpage.
SHDOCVW.DLL (Shell Doc Object and Control Library) - Needed to boot to Windows.
SHELL32.DLL (Windows Shell Common Dll) - Needed to boot to Windows.
shellstyle.dll (Windows Shell Style Resource Dll) - If you choose to use the Windows Classic theme,
and delete the Themes folder and its contents, you will still need the shellstyle.dll that is in the
system32 folder in order to gain access to the Add or Remove Programs panel.

SHFOLDER.DLL (Shell Folder Service) - Needed by Microsoft Update.

shgina.dll (Windows Shell User Logon) - Needed to restart your computer from your Desktop.
Further, once you delete or move this le from the system32 folder--even if you put it back--you
still won't be able to restart from your Desktop.
shimgvw.dll (Windows Picture and Fax Viewer) - Needed to display saved image les.
SHLWAPI.DLL (Shell Light-weight Utility Library) - Needed to boot to Windows. Allows applications
to access the functionality provided by the operating system shell, as well as change and enhance
it.
shsvcs.dll (Windows Shell Services Dll) - Main Service le for Shell Hardware Detection.
SHUTDOWN.EXE (Remote Shutdown Tool). Allows shutdowns and restarts on local or remote PCs.
SMSS.EXE (Windows NT Session Manager) - Needed to boot to Windows. Used to establish the
Windows XP environment during bootup.
SNAPAPI.DLL (Acronis Snapshot Dynamic Link Library) - Installed by Acronis True Image.
SNDVOL32.EXE (Volume Control) - A GUI (Graphical User Interface) volume application.
stdole2.tlb (Microsoft OLE 3.50 for Windows NT and Windows 95 Operating Systems) - After
deleting the stdole2.tlb and rebooting your system, you may be unable to launch the Search
Assistant.
stdole32.tlb (Microsoft OLE 2.1 for Windows NT Operating System). When you delete one or
both the stdole32.tlb or the stdole2.tlb from the system32 folder, when installing a program that
uses InstallShield, you may receive the following error message: The install Shield engine

"ikernel.exe" could not be launched -Error loading type library /dll.

storprop.dll (Property Pages for Storage Devices) - Needed to view Advanced Settings tab in
Primary IDE Channel and Secondary IDE Channel under IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers in Device
Manager.
SVCHOST.EXE (Generic Host Process for Win32 Services) - Needed to boot to Windows.
SXS.DLL (Fusion 2.5) - Needed to boot to Windows.
sysdm.cpl (System Applet for the Control Panel) - System Properties Control Panel applet.

syssetup.dll (Windows NT System Setup) - Needed to display Properties button in Control Panel >
Keyboard > Hardware without receiving an error.
TAPI32.DLL (Microsoft Windows Telephony API Client DLL) - TAPI32.DLL is needed by
streaming media on many sites.
TASKMGR.EXE (Task Manager) - The Task Manager application.
themeui.dll (Windows Theme API) - Needed by Display Properties.
timedate.cpl (Time Date Control Panel Applet) - Date and Time Properties Control Panel applet.
ULIB.DLL (File Utilities Support DLL) - Part of CHKDSK.
umpnpmgr.dll (User-mode Plug-and-Play Service) - Needed to boot to Windows.
untfs.dll (NTFS Utility DLL) - Part of CHKDSK.
url.dll (Internet Shortcut Shell Extension DLL) - Displays default "e" icon for Internet Shortcuts and
the one displayed in your Explorer Toolbar Address Bar.
urlmon.dll (OLE32 Extensions for Win32) - Essential to Internet Explorer.
usbui.dll (USB UI Dll) - Needed to display Advanced tab in USB Universal Host Controller
Properties, and Power tab in USB Root Hub Properties in Device Manager.
user32.dll (Windows XP USER API Client DLL) - Needed to boot to Windows.
userenv.dll (Userenv) - Needed to boot to Windows.
USERINIT.EXE (User Initialization) - Needed to boot to Windows. Used to establish the operating
environment for a user after logon.
usp10.dll (Uniscribe Unicode script processor) - You cannot enter System Properties without the
usp10.dll or the imm32.dll present.
UXTHEME.DLL (Microsoft UxTheme Library) - Needed to boot to Windows. Main Service le for
Themes.
vbscript.dll (Microsoft VBScript) - Needed by some Websites with streaming media. Also needed
by Yahoo Chat.
vdmdbg.dll (VDMDBG.DLL) - Needed to access Task Manager.

VERSION.DLL (Version Checking and File Installation Libraries) - Needed to boot to Windows.
WATCHDOG.SYS (Watchdog Driver) - Needed to boot to Windows.
WDMAUD.DRV (WDM Audio driver mapper) - Needed by Windows Media Player. Also needed to
hear sound in Windows Pinball Game.
webcheck.dll (Web Site Monitor) - Needed by Microsoft Update. You will need the webcheck.dll to
install the new Microsoft Update software.
WIN32K.SYS (Multi-User Win32 Driver) - Needed to boot to Windows.
WINHTTP.DLL (Windows HTTP Services) - Needed by Microsoft Update. In Vista this DLL is needed
to open Wireless conguration dialogbox
WININET.DLL (Internet Extensions for Win32) - Needed to boot to Windows. Internet Explorer le.
WINLOGON.EXE (Windows NT Logon Application) - Needed to boot to Windows. Windows logon
manager. Handles the login and logout procedures. With resourcehacker this le can be altered to
control logon procedures and to alter the tasks that it follows.
WINMM.DLL (MCI API DLL). Needed by Windows Media Player.
WINSCARD.DLL (Microsoft Smart Card API) - Needed by Microsoft Update.
WINSPOOL.DRV (Windows Spooler Driver).
WINSRV.DLL (Windows Server DLL) - Needed to boot to Windows.
WINSTA.DLL (Winstation Library) - Needed to boot to Windows.
WINTRUST.DLL (Microsoft Trust Verication APIs). Needed to boot to Windows.
WLDAP32.DLL (Win32 LDAP API DLL) - Needed to boot to Windows.
WLNOTIFY.DLL (Common DLL to receive Winlogon notications) - Needed by Microsoft Update.
wmadmod.dll (Windows Media Audio Decoder) - Needed by Windows Media Player to play .WMA
music les.
wmadmoe.dll (Windows Media Audio Encoder/Transcoder) - Needed by Windows Media Player
ripping process.
WMASF.DLL (Windows Media ASF DLL) - Needed by Windows Media Player.

WMI.DLL (WMI DC and DP functionality) - Needed to access Device Manager.

wmnetmgr.dll (Windows Media Network Plugin Manager DLL) - Needed to watch Yahoo Movie
Trailers.
WMP.DLL (Windows Media Player Core) - Needed to open Windows Media Player.
wmpdxm.dll (Windows Media 6.4 Player Shim) - Needed by too many Websites with streaming
media to not keep this le installed on my system.
wmpeects.dll (Windows Media Player Eects) - Needed for visual eects while playing music with
Windows Media Player 11.
WMPLOC.DLL (Windows Media Player) - Needed to open Windows Media Player.
wmpps.dll (Windows Media Player Proxy Stub Dll) - Needed to rip music CDs using Windows Media
Player 11 with le-name information intact, such as the name of the artist, album, song title.
Without the wmpps.dll le present, the le-name information it will read and write as "01 Unknown
Artist Track 1". Also needed to burn .WMA les to a CD using WMP11.
wmpshell.dll (Windows Media Player Launcher) - Without the wmpshell.dll present WMP cannot
remember that it's supposed to open your media les. The Open With dialog box will open instead,
asking you to choose a program you want to use to open the le.
WMVCORE.DLL (Windows Media Playback/Authoring DLL) - Needed to watch Yahoo Movie Trailers.
WMVDECOD.dll (Windows Media Video Decoder) - Needed to watch MSNBC videos online, and to
watch Yahoo Movie Trailers with Windows Media Player 11 installed on your system.
wpa.dbl Windows Product Activation (WPA) - Needed to boot to Windows.
WS2_32.DLL (Windows Socket 2.0 32-Bit DLL) - Needed to boot to Windows.
WS2HELP.DLL (Windows Socket 2.0 Helper for Windows NT) - Needed to boot to Windows.
WSHTCPIP.DLL (Windows Sockets Helper DLL) - Essential to Internet Explorer
WSOCK32.DLL (Windows Socket 32-Bit DLL) - Needed for Internet Connectivity. Winsock (short for
Windows Sockets) is a specication that denes how Windows network software should access
network services, especially TCP/IP.

WTSAPI32.DLL (Windows Terminal Server SDK APIs) - Needed both to view the Automatic Updates
tab in System Properties, and by Microsoft Update. Also needed to enter System Properties by
right-clicking on My Computer and selecting Properties without receiving this error: This

application has failed to start because WTSAPI32.DLL was not found. Re-installing the application
may x this. However, System Properties will open after clicking OK on the error message even
without this le present.
wuaucpl.cpl (Automatic Updates Control Panel). Automatic Updates Control Panel applet - Needed
by Microsoft Update.
wuapi.dll.mui (Windows Update Client API) - Needed by Microsoft Update.
WUAUCLT.EXE (Windows Update). An auto-update client - Needed by Microsoft Update.
wuauclt1.exe (Windows Update AutoUpdate Client) - Needed by Microsoft Update.
wuaucpl.cpl (Automatic Updates Control Panel applet) - Needed by Microsoft Update.
wuaucpl.cpl.mui (Automatic Updates Control Panel) - Needed by Microsoft Update.
wuaueng.dll (Windows Update AutoUpdate Engine) - Needed by Microsoft Update.
wuaueng.dll.mui (Windows Update Agent) - Needed by Microsoft Update.
WUAUENG1.DLL (Windows Update AutoUpdate Engine) - Needed by Microsoft Update.
wuauserv.dll (Windows Update AutoUpdate Service) - Needed by Microsoft Update. Main Service
le for Automatic Updates.
WUCLTUI.DLL (Windows Update Client UI Plugin) - Needed by Microsoft Update.
wucltui.dll.mui (Windows Update Client UI Plugin) - Needed by Microsoft Update.
wupdmgr.exe (Windows Update Manager for NT) - Needed by Microsoft Update.
WUPS.DLL (Windows Update client proxy stub) - Needed by Microsoft Update.
wups2.dll (Windows Update client proxy stub 2) - Needed by Microsoft Update.
WUWEB.DLL (Windows Update Web Control) - Needed by Microsoft Update.
xmllite.dll (Microsoft XmlLite Library) - Needed by Internet Explorer 7 Toolbar. (Installed by
Internet Explorer 7.)

xpsp1res.dll (Service Pack 1 Messages) - Needed to open Add/Remove Programs from the Control
Panel.
XPSP2RES.DLL (Service Pack 2 Messages) - Needed to boot to Windows.
zipdr.dll (Compressed (zipped) Folders) - Needed to package les in Compressed (zipped) form.
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Hum...I can see SCHTASKS.exe is missing from your list. Shame, it's a great tool to access the
task scheduler database.
Still worth a thumb up for the eort ;).
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Reward the writers of good stu.

If you like it, then show your gratuity to the writer by giving him a thumbsup.
Cheers
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Nice blog, thanks Erik!

regards,
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Hi Erik,
This blog is very helpful.
Thanks for sharing these information
Regards, Balsaraj http://balzqazone.wordpress.com
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I am suspicious ofwhat "winlogon.exe" is doing on my personal (i.e.: home PC). Making me

even more suspicious is that the version running on my PC isunsigned. Is it a threat or not???

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18 Sep 2010 (/connect/blogs/cwindowssystem32-les-explained#comment-4514571)

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winlogon is a component of Windows OS, there are some functions used by it like loading
the user prole on logon, lock user session in case of savescreen with this feature enabled,
etc. But there are some virus that modify its function and create issues about memory
usage.

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Great job ErikW,

You haven't got it in a csv - ora DB/XLS - leformat would you?
Thanks,
Rich

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No i dont have it in csv format.

But i believe it would be no more then 30 minutes to make it.
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Good Stu. Anyone know a way to determine if these les are installed on a particular
machine through a query using CMS7 or DS6.9?

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That was a nice job you did there.

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See the below link too. It categorized like

Essential System Files
Essential Startup Files etc
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457124.aspx (http://technet.microsoft.com/enus/library/bb457124.aspx)
Any comment will be appreciated. Mark as Solution if your query is resolved
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Great list!! Thanks!!! Very useful and interesting...I really have always wondered what they all
do.

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Hello.... I realize this is an old post, but came up with this list as exactly what i was looking to
nd :)
I have been using a few editors to modifydialog boxes to make my UI custom.I like toexpand
the "Browse.." window, so that I can see the entire address once
it has been lled in. I ses mshtmler.dll and isexactly what I was hoping to nd. Since this le
has no dialog boxes, I was hoping you could assist me in nding whatever le is opened to
create the dialog box you see here:

I gured out this was an IE le, as the little blue "e" in the corner gives it away :) I have
searched my drive extensively, System32 the en-US folder and all over. Do you have any
idea where the .dll or .mui le is that contains THIS dialog box?
I would be most appreciative of any assistance anyone can oer.
Thanks in advance, Eric aka: Evil-e

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Nicepost.....

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