A problem with the registry, a virus infection or malicious program installed to the computer, or even an issue with the computer hardware may be the cause of your errors errors.

Msvcr71.dll Errors

When issues with this particular DLL file occur, the errors that indicate a problem might be presented as any of the following:

Msvcr71.dll Not FoundThis application failed to start because msvcr71.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.The program can’t start because msvcr71.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this program.Cannot find [PATH]\msvcr71.dllThe file msvcr71.dll is missing.Cannot start [APPLICATION]. A required component is missing: msvcr71.dll. Please install [APPLICATION] again.

Most error messages like these appear when you try to run a particular program, but might also be seen when installing a particular application, starting or shutting down Windows, or possibly even when installing a fresh version of Windows.

How to Fix Msvcr71.dll Errors

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Would you rather someone else fix this DLL issue for you? See How Do I Get My Computer Fixed? for a full list of your support options, plus help with everything along the way like figuring out repair costs, saving your files if you need them moved elsewhere, choosing a repair service, and a lot more. Files you know were in the Recycle Bin at one point, but have since been “permanently” deleted via emptying it, might be able to be recovered with a free file recovery program. If the error remains after that get installed, copy the DLL from wherever Windows puts it to the folder your error says it’s missing from. For example, not only does Windows keep a copy in a \Windows\ folder, but so, too, might Microsoft Office and some other programs. It should be clear where you should copy it from if the DLL error message specifies which folder it’s missing from. This will change lots of important system files back to the state they were in at an earlier date, which may be what you need to do if your error was caused by a change made to an important file or configuration.