Windows Vista - RunDLL32 Problem

Hi guys,

I recently installed Vista Home Premium on my PC, and everything is working fine apart from this annoying error message regarding "RunDLL32" error which occassionally pops up in my screen.

This error message (by microsoft) usually pops up whenever i try to copy/cut paste a file (for instance: a drama downloaded from D-addicts) from an external device or whatever (i don't know what exactly is the problem so can't be so clear here)

Anyways, this is the detail of the error message:

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: RunDLL32.exe
Application Version: 6.0.6000.16386
Application Timestamp: 4549b0e1
Fault Module Name: lmpgspl.ax
Fault Module Version: 4.0.0.157
Fault Module Timestamp: 4497e991
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 0000166a
OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.768.3
Locale ID: 3081
Additional Information 1: 1624
Additional Information 2: 86df67de5c44988e3876f93cc14933ec
Additional Information 3: 93a5
Additional Information 4: 9c4004d2702c54f965d02d7a5675313d

I'm a total newB with these stuffs, so if anyone could help, it would be greatly appreciated Tongue

(Hope there isn't any personal info in that detail, lol)

Thanks,

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 9:30 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I wouldn't worry about it much, Vista is just quite buggy at this point. Everything causes errors in Vista. I believe XP had many rundll32.exe errors as well when it was starting out. Just keep faith that Mister Bill Gates wants another billion dollars and will release a very lovely service pack 2 come summer. I have Vista Ultimate baking on a 2nd partition waiting for SP2 ^_^

Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:46 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Thanks InTr4nceWeTrust,

This error thingy is coming up all the time and starting to get sick of it (lol).
GeeeEEz.....Windows..... Alcoholic

Based on that crash dump, it appears that you may have a compatibility problem with a video or audio codec. That's really all I can get out of it. More technically speaking, the error indicates a problem with the MPEG splitter that is used in MPEG videos, such as DVDs or other MPEG source. I'm pretty sure that all the video and audio codecs out there - especially those codec packs - are incompatible with Windows Vista. Assuming that you watch the dramas off D-Addicts, you must have installed additional codecs to watch them. The file impgspl.ax that is involved in the error is a dead giveaway.

My honest opinion - I would downgrade to Windows XP. I would give it another six months before all the codecs, soft subtitle handlers, and other things are updated for Vista compatibility. I doubt Ligos - the source of impgspl.ax - has been updated for Vista.

--- groink

Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:50 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Thanks Groink,

Yeh, it seems that whenever i "touch" MPEG files, the error message appear.
Suppose i need to hope ms will put up some sort of patch to solve this kinda probs...
I havn't used any codec packs, and the only codec i manually installed are things like "Divx", "CoreAVC", "MKV (Matroskva or something, lol)" and i'm, sure that's about it..... Neutral

Hmm.....downgrading to XP.... Crying

.......

Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 4:08 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

er...if you upgraded from XP to Vista, you probably have to reinstall XP from scratch. The XP install CD probably won't recognize the Vista installation, and will want to install ALL of XP's system files. That also means reformatting the hard drive, which will wipe out everything, including any saved documents, preferences, settings, etc. You might want to consider a substantial backup before you "downgrade".

Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 4:13 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I have the same problem but I don't have windows vista. Also when I try to go to open a folder windows tells me its in error and that it needs to close so I have to use other methods to access my videos I don't know what wrong with my pc its depressing thinking about it

Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:51 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

ALSO A VICTIM OF IMPGSPL.AX GO TO WINDOWS SYSTEM32 I WAS TOLD TO LOOK FOR A COUPLE OF THINGS I DIDNT FIND BUT I DID FIND IMPGSPL.AX ALL I DID WAS RE-NANE IT IMPGSPL.AXOLD REMEMBER WHERE IT IS IF YOU NEED TO CHANGE BACK BUT ITS WORKING FOR ME NOW HOPE THIS HELPS