Does any one know what a dll is on the c: drive?

.dll is a "windows" file extension. It stands for Dynamic Linked Library.


There are, at a minimum, several hundred of them in an OS, and /or an application. They are the "conversion" files that let the main program "talk" to the various sections of the OS and/or the hardware.


They can be found in almost any file location, depending on what loaded them for use.


They should NOT be tampered with by the "user", unless the user ALSO wrote the program with which they are used.

Does any one know what a dll is on the c: drive?
DLL is short for Dynamic Link Library, a library of executable functions or data that can be used by a Windows Application. A dynamic link is created by a program as needed. DLL files usually end with the extensions : .dll ; .exe ; .drv ; .fon


I am very careful about downloading files ending with the extensions .exe %26amp; .drv plus, there seems to be a lot of errors occuring when .dll files are involved.
Reply:You've got to go ask Google...this question is so involved.


If you don't have google, get it~ at www.google.com


Type just .dll and you'll see / learn lots
Reply:without knowing what dll you're talking about....generically, a dll is a file that is needed to make something (a program, process, etc) run. WIthout all the necessary ones, things won't work properly.
Reply:Dynamic-link library (also written without the hyphen), or DLL, is Microsoft's implementation of the shared library concept in the Microsoft Windows and OS/2 operating systems. These libraries usually have the file extension DLL, OCX (for libraries containing ActiveX controls), or DRV (for legacy system drivers).
Reply:The .dll files are created when you install a program, these files are needed to run that program, this is, every program (AutoCAD, Limeware, Photoshop, etc.) has its own .dll files in order to run properly. You can't erase these files or modify them if you want your programs working. Some of these .dll files are left even when you uninstall the program but it's very complicated to know which ones are currently in use. So, i strongly recommend you not to touch these kind of files.