Missing file [EZTEXT.DLL]

At initial start-up, I get an alert that '...EZTEXT.DLL is missing'... everything seems to be working ok... any thoughts? Tx...

 

http://www.smartcomputing.com/techsupport/detail.aspx?guid=&ErrorID=22367

Do you have an IBM keyboard (Rapid Access Keyboard)? IBM computers such as Aptiva, apparently use this driver.

Error:
A required .DLL file, Eztext.dll, was not found.
Translation:
Many IBM keyboards, including the Rapid Access Keyboard that ships with many IBM PCs, use this DLL file. If Windows can’t find the DLL, most of the special keys on these keyboards, such as volume control buttons, fail to work. If you cancel the error, though, the computer should otherwise operate normally and the standard keys on your keyboard should work properly. Regardless, it happens each time the computer boots, and we know a few ways to fix the problem.

Solution:
If you open your C: drive and see an Ibmtools folder, open it, and you should find five files with .DLL extensions, including Eztext.dll. If the files are there, you may be in luck. Many users have eliminated the DLL error message by copying all five files to their C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM folder. You may also have to put them in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 if the System32 folder exists on your PC. To copy each file, move the mouse pointer over a file’s icon, hold down the right mouse button, drag the file to the System folder, and release the mouse button. When the context menu pops up, click Copy. Repeat this process for each DLL file; don’t forget to copy them into the System32 folder, as well, if your Windows installation has that folder.

If the files aren’t there, your drivers may be improperly installed or mising. If you don’t have the keyboard’s driver diskettes or CDs, download the latest driver files from the IBM Support Web site (http://www.pc.ibm.com/support) or at its driver download site (http://www-1.ibm.com/support/all_download_drivers.html). The driver files we found were relatively large, so it may take several hours to download them using a dial-up connection.

If you use an IBM Aptiva equipped with a keyboard that requires the Ez-text.dll and if you’ve just installed Windows 98, along with the keyboard drivers, there is a chance the "missing" DLL is installed on the computer, but Windows doesn’t know where to find it. Aptiva user Don Schneider maintains an unofficial tech support site for Aptivas at (http://members.aol.com/don5408/aptiva.html). The site has numerous tips and files, including a small patch that might help Windows find Eztext.dll. The file is buried in the site, but the direct link for the download is (http://home.ptd.net/~don5408/apps/bmsubfix/bmsubfix.exe.) You can read more about the patch to see if applies to you at (http://home.ptd.net/~don5408/apps/bmsubfix/bmsubfix.txt.)

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In any case this file is available for download at many sites that offer such. If you use any special buttons or keys that your keyboard has this may be needed otherwise you probably will never miss it.

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Let me check our archives, in case there is another use for this driver. I believe this "eztext driver missing question" has come up in the past.

Yep! I thought I remembered it. All past posts still associate this with keyboard though.

http://www.windowsbbs.com/showthread.php?t=40662&highlight=eztext.dll

http://www.windowsbbs.com/showthread.php?t=27639&highlight=eztext.dll

Let me know if this is true in your case and how you faired in your battle with the keyboard.

 

Missing File (EZTEXT.DLL)

Thank you Goddez! Pretty & smart!! One small mod req'd, after making first change (Win SYS & Win32), another IBMTOOLS *.dll app popped up as 'req'd'....I extrapolated where the alerts were leading, copy/added all 5 *.dll apps & achieved 'joy'....Tx again...

 

Well hello again jammer,
I was wondering if this post was going to fall by the wayside without an update. Thank you for the compliment, I certainly love these, but most of all thanks for the update, I definitely love these! I'm glad this worked for ya'.