ksuser.dll and my issues

kazinkilu · Mar 18, 2006, 06:00 PM

To answer whoever may dismiss this as, "Oh, you didnt' use the search engine." Yes, I did.

So please read this!

The issue I got has been documented already. During installation, the program gives you the all-too-familiar "Please insert the Windows XP SP2 CD
. . . and locate the file ksuser.dll".

As the other individual I found on these forums who had this problem, I copied my cab from my CD into Windows/System32 and voila! The installation worked and I restarted.

Other things to note: I believe I replicated the problem by cleaning my .cab with Driver Cleaner Pro.

However, unlike that person, there was a lot of very, very unusual performance issues in 3d games! Random stuttering, whose time intervals increased if I disabed sound (or disappeared altogether), is now a problem.

In addition, I can't revert back to old kX drivers because it gives me the same prompt and same problem.

What can I do?

Perhaps the ksuser.dll (and other files) is the "wrong" one - where can I get another, if this is the problem?

Thanks!

Lex Nahumury · Mar 18, 2006, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kazinkilu

.... I can't revert back to old kX drivers because it gives me the same prompt and same problem.
Perhaps the ksuser.dll (and other files) is the "wrong" one - where can I get another, if this is the problem?

ksuser.dll is a microsoft provided dll and is not a part of kX drivers.
I think you are confusing "ks" with "kx".

Tril · Mar 19, 2006, 02:54 AM

Try this. Click Start on the Taskbar and click Run...
Execute "sfc /scannow" without the quotes.

See this link for more info on this.

kazinkilu · Mar 19, 2006, 04:42 AM

I think my SFC is borked.

I followed the guide on the link you provided to the letter.

SFC /scannow works for I'd estimate 3-5%, and then prompts me for the CD.

I tried with and without routing the registry to a "C:\" SourcePath value(which was copied from a WXP SP2 CD).

That is to say, I routed SourcePath to "C:\" after copying the i386 folder to my hard drive. ((Yes, C is actually my hard drive's letter.)) That failed. Additionally, putting the SourcePath back to the "E:\" default (which is my second DVD drive) and restarting, then inserting the CD into the drive also failed.

Any ideas?

kXfanatic · Mar 22, 2006, 06:43 AM

Guess, it's another not kX but 1e-6soft issue...

Maddogg6 · Mar 22, 2006, 08:13 AM

Im wondering if the OP installed anti-spyware/Anti-virus that gave false positive on and removed a related system file.

or possibly 'optimized' his sytem and crippled some of these normally 'less used' functions of an OS..??

Then again... If had some files in XP mysteriously dissappear.

Adaware is known to remove a known benign file installed by Kazaa lite that would break your internet connection....

kazinkilu · Mar 29, 2006, 12:25 AM

I don't touch the registry except for a handful of annoying things:

Disabling Caps Lock, removing the compress old files "feature" (god, who thought of that cursed thing) from Disc Cleanup.

However, I have used a program called XP-Antispy which disables things I never use.

Perhaps "undo-ing" XP-Antispy's alterations would alleviate my problem.
Although, I had the SFC issue prior to Antispy.

The whole situation stinks, IMHO

EDIT: Oh, and I am extremely careful with browsing. I'm not exactly an inexperienced user. Regardless, Spybot is set to do updates, scans, and repairs automatically at 5am every night. I don't like Adaware so I don't use it, and I don't have anti-virus software installed because real-time scanning is for paranoia satiation (or for insecure/very large networks). . . Having said that, I naturally install, update, and scan if I suspect something fishy or if its been awhile

Edit on the edit: Perhaps a Windows files repair via the CD bootup would fix the SFC problem, what do you think?

Mar 18, 2006, 06:00 PM	#1
kazinkilu DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	ksuser.dll and my issues To answer whoever may dismiss this as, "Oh, you didnt' use the search engine." Yes, I did. So please read this! The issue I got has been documented already. During installation, the program gives you the all-too-familiar "Please insert the Windows XP SP2 CD . . . and locate the file ksuser.dll". As the other individual I found on these forums who had this problem, I copied my cab from my CD into Windows/System32 and voila! The installation worked and I restarted. Other things to note: I believe I replicated the problem by cleaning my .cab with Driver Cleaner Pro. However, unlike that person, there was a lot of very, very unusual performance issues in 3d games! Random stuttering, whose time intervals increased if I disabed sound (or disappeared altogether), is now a problem. In addition, I can't revert back to old kX drivers because it gives me the same prompt and same problem. What can I do? Perhaps the ksuser.dll (and other files) is the "wrong" one - where can I get another, if this is the problem? Thanks!

Mar 19, 2006, 02:54 AM	#3
Tril S-3D enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,676 Rep Power: 64 System Specs	Try this. Click Start on the Taskbar and click Run... Execute "sfc /scannow" without the quotes. See this link for more info on this.

Mar 19, 2006, 04:42 AM	Thread Starter #4
kazinkilu DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	I think my SFC is borked. I followed the guide on the link you provided to the letter. SFC /scannow works for I'd estimate 3-5%, and then prompts me for the CD. I tried with and without routing the registry to a "C:\" SourcePath value(which was copied from a WXP SP2 CD). That is to say, I routed SourcePath to "C:\" after copying the i386 folder to my hard drive. ((Yes, C is actually my hard drive's letter.)) That failed. Additionally, putting the SourcePath back to the "E:\" default (which is my second DVD drive) and restarting, then inserting the CD into the drive also failed. Any ideas?

Mar 22, 2006, 06:43 AM	#5
kXfanatic DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 88 Rep Power: 0	Guess, it's another not kX but 1e-6soft issue...

Mar 22, 2006, 08:13 AM	#6
Maddogg6 Tail Razer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bernyurass, AZ - USA Posts: 4,027 Rep Power: 0	Im wondering if the OP installed anti-spyware/Anti-virus that gave false positive on and removed a related system file. or possibly 'optimized' his sytem and crippled some of these normally 'less used' functions of an OS..?? Then again... If had some files in XP mysteriously dissappear. Adaware is known to remove a known benign file installed by Kazaa lite that would break your internet connection....

Mar 29, 2006, 12:25 AM	Thread Starter #7
kazinkilu DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	I don't touch the registry except for a handful of annoying things: Disabling Caps Lock, removing the compress old files "feature" (god, who thought of that cursed thing) from Disc Cleanup. However, I have used a program called XP-Antispy which disables things I never use. Perhaps "undo-ing" XP-Antispy's alterations would alleviate my problem. Although, I had the SFC issue prior to Antispy. The whole situation stinks, IMHO EDIT: Oh, and I am extremely careful with browsing. I'm not exactly an inexperienced user. Regardless, Spybot is set to do updates, scans, and repairs automatically at 5am every night. I don't like Adaware so I don't use it, and I don't have anti-virus software installed because real-time scanning is for paranoia satiation (or for insecure/very large networks). . . Having said that, I naturally install, update, and scan if I suspect something fishy or if its been awhile Edit on the edit: Perhaps a Windows files repair via the CD bootup would fix the SFC problem, what do you think?