The SAME thing happened to me after the WIndows update yesterday. Have you found a solution?
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MS UPDATE FAIL causes api-ms-win-downlevel-user32-l1-1-0.dll MISSING
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Since windows update ran a couple of days ago (this update inc ie10), I cannot run anything no application will run.
reports the following missing files.
- api-ms-win-downlevel-user32-l1-1-0.dll
- api-ms-win-downlevel-ole32-l1-1-0.dll
- wininet.dll
I have tried restore but this wont work as it says AV is running but i cant shut that down due to missing file errors when i try to run it.
- sfc /scannow reports no errors
- win7 disc repair reports that a camera or device is plugged in and wont repair when nothig is plugged in.
- cant run ms fix it as reports out the missing file error.
All was fine until this ms update ran
Please help I have worked for a client thats needs finishing ASAP.
Steve
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Anonymous
2013-03-16T00:18:32+00:00 -
Anonymous
2015-01-14T10:45:34+00:00 Same for me - system seems to be working fine - upgrade IE8 to IE11 - reboot as required - then everything start failing with messages about api-ms-win-downlevel-*-l1-1-0.dll being missing and the machine is unusable - have to restore back to a system restore to get the machine usable again
SFC /SCANNOW reports no issues - Windows Update says everything is up to date - so any ideas welcome.
What delivers these files to Windows 7 ?
Should they be in a vanilla Windows 7 install or do they comes along with subsequent Windows Updates/SP1 ?
DllHelp used to be very useful for tracking this sort of thing but alas that is no more.
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Anonymous
2016-01-17T20:00:49+00:00 Windows Update to Internet Explorer 11 (from IE9) caused several failure notifications during and after system reboot on my computer running Windows 7 Prof 64-bit SP1 : “api-ms-win-downlevel-ole32-l1-1-0.dll is missing” and “api-ms-win-downlevel-user32-l1-1-0.dll is missing”. A lot of computer functions were not working – all with the “api-ms-downlevel*.dll missing” notifications.
My failure analysis:
During the IE11 installation process a log file “IE11_main.log” has been written and saved at c:\windows. The log file of my faulty installation, showed some conspicuities, but they did not lead to installation stop or early notifications.
Four notes have been interesting:
“Version Check for (KB2834140) of C:\Windows\System32\d3d11.dll: 6.1.7601.17514 >= 6.2.9200.16570 (False)”
“WARNING: Checking version for C:\Windows\System32\api-ms-win-downlevel-user32-l1-1-0.dll. The file does not exist.”
“Version Check for (KB2786081) of C:\Windows\System32\taskhost.exe: 6.1.7601.17514 >= 6.1.7601.18010 (False)”
“Version Check for (KB2888049) of C:\Windows\System32\drivers\tcpip.sys: 6.1.7601.17514 >= 6.1.7601.18254 (False)”
My conclusion:
Something wrong with earlier installed Windows Updates KB2834140, KB2786081, KB2888049, because those updates were installed only a few days before the update of IE11.
KB2834140 only fixes a failure of update KB2670838. However, KB2670838 is mandatory for a possible installation of IE11. à So probably the installation of KB2670838 might be faulty, too.
My solution of the faulty IE11 installation issue:
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- Immediately after recognizing the faulty IE11 installation: System restore to the last point before. (My system was stable working again after system restore.)
2. 2. Safety first: Backup of my system partition with Win7 Prof 64-bit and installed IE9.
3. 3. Run ‘sfc /scannow’. (At my system: No failures detected.)
4. 4. Change settings of windows update: Turn off automatic download of updates. Updates have to be downloaded manually.
5. 5. Uninstallation of the installed updates KB2834140, KB2786081, KB2888049 and KB2670838 – As a precaution: Meanwhile running ‘sfc /scannow’ after reboot between and after the four uninstallations.
6. 6. Reboot after the final uninstallation of KB2670838.
7. 7. Look manually for windows updates.
8. 8. Reinstall KB2834140, KB2786081, KB2888049 and KB2670838 (classified as optional update!). Hold off on download and installation of IE11!
9. 9. After reinstallation of KB2834140, KB2786081, KB2888049 and KB2670838 search by windows explorer, whether the files api-ms-win-downlevel-user32-l1-1-0.dll and api-ms-win-downlevel-ole32-l1-1-0.dll are existent in C:\windows\system32. (Now they were existent on my system.)
10. 10. Reboot and reinstall IE11 by windows update. (On my system the reinstallation worked free of any failures.)
11. 11. After final reboot check, whether the system runs free of failures and IE11 works. (My system was free of failures.)
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Anonymous
2013-03-16T13:33:39+00:00 No solution at moment mate' very frustrating as I have a deadline on a website.
Come on ms please HELP
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Anonymous
2013-03-17T00:49:25+00:00 have any of you guys tried to call support about this - I may have too tomorrow.
Has anyone got another machine running win 7 on and tried to copy the files over manually ?
Had anyone tried to get the files of the windows disc ? or tried a re installation.
I have tried to run repair but it bombs as missing files aaaaaarrrrrrgggghhhhhhh
Steve