formats.dll: download the file and fix the error

32-bit (x86) Additional file formats for IrfanView Scanned by antivirus

formats.dll is a file of the software Additional file formats for IrfanView (“Additional file formats for IrfanView”), published by Irfan Skiljan. Version offered here: 3.80, 32-bit.

If this file is missing or damaged, the program that uses it does not start and Windows displays an error message. Two methods can fix the error, below.

Method 1 · quick · about 1 minute

Download only formats.dll

Ideal if only this file is reported missing: you replace a single file, without reinstalling anything.

⇓ Download formats.dll .zip file: the DLL + its instructions · downloaded 3,038 times

Version: 3.80
Architecture: 32-bit (x86)
Size: 126.98 KB
Publisher: Irfan Skiljan

Then:

Extract formats.dll from the zip file and copy it to the folder of the program showing the error (where its .exe file is).
Still getting the error? Copy it to C:\Windows\SysWOW64 (64-bit Windows) or C:\Windows\System32 (32-bit Windows), then restart.

SHA-256: 5d57ff3ae86471b59429335f77b69174b11d50c366c05f45fe511cc2ef46b2ef · Check on VirusTotal · Product: Additional file formats for IrfanView

Method 2 ·complete · depends on the program

Reinstall the program that shows the error

The program normally provides formats.dll itself, in the exact version it expects. Recommended if several files are missing or if the error comes back.

Settings › Apps › Installed apps: uninstall the program or game concerned.
Reinstall it from its original setup program, then restart your computer.

Error messages related to formats.dll

The program can't start because formats.dll is missing.
Error loading formats.dll. The specified module could not be found.
Failed to load formats.dll

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