typelib.dll: download the file and fix the error

Microsoft OLE 2.1 16/32 Interoperability for Windows NT Scanned by antivirus

typelib.dll is a file of the software Microsoft OLE 2.1 16/32 Interoperability for Windows NT (“OLE 2.1 16/32 Interoperability Library”), published by Microsoft Corporation. Version offered here: 2.1.

Programs that need it refuse to start, or show an error, when it is missing or damaged. Two methods can fix the error, below.

Method 1 · quick · about 1 minute

Download only typelib.dll

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

⇓ Download typelib.dll .zip file: the DLL + its instructions · downloaded 2,083 times

Version: 2.1
Size: 177.86 KB
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation

Then:

Extract typelib.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\System32 (64-bit DLL) or C:\Windows\SysWOW64 (32-bit DLL on 64-bit Windows), then restart.

SHA-256: d73cdfd37411d86cd6f5707220328e430ab451c37a717b7f604104c833d5eec6 · Check on VirusTotal · Product: Microsoft OLE 2.1 16/32 Interoperability for Windows NT

Method 2 · complete · depends on the program

Reinstall the program that shows the error

The program normally provides typelib.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 typelib.dll

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

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