Download Pddllw32.dll for Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista and XP

Pddllw32.dll download. The Pddllw32.dll file is a dynamic link library for Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista and XP. You can fix "The file Pddllw32.dll is missing." and "Pddllw32.dll not found." errors by downloading and installing this file from our site.

What is Pddllw32.dll? What Does It Do?

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How to Download Pddllw32.dll Library?

  1. Click on the green-colored "Download" button (The button marked in the picture below).
    Starting the download process for Pddllw32.dll
    Step 1:Starting the download process for Pddllw32.dll
  2. When you click the "Download" button, the "Downloading" window will open. Don't close this window until the download process begins. The download process will begin in a few seconds based on your Internet speed and computer.

Methods for Fixing Pddllw32.dll

ATTENTION! Before beginning the installation of the Pddllw32.dll library, you must download the library. If you don't know how to download the library or if you are having a problem while downloading, you can look at our download guide a few lines above.

Method 1: Installing the Pddllw32.dll Library to the Windows System Directory

  1. The file you downloaded is a compressed file with the extension ".zip". This file cannot be installed. To be able to install it, first you need to extract the dynamic link library from within it. So, first double-click the file with the ".zip" extension and open the file.
  2. You will see the library named "Pddllw32.dll" in the window that opens. This is the library you need to install. Click on the dynamic link library with the left button of the mouse. By doing this, you select the library.
    Choosing the Pddllw32.dll library
    Step 2:Choosing the Pddllw32.dll library
  3. Click on the "Extract To" button, which is marked in the picture. In order to do this, you will need the Winrar program. If you don't have the program, it can be found doing a quick search on the Internet and you can download it (The Winrar program is free).
  4. After clicking the "Extract to" button, a window where you can choose the location you want will open. Choose the "Desktop" location in this window and extract the dynamic link library to the desktop by clicking the "Ok" button.
    Extracting the Pddllw32.dll library to the desktop
    Step 3:Extracting the Pddllw32.dll library to the desktop
  5. Copy the "Pddllw32.dll" library you extracted and paste it into the "C:\Windows\System32" directory.
    Copying the Pddllw32.dll library into the Windows/System32 directory
    Step 3:Copying the Pddllw32.dll library into the Windows/System32 directory
  6. If your system is 64 Bit, copy the "Pddllw32.dll" library and paste it into "C:\Windows\sysWOW64" directory.
    NOTE! On 64 Bit systems, you must copy the dynamic link library to both the "sysWOW64" and "System32" directories. In other words, both directories need the "Pddllw32.dll" library.
    Copying the Pddllw32.dll library to the Windows/sysWOW64 directory
    Step 4:Copying the Pddllw32.dll library to the Windows/sysWOW64 directory
  7. In order to run the Command Line as an administrator, complete the following steps.
    NOTE! In this explanation, we ran the Command Line on Windows 10. If you are using one of the Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP operating systems, you can use the same methods to run the Command Line as an administrator. Even though the pictures are taken from Windows 10, the processes are similar.
    1. First, open the Start Menu and before clicking anywhere, type "cmd" but do not press Enter.
    2. When you see the "Command Line" option among the search results, hit the "CTRL" + "SHIFT" + "ENTER" keys on your keyboard.
    3. A window will pop up asking, "Do you want to run this process?". Confirm it by clicking to "Yes" button.
    Running the Command Line as an administrator
    Step 5:Running the Command Line as an administrator
  8. Let's copy the command below and paste it in the Command Line that comes up, then let's press Enter. This command deletes the Pddllw32.dll library's problematic registry in the Windows Registry Editor (The library that we copied to the System32 directory does not perform any action with the library, it just deletes the registry in the Windows Registry Editor. The library that we pasted into the System32 directory will not be damaged).
    %windir%\System32\regsvr32.exe /u Pddllw32.dll
    Deleting the Pddllw32.dll library's problematic registry in the Windows Registry Editor
    Step 6:Deleting the Pddllw32.dll library's problematic registry in the Windows Registry Editor
  9. If you have a 64 Bit operating system, after running the command above, you must run the command below. This command will clean the Pddllw32.dll library's damaged registry in 64 Bit as well (The cleaning process will be in the registries in the Registry Editor< only. In other words, the dll file you paste into the SysWoW64 folder will stay as it).
    %windir%\SysWoW64\regsvr32.exe /u Pddllw32.dll
    Uninstalling the Pddllw32.dll library's broken registry from the Registry Editor (for 64 Bit)
    Step 7:Uninstalling the Pddllw32.dll library's broken registry from the Registry Editor (for 64 Bit)
  10. In order to cleanly recreate the dll library's registry that we deleted, copy the command below and paste it into the Command Line and hit Enter.
    %windir%\System32\regsvr32.exe /i Pddllw32.dll
    Reregistering the Pddllw32.dll library in the system
    Step 8:Reregistering the Pddllw32.dll library in the system
  11. If the Windows version you use has 64 Bit architecture, after running the command above, you must run the command below. With this command, you will create a clean registry for the problematic registry of the Pddllw32.dll library that we deleted.
    %windir%\SysWoW64\regsvr32.exe /i Pddllw32.dll
    Creating a clean registry for the Pddllw32.dll library (for 64 Bit)
    Step 9:Creating a clean registry for the Pddllw32.dll library (for 64 Bit)
  12. You may see certain error messages when running the commands from the command line. These errors will not prevent the installation of the Pddllw32.dll library. In other words, the installation will finish, but it may give some errors because of certain incompatibilities. After restarting your computer, to see if the installation was successful or not, try running the program that was giving the dll error again. If you continue to get the errors when running the program after the installation, you can try the 2nd Method as an alternative.

Method 2: Copying The Pddllw32.dll Library Into The Program Installation Directory

  1. First, you must find the installation directory of the program (the program giving the dll error) you are going to install the dynamic link library to. In order to find this directory, "Right-Click > Properties" on the program's shortcut.
    Opening the program's shortcut properties window
    Step 1:Opening the program's shortcut properties window
  2. Open the program installation directory by clicking the Open File Location button in the "Properties" window that comes up.
    Finding the program's installation directory
    Step 2:Finding the program's installation directory
  3. Copy the Pddllw32.dll library.
  4. Paste the dynamic link library you copied into the program's installation directory that we just opened.
    Pasting the Pddllw32.dll library into the program's installation directory
    Step 3:Pasting the Pddllw32.dll library into the program's installation directory
  5. When the dynamic link library is moved to the program installation directory, it means that the process is completed. Check to see if the issue was fixed by running the program giving the error message again. If you are still receiving the error message, you can complete the 3rd Method as an alternative.

Method 3: Uninstalling and Reinstalling the Program that Gives You the Pddllw32.dll Error

  1. Press the "Windows" + "R" keys at the same time to open the Run tool. Paste the command below into the text field titled "Open" in the Run window that opens and press the Enter key on your keyboard. This command will open the "Programs and Features" tool.
    appwiz.cpl
    Opening the Programs and Features tool with the Appwiz.cpl command
    Step 1:Opening the Programs and Features tool with the Appwiz.cpl command
  2. The Programs and Features window will open up. Find the program that is giving you the dll error in this window that lists all the programs on your computer and "Right-Click > Uninstall" on this program.
    Uninstalling the program that is giving you the error message from your computer.
    Step 2:Uninstalling the program that is giving you the error message from your computer.
  3. Uninstall the program from your computer by following the steps that come up and restart your computer.
    Following the confirmation and steps of the program uninstall process
    Step 3:Following the confirmation and steps of the program uninstall process
  4. After restarting your computer, reinstall the program that was giving the error.
  5. You may be able to fix the dll error you are experiencing by using this method. If the error messages are continuing despite all these processes, we may have a issue deriving from Windows. To fix dll errors deriving from Windows, you need to complete the 4th Method and the 5th Method in the list.

Method 4: Fixing the Pddllw32.dll error with the Windows System File Checker

  1. In order to run the Command Line as an administrator, complete the following steps.
    NOTE! In this explanation, we ran the Command Line on Windows 10. If you are using one of the Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP operating systems, you can use the same methods to run the Command Line as an administrator. Even though the pictures are taken from Windows 10, the processes are similar.
    1. First, open the Start Menu and before clicking anywhere, type "cmd" but do not press Enter.
    2. When you see the "Command Line" option among the search results, hit the "CTRL" + "SHIFT" + "ENTER" keys on your keyboard.
    3. A window will pop up asking, "Do you want to run this process?". Confirm it by clicking to "Yes" button.
    Running the Command Line as an administrator
    Step 1:Running the Command Line as an administrator
  2. Paste the command in the line below into the Command Line that opens up and press Enter key.
    sfc /scannow
    fixing Windows system errors using the sfc /scannow command
    Step 2:fixing Windows system errors using the sfc /scannow command
  3. The scan and repair process can take some time depending on your hardware and amount of system errors. Wait for the process to complete. After the repair process finishes, try running the program that is giving you're the error.

Method 5: Getting Rid of Pddllw32.dll Errors by Updating the Windows Operating System

Most of the time, programs have been programmed to use the most recent dynamic link libraries. If your operating system is not updated, these files cannot be provided and dll errors appear. So, we will try to fix the dll errors by updating the operating system.

Since the methods to update Windows versions are different from each other, we found it appropriate to prepare a separate article for each Windows version. You can get our update article that relates to your operating system version by using the links below.

Guides to Manually Update the Windows Operating System

  1. Guide to Manually Update Windows 10
  2. Guide to Manually Update Windows 8.1 and Windows 8
  3. Guide to Manually Update Windows 7 and Windows Vista
  4. Guide to Manually Update Windows XP

The Most Seen Pddllw32.dll Errors

If the Pddllw32.dll library is missing or the program using this library has not been installed correctly, you can get errors related to the Pddllw32.dll library. Dynamic link libraries being missing can sometimes cause basic Windows programs to also give errors. You can even receive an error when Windows is loading. You can find the error messages that are caused by the Pddllw32.dll library.

If you don't know how to install the Pddllw32.dll library you will download from our site, you can browse the methods above. Above we explained all the processes you can do to fix the dll error you are receiving. If the error is continuing after you have completed all these methods, please use the comment form at the bottom of the page to contact us. Our editor will respond to your comment shortly.

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  6. "This application failed to start because Pddllw32.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem." error