Rthdcpl.exe – Illegal System DLL Relocation

Once in a while a Windows update comes along that causes a problem that ranges somewhere between a minor irritant and a catastrophic meltdown. I had a couple clients call today who were experiencing an error message on boot up.

The error contains the following line "Rthdcpl.exe – Illegal System DLL Relocation" The error is caused by a recent Windows update. There is a simple manual fix or you can download a small fix to fix this relocate problem.

Read all about it at Microsoft's support site Here. Or download the little Microsoft fix HERE .

RICK's Comments: Adam beat me to the punch. I had a few calls on this error today as well and was happy to see that Microsoft quickly patched the patch.

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One Response to “Rthdcpl.exe – Illegal System DLL Relocation”

1. Anonymous says:

   April 12, 2007 at 2:57 pm

   Thanks guys for providing such timely information! I was getting this error message for the past few days and then I checked your website for a possible solution. There it was, just like most all the other info I have needed in the past! Keep up the awesome work!

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