Category: Driver

  • Resolving "Cannot load BTrez.dll- NW" errors

    I had a client call in the other day, telling me that her computer would freeze up and display error messages whenever she opened Windows Explorer. The error message said Cannot load BTrez.dll- NW. Checking BTrez.dll with ProcessLibrary, I found that the error referred to a problem with the drivers for Bluetooth. To resolve the…

  • Thinclients: Resolving Protocol driver error

    As I have previously mentioned, my employer uses thin clients in some locations. They’re cheap, and they usually just work. They are, of course, dependent on a network connection to the server to work. When the server connection is not there, for whatever reason, the error they serve us is the somewhat cryptic “Protocol driver…

  • Resolving “Illegal System DLL Relocation” errors

    I’ve been seeing errors in computers running Windows XP SP2 lately saying that “Illegal System DLL Relocation”, referring to a DLL called RTHDCPL.ocx. Luckily, this error is simply resolved. Microsoft have issued a hotfix, KB935448, which fixes this problem. Simply download in the correct language, install, reboot, and your problems are gone.

  • Fixing a jumpy Synaptics Mousepad

    I’ve had a problem with the mousepad on my laptop getting “jumpy”. Whenever I’d use it, and subsequently take my finger off it, it’d jump an inch and a half or so upwards to the right. This was annoying to say the least, and I decided to try and find a solution to it.  …