Fixing error message "The ordinal 459 could not be located in the dynamic link library urlmon.dll"
Posted by: Timothy Tibbetts on 09/04/2014 06:02 AM
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Windows never can simply tell you what’s wrong - you have to figure it out. In this case "The ordinal 459 could not be located in the dynamic link library urlmon.dll" is one of those common problems. I had to look up the word ordinal and let me save you the trouble – it won’t help you any.
There are a couple of known ways to fix this. Here they are in order from the simplest and most likely:
1: Most of the time this error comes back to Internet Explorer. Did you uninstall or disable Internet Explorer? I would reinstall or re-enable Internet Explorer if you did. If you have Internet Explorer, check Windows Update or http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/internet-explorer/download-ie top be sure you have the latest version. If you had to update, reinstall or re-enable Internet Explorer, I still recommend doing step 2 afterwards.
2: 1: Quit all programs that are running *
2: Click Start, and then click Run **
3: Type regsvr32 urlmon.dll, and then click OK.
4: When you receive the "DllRegisterServer in urlmon.dll succeeded" message, click OK.
* You can also boot into safe mode by rebooting and tapping the f8 key, then choosing "safe mode."
** If you don't have "Start, run" then go to "Start, All Programs, Accessories, Command Prompt."
3: System File Checker allows users to scan for corruptions in Windows system files and restore corrupted files. This was left for last as it is the most difficult.
Windows 8: Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Search. Or, if you are using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, and then click Search. Type Command Prompt in the Search box, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Allow.
Windows 7: Start, type Command Prompt or cmd in the Search box, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Allow.
At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
sfc /scannow
You should get one of the following messages:
"Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations." That's good.
"Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation." This means you should run it in safe mode.
"Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files and successfully repaired them. Details are included in the CBS.Log %WinDir%LogsCBSCBS.log." A problem was found and solved.
Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some of them. Details are included in the CBS.Log %WinDir%LogsCBSCBS.log." You will need to open and view the log and replace any files it could not repair. Optionally you can again go to a Command Prompt and type in "findstr /c:"[SR]" %windir%LogsCBSCBS.log >"%userprofile%Desktopsfcdetails.txt" (without the outside quotes) which will put sfcdetails.txt on your Desktop so you have it in text format.
There are a couple of known ways to fix this. Here they are in order from the simplest and most likely:
1: Most of the time this error comes back to Internet Explorer. Did you uninstall or disable Internet Explorer? I would reinstall or re-enable Internet Explorer if you did. If you have Internet Explorer, check Windows Update or http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/internet-explorer/download-ie top be sure you have the latest version. If you had to update, reinstall or re-enable Internet Explorer, I still recommend doing step 2 afterwards.
2: 1: Quit all programs that are running *
2: Click Start, and then click Run **
3: Type regsvr32 urlmon.dll, and then click OK.
4: When you receive the "DllRegisterServer in urlmon.dll succeeded" message, click OK.
* You can also boot into safe mode by rebooting and tapping the f8 key, then choosing "safe mode."
** If you don't have "Start, run" then go to "Start, All Programs, Accessories, Command Prompt."
3: System File Checker allows users to scan for corruptions in Windows system files and restore corrupted files. This was left for last as it is the most difficult.
Windows 8: Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Search. Or, if you are using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, and then click Search. Type Command Prompt in the Search box, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Allow.
Windows 7: Start, type Command Prompt or cmd in the Search box, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Allow.
At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
sfc /scannow
You should get one of the following messages:
"Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations." That's good.
"Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation." This means you should run it in safe mode.
"Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files and successfully repaired them. Details are included in the CBS.Log %WinDir%LogsCBSCBS.log." A problem was found and solved.
Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some of them. Details are included in the CBS.Log %WinDir%LogsCBSCBS.log." You will need to open and view the log and replace any files it could not repair. Optionally you can again go to a Command Prompt and type in "findstr /c:"[SR]" %windir%LogsCBSCBS.log >"%userprofile%Desktopsfcdetails.txt" (without the outside quotes) which will put sfcdetails.txt on your Desktop so you have it in text format.
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