I too have the problem, on two different computers, all running XP.

None of your fixes worked for me. I have loaded Media Player 10, several
times. I have tried the download several times and I have searched the
computer for the dll file and Microsoft knowlege base too.

This sucks! Can it be that Microsoft really doesn't want people to write
MP3 files?

Dave Harding

"Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote:

> This page tells us what this file is for (no, I realise it's not much
> help) : http://www.processlist.com/info/atl70.html
>
> There's a support document listed here which also has lots of detail
> but mostly in gibberesh computergeek speak :
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...d=kb;en;201191
>
> So my suggestion is (1) Assume the file's already somewhere on your
> system. (2) Assume it just doesn't know about it (3) tell the sytem to
> 'register' or use the ATL70.dll file. You could try this :
>
> Go the start menu
> Choose the "Run" options
> In the box type in
>
> regsvr32 atl70.dll
>
> Press enter - you should see a popup say "register of atl70.dll
> succeeded". Then try it again using
>
> regsvr32 atl.dll
>
>
> If not, I'd try the following :
>
> Search in windows explorer for the atl70.dll file - it should be in a
> backup folder somewhere on your computer. If it's not found in
> C:/windows/System32 directory :
>
> Do a Copy and Paste of the file into the C:/Windows/System32 directory
> (you may have to show all files to do this as the windows files are
> usually hidden).
>
> The repeat the regsvr step above.
>
> Finally, try out the install again and see if it works now.
>
> HTH
> Cheers - Neil
>
> On Sat, 19 Nov 2005 11:48:07 -0800, "umboppa"
> <umboppa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >AutoMatters,
> >
> >I have the same problem. Did you find out how to fix it?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >
> >
> >"AutoMatters" wrote:
> >
> >> So that I could convert WMA files made from my audio CDs to MP3 files, I
> >> downloaded Windows Media Player 10 and the Plus! Audio Converter Update files
> >> from the Microsoft Website. However, when I tried to run the update, the
> >> error message: "This application has failed to start because ATL70.DLL was
> >> not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem." It did not.
> >> What can I do to fix this problem? I am running Windows XP Home Edition with
> >> all of the updates.
>
>