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cdn_sfl401as.dll was not found while launching Orcad V16.3

tcmoore

 Has anyone else seen this error?  We installed Orcad V16.3, including the hotfix, yesterday, and it was working just fine.  I came in today and tried to launchOrcad Capture CIS, I get the following error window:

This application has failed to start because cdn_sfl401as.dll was not found.  Re-Installing the application may fix this problem.  I don't want to re-install every day!!  Any ideas out there?

 

Thanks,

 Todd Moore

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  • DigitalCreator

     Hi Todd-

     Thanks for the post and the workaround.  It was helpful.  I think you left out one step in your instructions.  It shoud be:

     control panel-> system -> click on the Advanced tab-> then click on Environment Variables

     Anyway, in my case, I have the same OS and OrCad version as you...and the same problem after 3 weeks of successful operation.  In my case, following your instructions, I confirmed the path to the dll was already in my search path.  The path was there, yet windows couldn't find the file.  In the end, I rebooted and it started working again. 

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  • DigitalCreator

     Hi Todd-

     Thanks for the post and the workaround.  It was helpful.  I think you left out one step in your instructions.  It shoud be:

     control panel-> system -> click on the Advanced tab-> then click on Environment Variables

     Anyway, in my case, I have the same OS and OrCad version as you...and the same problem after 3 weeks of successful operation.  In my case, following your instructions, I confirmed the path to the dll was already in my search path.  The path was there, yet windows couldn't find the file.  In the end, I rebooted and it started working again. 

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