mss32.dll error on startup?

[Utaelad]

I recently installed eq2 on my laptop (IBM Lenovo T61).  The machine specs are more than enough for EQ2...2 gb ram, plenty of power etc.  I played eq2 fine for a month or so.  Then one day a few weeks ago, eq2 downloaded some kind of an update.  Ever since then, I have been unable to launch the game without a popup error about mss32.dll.As soon as I sign in and it gets ready to load the heavy graphics part of the game at initial sign on, I hear a windows DING (error message sound) and my mouse cursor changes from the eq2 cursor back into a windows cursor.  At this point, none of my keys will respond or seem to do anything at all.  ALT-CTRL-DEL, ALT-TAB, etc.  However, if I press the SPACEBAR, it hits OK on the error message and then it does the same thing twice more (dings and I have to hit SPACEBAR to get past it).  After the third SPACE, it continues to load the game and I can play just fine.One time when the computer DINGED at me, I closed the laptop lid and let it go into standby, and when I opened it up and it loaded back into windows, I am finally able to see the error message that is on the screen.  I could not figure out how to see it except for closing the lid then it reveals it to me when it comes back on.  The exact error says:"The procedure entry point _RIB_provider_library_handle@0 could not be located in the dynamic link library mss32.dll."The window TITLE says:"EverQuest II (Jul 2 2008 11:32:54) USER OPTIMIZED: SOEBuild=4962L : EverQuest2.exe - Entry ..."Thats all it shows.  I have three computers running eq2 and the only one this started happening on was my laptop.  Since I noticed this error, I have updated my video drivers and even updated to the latest direct-x.The game still works if I hit SPACE three times upon launch.  Any suggestions are more than welcome.  It is little more than a bother now that I know how to procede.  I have even tried eq2 on the test server thinking it may have a different dll but even on the test server on this laptop I get that error.  I have deleted it and let it re-download the dll also, and even performed a complete file scan.Any more suggestions are more than welcome!  Thanks for any help!

[Utaelad]

As I was posting this, it occured to me to go into the settings and see if changing the game options helped.  From the launchpad window, if I go into PREFERENCES and then go into GAME OPTIONS, it gives me the same error (only since its not trying to load the game UI, I can actually see the error).  Just like on game launch, it pops up three times and I have to hit OK each time to proceed.  I did change the video options to some other defaults here but it still does the same thing.  So its not just launching the game, but launching the eq2settings.exe that gives the error too.

[TSR-TrevorG]

Try changing your audio settings, from miles to EAX or Dolby if you can. That particular file is for miles sound system.Alternativley you can also re download the file into the Everquest2 main directory.<a href="http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?mss32" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mss32.dll</a>

[Utaelad]

Changing the sound to Dolby did not fix it.  It still gives the same error (three times) upon launch of game or the game settings from preferences.  If I delete or overwrite the file, it is re-downloaded and replaced with the patcher and I still get the error.  It didn't do it until about a month or so ago.  I will try to download a copy from your link though and let you know, but changing to Dolby sound certainly did not work.Thanks!

[TSR-TrevorG]

Any luck over the weekend?