> ok, but the initial question remains, may we rely on this
> rule: "Always overwrite older msvcrt.dll"? Is there any consequences
> of overwriting for example an old Win95 msvcrt.dll?

Hard question. I was installing M$Publisher and it (the M$Installer)
overwrote a dll with a
newer version (which only had 1/2 the exported functions the older one
had) and my Borland CBuilder would no longer work. Had to scrounge a
replacement dll off another machine. But then, M$ probably did that on
purpose, checking first to see if any Borland products were installed
and then deliberately installing the sabotage.dll. Thanks Bill.

Best regards