What would happen if I replaced the Windows XP SHELL32.dll with the Windows 2000 SP3 SHELL32.dll. This seems to be where all the icons are kept - would this change my icons from the terribly cartoony ...

When right clicking and trying to open a file with a custom program. e.g. right-click -> Open With... or right-click -> Open With -> Choose Program... It gives the error: An exception occurred while ...

I am trying to help my brother-in-law install Windows XP Pro on his computer. I don't know the specs of it off-hand, although I can get them if needed. I do know it is a Dell Dimension 4100 that came ...