I found a solution to the msvcrt.dll error.
Find a newer version of msvcrt.dll (look at the date) and replace the one in your C:\Windows\System folder.
Here's what I did: Found all copies of msvcrt.dll on the PC. I found many copies and took the latest dated one and copied it to C:\. Then I rebooted into command-prompt-only mode and replaced the bad msvcrt.dll (located in C:\Windows\System) with the newer copy that I put in C:\.
Now it should work perfectly!
AnakiMana