# The specified procedure could not be found - Init\_win32api (LoadError)

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**Created:** [October 23, 2009, 2:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/the-specified-procedure-could-not-be-found-init-win32api-loaderror/177771 "2009-10-23T14:53:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![SushilKarwa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@SushilKarwa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/SushilKarwa)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 2:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/the-specified-procedure-could-not-be-found-init-win32api-loaderror/177771/1 "2009-10-23T14:53:59Z")

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Hi All,  
I just installed Ruby1.8.6 using One step installer and installed  
following gems in order

- rspec
- watir
- dbi

In one my script i use - require ‘win32api’

When I run this script I get the following error.

C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/i386-mswin32/win32api.so: 127: The specified  
procedure could not be found. - Init\_win32api (LoadError)  
C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/i386-mswin32/win32api.so from C:/ruby/lib/ruby/  
site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:31:in `require' from ./XSSTesting_spec.rb:9 from C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.12/lib/spec/ runner/example_group_runner.rb:15:in`load’  
from C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.12/lib/spec/  
runner/example\_group\_runner.rb:15:in `load_files' from C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.12/lib/spec/ runner/example_group_runner.rb:14:in`each’  
from C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.12/lib/spec/  
runner/example\_group\_runner.rb:14:in `load_files' from C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.12/lib/spec/ runner/options.rb:94:in`run\_examples’  
from C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.12/lib/spec/  
runner/command\_line.rb:9:in `run' from C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rspec-1.1.12/bin/spec:4 from C:/ruby/bin/spec:19:in`load’  
from C:/ruby/bin/spec:19

I have no idea why this is failing. On my boxI have Visual Studio 2K5  
installed. Not sure if is causing the problem. Please help me to get  
rid of this issue.

Thanks,  
Sushil. Karwa