What does this mean? "LoadLibrary failed" [View all]

**************ERROR:

LoadLibrary failed with error 1114: A dynamic link library (DLL) initialization routine failed.

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Oh, so *that's* what "DLL" stands for!1 After all these years when "DLL" meant to me something mysterious that must be important!1

Anyway, this is an old laptop, going on five or more years, the only big problem has been replacing the battery, which is never used(?) since I plug the machine in for all using (don't take it anywhere).

Anyway, what is this error, how serious is it, is the machine on its last legs? Tia.