I ended up copying the libeay32.dll from the Photoshop directory into the Dreamweaver directory, overwriting the Dreamweaver one. It worked.

How odd =/

You can try my copy if you want:

http://asdfv.com/libeay32.zip

I just started seeing the exact same error message, but I am using Dreamweaver CS4. The file libeay32.dll does not exist on my computer, though there is one called libeay32_0.9.6l.dll in c:\windows\system32 folder.The zip file in the answer no longer exists, so I can't try it. Dreamweaver does start up after displaying this message two or three times.

Thanks, but I don't see the attached file.

I installed the library you sent, which is the same size (824K) and date (9/10/2008) as my original file. I continue to see the same error message 3 times whenever I start Dreamweaver CS4:

     The ordinal 3879 could not be located in the dynamic link library LIBEAY32.dll

Dreamweaver does start up and appears to behave normally after that. I've been using this program for a couple of years now, but this error just started yesterday.

This library can also be found in two other Adobe directories (I only own Dreamweaver): Adobe Bridge CS4 and Adobe Device Central CS4. The file in both of those directories is 996 Kb and is dated 8/28/08 in the first and 8/6/08 in the second. I tried copying one of those files into the Dreamweaver CS4 directory, got the same error. Tried copying the other and got a different error and Dreamweaver wouldn't start. When I rename both of those files so they can't be found, I get the original error message on startup, so it doesn't appear that those libraries are being accessed.

The first time I saw the error, I didn't write it down, but I noticed it said something about Owl. None of the subsequent error messages have said anything about Owl. I notice that there are files called AdobeOwl.dll and AdobeOwlCanvas.dll in my Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 directory. Could these have anything to do with the problem?

I found the actual error in my event logs:

Application popup: Owl Orphanage: Dreamweaver.exe - Ordinal Not Found : The ordinal 3879 could not be located in the dynamic link library LIBEAY32.dll.

That message appeared three times at startup. Ever since then, the same thing occurs but the "Owl Orphanage:" prefix is no longer in the error message.

Hi i too am getting this error but im using CS3 does anybody have a copy or know how to fix this.

I can forward the CS5 library that PFVolunteer sent to me if anyone wants it. I've had no problems since installing it (I have CS4). You can contact me via my website: http://www.dogaware.com