An error message right after windows XP loads

[Guest]

Late this morning I received this message: This application or dll
c:/windows/system32/msdmo.dll is not a valid windows image. This happened at
the same time my Norton Inertnet Security gave me an urgent message that I
needed to reinstall the program because a file on liveupdate was corrupted.
I did this and everything is fine with it...did a full scan and no viruses
were detected. How do I fix the first problem with windows.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

msdmo.dll = MicroSoft DMO Runtime. DirectX Media Objects. Has to do with
Windows Media Player and DirectX.

Explains what it means...
Not a valid win32 application
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000726.htm

Run sfc.exe.

System File Checker (sfc.exe) replaces screwed up system files.

Load your XP CD in your CD drive.

Start | Run | Type or paste: sfc /scannow | Click OK

sfc /scannow scans all protected system files immediately and replaces
incorrect versions with correct Microsoft versions.

System File Checker takes a while to run.

If you have XP Home and it asks for your XP Pro CD, see this KB article...

You may be prompted to insert a Windows XP Professional CD when you run the
System File Checker tool in Windows XP Home Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/897128

If SFC.EXE did anything it will be listed in the Event Viewer.

Open the Event Viewer...
Start | Run | Type: eventvwr | Click OK | Click System |

Windows File Protection will be listed under the Source column. Look at any
Windows File Protection entries.

Explains a whole bunch about sfc.exe.
scannow sfc (sfc.exe)
http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html

Description of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 System File Checker
(Sfc.exe)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310747

HOW TO Verify That Windows File Protection Is Running
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/814597

Description of the Windows File Protection Feature
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/222193

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[Guest]

Thank you Wesley. The scan worked perfectly;I did not have to insert my
disk...I have the professional version installed. Now when I sign onto
windows, the message is not there. I appreciate your expertise and am going
to remember the scan if I have future window problems.

 

[Guest]

msdmo.dll = MicroSoft DMO Runtime. DirectX Media Objects. Has to do with
Windows Media Player and DirectX.

Explains what it means...
Not a valid win32 application
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000726.htm

Run sfc.exe.

System File Checker (sfc.exe) replaces screwed up system files.

Load your XP CD in your CD drive.

Start | Run | Type or paste: sfc /scannow | Click OK

sfc /scannow scans all protected system files immediately and replaces
incorrect versions with correct Microsoft versions.

System File Checker takes a while to run.

If you have XP Home and it asks for your XP Pro CD, see this KB article...

You may be prompted to insert a Windows XP Professional CD when you run the
System File Checker tool in Windows XP Home Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/897128

If SFC.EXE did anything it will be listed in the Event Viewer.

Open the Event Viewer...
Start | Run | Type: eventvwr | Click OK | Click System |

Windows File Protection will be listed under the Source column. Look at any
Windows File Protection entries.

Explains a whole bunch about sfc.exe.
scannow sfc (sfc.exe)
http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html

Description of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 System File Checker
(Sfc.exe)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310747

HOW TO Verify That Windows File Protection Is Running
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/814597

Description of the Windows File Protection Feature
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/222193

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Wesley Vogel]

You're welcome, Ashley.

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