XP start up & systems 32

[Guest]

I've noticed lately that when I start up my comeputer, I get the message
"Explorer.Exe-Bad Image". Then below that it says " The application or DLL
C:\Windows\Wimm.dll is not a valid windows image. Please check this against
your installation diskette". What does this mean, and how can I get this to
stop? It pops up about every 15 to 20 minutes when I'm using the computer.
One more thing is that the systems32 folder keeps openig itself up on start,
it never did that before. How can I get this to stop? Any help on this would
be great, as I am new to this and not a computer wiz yet.

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Please recheck the file name "wimm.dll".

Also please look in the System and Application logs for Error / Warning
after restarting your machine and post copies of the Reports.

Restart your computer and note the precise time the Error occurs. Let
the
computer complete loading Windows and then look in Event Viewer for an
error report firstly on the System tab and if not there on the
Application.
Don't be fussy over a minute or two but ignore any messages from before
you restarted. Please post a copy here You can access Event Viewer by
selecting Start, Administrative Tools, Event Viewer. When researching
the
meaning of the error, information regarding Event ID, Source and
Description are important.

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;enus;308427&Product=winxp

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double
click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a
button resembling two pages. Double click the button and close Event
Viewer. Now start your message(email) and do a paste into the body of
the
message. This will paste the info from the Event Viewer Error Report
complete with links into the message. Make sure this is the first paste
after
exiting from Event Viewer.


Hope this helps.

Gerry
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