New Computer, New Problems

[Thoth093]

I brought my new computer home from the shop and booted it up. Things seemed to go fine until I tried to run some what I thought were rather basic applications.

I can't remember the exact error (had to go back to work,) but at various points it kept saying:

- File XXXX.XXX (usually DLL stuff) is not a valid Windows XP image. Please check it against your installation diskette.

Sounds like an install problem in Windows to me. I've got two drives, one SATA and one EIDE, and I'm thinking I'm going to try a fresh install on the EIDE drive to see if it fixes the problem. But I am wondering what the heck is going on here.

Any suggestions? I can post my system specs if need be.

Brian

 

[helpmeout]

Well, if you just got the new computer locally, I'd take it back and have them get it right. If you just want to mess around and do it yourself,then check your warranty to make sure it won't be voided by anything you may do.

 

[Thoth093]

Apparently, this means that I'm actually missing the DLLs, not that they're there and corrupted as I first thought.

There is a program in Windows called the System File Checker that goes through your system and makes sure all the DLLs are valid and accounted for. Apparently, you go to START>RUN, then type in:

sfc /scannow

After that, the next suggested step is a repair install.

Hope this works. I'll try it in 30 minutes or so when I get home from work.

Brian