i keep getting this for aim and a few other programs they are not all exactly the same though...this is the aim one

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...l/untitled.jpg

Welcome to D-A-L

Could you please type out that error title & message.

Even with my magnifier I cannot make it out. Sorry.

Originally Posted by jephree

Welcome to D-A-L

Could you please type out that error title & message.

Even with my magnifier I cannot make it out. Sorry.

sorry...lol, was also gone for a few days after i posted it...here ya go

the title of it is "aim.exe - Bad Image"
this is the message "the aplication or DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINMM.dll is not a validWindows image. Please check this against your installation diskette."

lmao, sorry but that is one small screen grab!

Originally Posted by D-A-L

lmao, sorry but that is one small screen grab!

lol, yes it is!! photobucket must have resized it when i uploaded it...sorry...here's the other programs it's saying that about

they all end in ".exe"
dumprep
TANGOM-1
Explorer
userinit
lsass
service
Start EAK
Start EAK: StartEAK
ypager
drwtsn32
aim

Most likely your file WINMM.dll has become corrupted and needs to be replaced.

If you have a full version XP CD you can insert it & hold the shift key down for a minute to keep the CD from auto-starting; or if it starts just choose EXIT.

Then from start/run type in sfc /scannow (note the space after sfc).
This will replace any damaged system files.

Or you can use the disk by choosing Browse this CD & locate WINMM.dll & copy to C:\WINDOWS\system32\

Or you can try the download here:
http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?winmm

i'm so confused, i'm not sure if i have that disk...i have the system recovery disks...i know that, does that help me????

Originally Posted by lilnikkigirl

i'm so confused, i'm not sure if i have that disk...i have the system recovery disks...i know that, does that help me????

what exactly is that disk and if i don't have it what was the second option??? or am i just better off using my sys. recovery disks and wiping my computer and starting over????

If you have Recovery Disks then XP was probably pre-installed on your computer?

One file is not worth starting over I hope

Try the download:

http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?winmm

Save the .zip file to your desktop. Right click it & choose Open With or Extract & the XP wizard shoud extract the .exe to your desktop. Then double click the .exe & follow any further instructions.

Let us know if you have any problems

the download wont open
when i click it it finshes really quick (the page loading finishes quick) but i'm still at the same page and no download has started...

You click:

Click here to go to the download of winmm.dll

Then another window should open.

(You need Javascript and Pop up windows enabled to continue).

Do you have Java? Do you have a pop-up blocker?