.dll errors

[iaia]

I am having problems with a computer I purchased at a garage sale. When I
turn it on, I occasionally get a blank screen. Also, at times it shuts down
and restarts on its owns. It has Windows XP. I always get these messages
when I start the computer:
"The application or DLL
c:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.net\Framework\v.1.1.4322\mscorwks.dll is not a valid
Windows Image. Please check against your installation diskette." I do not
have any diskette.
When I click OK, I get the following message:
"c:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.net\Framework\V.1.1.4322\mscorwks.dll could not be
loaded"
Does anyone know how can I solve this problem?
Thank you.

[ken blake, mvp]

On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:59:02 -0700, Iaia
<Iaia@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I am having problems with a computer I purchased at a garage sale. When I
> turn it on, I occasionally get a blank screen. Also, at times it shuts down
> and restarts on its owns. It has Windows XP. I always get these messages
> when I start the computer:
> "The application or DLL
> c:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.net\Framework\v.1.1.4322\mscorwks.dll is not a valid
> Windows Image. Please check against your installation diskette." I do not
> have any diskette.
> When I click OK, I get the following message:
> "c:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.net\Framework\V.1.1.4322\mscorwks.dll could not be
> loaded"
> Does anyone know how can I solve this problem?
> Thank you.


If I acquired a used computer, no matter who previously owned it, the
first thing I would do with it would be to reinstall the operating
system cleanly. You have no idea how the computer has been maintained,
what has been installed incorrectly, what is missing, what viruses and
spyware there may be, etc. I wouldn't want to live with somebody
else's mistakes and problems, possibility of kiddy porn, etc., and I
wouldn't recommend that anyone else do either.


--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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[alister]

"Iaia" <Iaia@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AA4A063B-566B-409A-8FDB-095D44B5BE64@microsoft.com...
>I am having problems with a computer I purchased at a garage sale. When I
> turn it on, I occasionally get a blank screen. Also, at times it shuts
> down
> and restarts on its owns. It has Windows XP. I always get these
> messages
> when I start the computer:
> "The application or DLL
> c:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.net\Framework\v.1.1.4322\mscorwks.dll is not a valid
> Windows Image. Please check against your installation diskette." I do not
> have any diskette.
> When I click OK, I get the following message:
> "c:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.net\Framework\V.1.1.4322\mscorwks.dll could not be
> loaded"
> Does anyone know how can I solve this problem?
> Thank you.

You have no idea what state the machine is in.

If you buy a PC second-hand, the FIRST thing you should do is wipe the hard
drive completely.

How do you know what viruses, keyloggers etc there are on that machine?

I really, really hope you haven't used it on the net to get your e-mail, or
been visiting your online banking - for instance?

Wipe the Drive - re-install XP.

Alister

[heybub]

Iaia wrote:
> I am having problems with a computer I purchased at a garage sale.
> When I turn it on, I occasionally get a blank screen. Also, at
> times it shuts down and restarts on its owns. It has Windows XP. I
> always get these messages when I start the computer:
> "The application or DLL
> c:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.net\Framework\v.1.1.4322\mscorwks.dll is not a
> valid Windows Image. Please check against your installation
> diskette." I do not have any diskette.
> When I click OK, I get the following message:
> "c:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.net\Framework\V.1.1.4322\mscorwks.dll could not
> be loaded"
> Does anyone know how can I solve this problem?
> Thank you.

The file COULD be a baddy. Check here:
http://www.file.net/process/mscorwks.dll.html