[Roger John]

I'm getting this error whenever I open a windows application

The application or DLL C:\PROGRA~1\google\GOOGLE~4\GOE62~C62~1.DLL is not a valid windows image. please check this against your installation diskette.

Is there a fix for this?

Cheers

Roger

[Rorschach112]

Click Start > Run > type msconfig click ok > Click the Startup tab

Find that entry and unselect the box beside it. Reboot and it should be gone

[Roger John]

HI

I did that - but couldn't see the dll in the list

[Rorschach112]

make sure to attach this log please


CLICK HERE to download the HijackThis Installer:

• Save HJTInstall.exe to your desktop.
  
• Double-click on HJTInstall.exe to run the program.
  
• By default it will install to C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis.
  
• Accept the license agreement by clicking the "I Accept" button.
  
• Click on the "Do a system scan and save a log file" button. It will scan and then ask you to save the log.
  
• Click "Save log" to save the log file and then the log will open in Notepad.
  
• Click on "Edit -> Select All" then click on "Edit -> Copy" to copy the entire contents of the log.
  
• Come back here to this thread and paste the log in your next reply.
  
• Do NOT have HijackThis fix anything yet! Most of what it finds will be harmless or even required.

[Roger John]

Here it is:

[Rorschach112]

hi

1. Please re-open HiJackThis and choose do a system scan only. Check the boxes next to ONLY the entries listed below(if present):

O20 - AppInit_DLLs: C:\PROGRA~1\Google\GOOGLE~3\GOEC62~1.DLL


2. Now close all windows other than HiJackThis, including browsers, so that nothing other than HijackThis is open, then click Fix Checked. A box will pop up asking you if you wish to fix the selected items. Please choose YES. Once it has fixed them, please exit/close HijackThis.


Reboot and it should be fixed

[Roger John]

Fantastic - worked a treat

Much obliged

Roger

BTW - Any idea what might have caused the problem?


We're all puppets Laurie, I'm just a puppet who sees the strings

[Rorschach112]

Its just a left over registry key from Google that was running on startup. Nothing to worry about

[nhp]

Hi,

I have done everything as described but still have the same issue. "Fix checked" doesn't help. Maalware?
Can someone help? I have the hijackThis log

[ecojoy]

Thank you Rorschach112. This solution you mention with hijack eventually worked (although my antivirus/spyware/malware had to be subdued in the process.
cheers
David