bad image

[lsw235]

error boxes keep cropping up. can anyone help me cure this prob:
bad image - the application or dll
c:\progra~1\imesha~1\mediabar\datamngr\datamn
gr.dll
is not a
valid windows image.
The error boxes appear every time I power up the computor
and every time I open something.
very annoying.
tks

[Graham-W]

I had this problem a few weeks ago. One of my sticks of RAM was faulty. If yours is on two sticks, remove one and see if this cures it. Then replace the one you took out and remove the other one ( if you see what I mean). If one is Ok and one faulty replace the faulty one with its equivalent.

[Buenchico]

Your computer appears to have the Imesh file sharing software on it. (imesha~1 is short for 'imesh applications').

Uninstall it.

Chris

[lsw235]

tks Buenchico - I.m 72 and not very computor literate
so can you give me a short run-down as to how to remove
this imesh prob.
Tks

[Buenchico]

Unless you bought the computer secondhand, I'm surprised if you've got iMesh on your computer if you didn't know about it!

You've not stated which version of Windows you've got. In XP (and earlier), go to Start > Settings > Control Panel.
Double-click on 'Add or Remove Programs'.
Scroll down to 'iMesh' and click on it
Click 'Remove'

The instructions for Vista are basically as above but (from Start > Control Panel) you need to double-click on 'Programs and Features' instead of 'Add or Remove Programs'. (Windows 7 seems to be similar).

If iMesh isn't even listed, then it's possible that some malware has found its way onto your computer. Download and install the free version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware:
http://www.malwarebyt...cts/malwarebytes_free
Run the program, them restart your PC.

If that doesn't work, restart again but press F8 as your computer is starting up. That will take you into Safe Mode. Your screen will look odd (because the video driver won't have loaded) but you'll still be able to run Malwarebytes Anti-Malware again. Hopefully it will then do the job. (To exit Safe Mode, simply restart your computer).

If none of that works (and you've managed to avoid the temptation to throw your computer out of the window), try running System Restore, to take your computer's registry back to a date before the problem occurred. You get to System Restore via this route:
Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore
(Those instructions are for XP but other versions of Windows should be similar).

Chris