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    Need help with corrupt system file messages on Windows 7 home premium 64 bit

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by babar1982, Apr 22, 2014.

  1. babar1982

    babar1982 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello people

    I dont know whether this is the correct forum to post this thread .Please guide me but recently had to face this error pop-up on screen message when i try to access Device Manager or when i type msconfig in the start up window box :


    msconfig.exe-Bad Image

    C:/Windowssystem32/ODBC32.dll is either not designed to run on windows or it contains an error .Try installing the program again using the original installation media
    or contact your system administrator or the software vendor for support.

    I guess its harmful web sites .But now its not even letting me access normal applications on windows 7 like device manager .. I even have the sfcdetails.txt file to share that information . Can any one please help me ?.
     

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    Primes Notebook Deity

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    I would run a "check disk" on your hard drive. It could be just a simple hard drive corruption messing with windows.

    open a command prompt - CMD and type in CHKDSK /R
    You'll probably get an error about the volume being locked or something - that's normal.
    Next just reboot your computer and windows will check the disk on startup and fix any errors automatically.
    Be advised the disk check can take a while (1+ hours) especially if you have a big slow drive.
     
    Primes, Apr 25, 2014
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