"Bad Image" error when trying to print from Outlook & FoxPro 9


  1. Posts : 3
    windows 7 64
       #1

    "Bad Image" error when trying to print from Outlook & FoxPro 9


    Environment:
    Lenovo 3695H5U workstation on Windows Domain Server
    Windows 7 Prof. 64 Sp1
    8GB RAM
    Intel Xeon CPU E3-1225 V2 3.2ghz
    Up-to-date on Windows updates
    User has admin rights
    Symantec Endpoint.Cloud and Malwarebytes say it's clean


    Problem:
    This PC has been in place for 4 months with no problems. On 3/4/2013 the user tried to print an email from Outlook 2010 and got a "Close Preview:Outlook.exe - Bad Image" error. The body of the error says...

    "C:\windows\system32\prnfldr.dll is either not designed to run on Windows or...).


    They get a similar error when trying to print from Visual Foxpro 9 w/sp3.

    In both cases, it's always saying that prnfldr.dll is the problem.


    There is an identical PC in the same area. I copied this file from the working PC to this one, but the problem persists.


    The strange thing this is that Outlook will sometimes print without incident. Visual Foxpro always gets this error.

    Has anyone ever seen this before?


    Thanks!
      My Computer


  2. Posts : 10,796
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #2

    Try from elevated command prompt:

    Code:
    sfc/scannow
    Any errors?
      My Computer


  3. Posts : 10,796
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #3

    RichDay said:
    Environment:
    Lenovo 3695H5U workstation on Windows Domain Server
    Windows 7 Prof. 64 Sp1
    8GB RAM
    Intel Xeon CPU E3-1225 V2 3.2ghz
    Up-to-date on Windows updates
    User has admin rights
    Symantec Endpoint.Cloud and Malwarebytes say it's clean


    Problem:
    This PC has been in place for 4 months with no problems. On 3/4/2013 the user tried to print an email from Outlook 2010 and got a "Close Preview:Outlook.exe - Bad Image" error. The body of the error says...

    "C:\windows\system32\prnfldr.dll is either not designed to run on Windows or...).


    They get a similar error when trying to print from Visual Foxpro 9 w/sp3.

    In both cases, it's always saying that prnfldr.dll is the problem.


    There is an identical PC in the same area. I copied this file from the working PC to this one, but the problem persists.


    The strange thing this is that Outlook will sometimes print without incident. Visual Foxpro always gets this error.

    Has anyone ever seen this before?


    Thanks!
    c:\windows\syswow64 folder has prnfldr.dll as well. did you replace that file as well from a good working machine?
      My Computer


  4. Posts : 3
    windows 7 64
    Thread Starter
       #4

    I just contacted our IT people and failed to bring me up to date on the latest attempts to fix this.

    They say they did run it and it found errors that could not be fixed. It did not specify what those errors were. They then ran a Windows Repair utility. After that was run, the problem was not fixed and the sfc scan, again, reported errors that could not be fixed.

    Sorry, I thought I had the most recent information when I posted this.
      My Computer


  5. Posts : 10,796
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #5

    RichDay said:
    I just contacted our IT people and failed to bring me up to date on the latest attempts to fix this.

    They say they did run it and it found errors that could not be fixed. It did not specify what those errors were. They then ran a Windows Repair utility. After that was run, the problem was not fixed and the sfc scan, again, reported errors that could not be fixed.

    Sorry, I thought I had the most recent information when I posted this.
    Win7 startup repair can't detect and fix it! Windows is working fine and boots fine.

    What errors did sfc detect and wasn't able to fix? See SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker . Post sfcdetails.txt

    prnfldr.dll has never been changed by service pack or windows update. Just grab them from a working win7 machine. The file is in c:\windows\system32 and c:\windows\syswow64
      My Computer


  6. Posts : 3
    windows 7 64
    Thread Starter
       #6

    I really appreciate the help with this.
    "Bad Image" error when trying to print from Outlook & FoxPro 9 Attached Files
      My Computer


  7. Posts : 10,796
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #7

    RichDay said:
    I really appreciate the help with this.
    You posted cbs.log, not what I requested! but I analyze it now
      My Computer


  8. Posts : 10,796
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #8

    RichDay said:
    I really appreciate the help with this.
    these are the problems
    "Bad Image" error when trying to print from Outlook & FoxPro 9 Attached Files
      My Computer


  9. Posts : 10,796
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #9

    Run this tool System Update Readiness Tool fixes Windows Update errors in Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2008
    Afterwards post 2 files. The System Update Readiness Tool creates a log file that captures any issues that the tool found or fixed. The log file is located here:
    • %SYSTEMROOT%\Logs\CBS\CheckSUR.log
    • %SYSTEMROOT%\Logs\CBS\CheckSUR.persist.log
    Run tool twice to see if it fixed it
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