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Hello, James
I keep getting this pop up that says "the application DLL C:\WINDOWS\msvidoe.dll is not a valid windows image" if you know what this means or have any ideas it would be gladly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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Based on the info you've provided, the following links, and my own data, I'd suggest downloading and installing SuperAntispyware from http://Enrgy21.com (free or paid version), scan and remove what's found.

Please review the info below just in case the problem resurfaces. If it does, please provide any additional relevant info including your system, antivirus, firewall any other antispyware applications on your system, and whether or not you have visited online video viewing sites recently.

http://forums.techguy.org/windows-xp/580631-origin-message-xxx-not-valid.html

http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?showtopic=13521

"Across all ThreatExpert reports, the file "msvideo.dll" was mostly identified as a threat.
http://www.threatexpert.com/files/msvideo.dll.html"  

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