Photoshop.exe- Bad Image Error on Program Opening in Windows 10

I have the same error message but with Adobe Photoshop 2020

Any suggestion??

Hello, I have had the similar error after installing the trial version of PS and literoom. Tried all what suggested in the thread without a success. I have then removed the c:\windows\system32\MSVCP140.dll (cut and paste in to backup) and search for this MSVCP140.dll in the c: drive, there was a one version in the softwaredistribution folder. Copied this DLL to the original location (c:\windows\system32\) and restarted the machine and started Adobe "Creative Cloud App" and it worked fine. Hope this helps... Cheers Kumar

So, it has been a little over a year since this question has been updated, and I'm having the same trouble.  Do I still need to download the C++ Redistributable 2015 version?  The 2017 version is on my computer, as is a bunch of other ones.  Should I delete those?  Any current help is greatly appreciated.  Thanks!

I followed the tutorial to fix up
the first problem and now I have a new one. Grrrrhhhh.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=61vwFxnnh5c

I am now getting the following message
when trying to open up Adobe Illustrator CC 2018

Illustrator.exe – Application Error

The application was unable to
start correctly (0xc000007b)

I need to work.

I was getting the following
message when trying to open up Adobe Illustrator CC 2018

Illustrator.exe – Bad Image
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\MSVCP140.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. Error status 0xc000012f.

I am now getting the following message
when trying to open up Adobe Illustrator CC 2018

Illustrator.exe – Application Error

The application was unable to
start correctly (0xc000007b)

This is really frustrating as I
have work I need to do.

I get both of the following (one for Illustrator and one for Photoshop)

1. Illustrator.exe – Bad Image
   C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\MSVCP140.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. Error status 0xc000012f.
2. Photoshop.exe – Bad Image
   C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\MSVCP140.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. Error status 0xc000012f.

Reinstalled both Illustrator and Photoshop. Made no difference.

My problem is that I get a similar warning, Photoshop.exe - Bad Image and then

C:\Program File\Adobe Photoshop cc2017\cg.dll

is either not designed to run on Windows or it contains an error. and so on as above.  I've updated to the latest CC I think but still the problem remains.  It was OK until I went away for a couple of days, unplugging the whole shooting match and on return I cannot get Photoshop CC to function.  Lightroom seems to be fine as does Bridge but not CC.

I never usually comment on threads but this issue was actually really annoying to try to resolve. I felt like I searched the entire internet before I actually resolved it.

I was originally getting this message and after doing all of the above here and going through my regedit and restarting my computer a million times, all I had to do was replace the .dll file itself. I followed this guys tutorial on youtube:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=61vwFxnnh5c

Then I had the same error pop up but saying it was the vcruntime140.dll file this time. So I did the same thing and replaced the file following the same guys tutorial and link

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R3LuYNQf98

Poof, fixed! Now I can photoshop away!

Hope this helps at least one person from pulling their hair out like I was.

Hi emiliac,

Sounds to me like a Microsoft runtime issue: Error MSVCR110.dll opening Adobe Creative Cloud apps in Windows 10

Can you make sure you install the Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 Update 4 from the link above?

Regards,

Mohit