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BadImage Format Exception

Article ID:949625
Last Review:February 23, 2008
Revision:1.2
Source: Microsoft Support

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Action



A .NET 2.0 C# application refers to a 32-bit unmanaged dll. The application is built using C# on Visual Studio 2005 with the “AnyCpu” platform setting. 

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Result

The application runs fine on 32-bit machine but when it is launched on a 64-bit machine, it throws a BadImageFormatException.



"Unknown exception error hresult:0x8007000B,” which maps to BadImageFormatException.

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Cause



In this case, the managed C# application is not a pure managed application because it refers to a 32-bit unmanaged or native dll. 

The 'AnyCpu' switch has the following results:

- A 32-bit process on a 32 bit machine
- A 64-bit process on a 64 bit machine 

A 32-bit dll cannot be loaded in a 64-bit process or vice-versa.  Hence, when an application running in a 64-bit process tries to load a 32 bit dll, it fails with BadImageFormatException.  Simillarly, when an application running in a 32-bit process tries to load a 64-bit dll, it fails with a BadImageFormatException.

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Resolution

When a managed application refers to a native cpu or platform specific dll, it should not be build using the ‘AnyCpu’ switch. 

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APPLIES TO
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0 Service Pack 3
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 IA64 Edition
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Software Development Kit
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 x64 Edition
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5

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Keywords: 
kbnomt kbrapidpub kbmbsdevelopmenttools KB949625

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