Re: XP startup error

[Malke]

Lakebum wrote:

> I am receiving a winlogon.exe Application Error. My laptop will not
> start up. I have XP Pro. Can any one help
>
> Thanks
> Drew

What is the exact text of the error message? What changed between the
time things worked and the time they didn't?

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[S.Sengupta]

Try a repair install*.
otherwise:-
Boot to Recovery Console**.
type:
cd system32
ren winlogon.exe winlogon.old
ren msgina.dll msgina.old
ren shell32.dll shell32.old
ren shlwapi.dll shlwapi.old
After this you need to copy these files from your cd to your system32
folder.
cd.. [enter]
cd servicepackfiles\i386 [enter]
copy MSGINA.DLL c:\windows\system32
copy SHELL32.DLL c:\windows\system32
copy WINLOGON.EXE c:\windows\system32
copy shlwapi.dll c:\windows\system32

type Exit [enter]

*[How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm]

**[How to install and use the Recovery Console in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307654]

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]