I've gotten into recovery console (thank you, again), tried "copy"
command,
but it tells me the parameter is not valid. I know I'm missing
something -
?
OK, when you were in the recovery console did you select which Windows
installation you would like to log onto? Usually you would type 1 and
then
press enter. Then you would type the built-in Administrator's password
and
press enter. (The password is usually blank [nothing] for XP Home)
Once you have enter the Admin password, you should type following:
cd system32 [then press ENTER]
copy userinit.exe wsaupdater.exe [then press ENTER]
exit [then press ENTER]
Now the computer should exit the recovery console and reboot the
computer.
You should be able to log into Windows now. When you have logged into
Windows successfully, then you need to follow the subsection [Modify the
registry] directions from the follwoing KB article.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=892893
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William Crawford
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
:
I do not have XP disc per se (came installed on computer), have Dell
Reinstall CD for XP Home (SP 1a) - can I use that? Also have
"ResourceCD"
(drivers/diagnostics/utilities) and "Tools" (antivius/support)...
Thank
you...
I am unsure if you can use the the Dell Reinstall CD to enter the
recovery
console. You could always try, but if the Dell CD wants to format and
reinstall XP, I would cancel the setup immediately.
Do you have a floppy drive? You can enter the Recovery console by
using
Windows XP Setup floppy disks
Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 1 Utility: Setup Disks for
Floppy
Boot Install
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...FamilyID=FBE5E4FC-695F-43E5-AF05-719F45C382A4
If you have installed Service Pack, then download these setup disks.
Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2 Utility: Setup Disks for
Floppy
Boot Install
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...07-99F7-4A2D-983D-81C2137FF464&displaylang=en
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William Crawford
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
:
checked link for wsaupdater.exe, fixes I understand involve using
start
key
which I cannot access (cannot log on); this is not a networked
machine;
drive
letter is correct...
You need to boot from your Windows XP CD and enter the recovery
console
first. Then follow the directions under the subsection "Use
Recovery
Console
to copy Userinit.exe to Wsaupdater.exe". When you have completed
this
task,
then you can follow the rest of the KB 892893 directions.
Description of the Windows XP Recovery Console
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314058
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William Crawford
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
:
When I try to log on, it begins "logging on", switches
immediately
to
"logging off"-"saving settings" and back to welcome screen, in
both
normal
&
safe modes, for both user accounts. Have also tried "Last
Known
Good
Configuration" and "Debugging Mode" with same result. Last
user
reported
nothing unusual (emails, im's, websites) and logged off
normally
(did
not
turn off). XP Home Ed. on a Dimension 2400; have run Dell
Diagnostics -
including symptom tree - and hard drive checks from the
"Advanced
Options"
menu, all tests passed. Any ideas on how I can get in far
enough
to
run
virus scan, or - what? Your help is appreciated...
You cannot log on to Windows XP after you remove Wsaupdater.exe
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=892893
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Or the problem may be an incorrect system drive letter. With a
networked
machine, open the registry and connect to the problematic
machine
and
navigate to:
[MACHINE_NAME\HKLM\SYSTEM\MountedDevices]
and delete all values that look like this:
\DosDevices\C
\DosDevices\D
\DosDevices\E
and so on
When finished, make sure you disconnect the machine from the
registry.
There
are other ways to gain access to the registry if you cannot
connect
to
the
problematic machine via networked Registry.
How to restore the system/boot drive letter in Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=223188
