I'm an idiot with a recovery console

N

needlove

Hello,
Trying to save a dying operating system Windows XP SP2 with all but one of
the very latest updates. Scanned for viruses with two different AVS's
scanners and am totally free of malware or viruses.

History abriviated:

Hopefully this is in order of occurance:

First I went to safe mode just to look at my account and the administrator
account and when I rebooted, starting normally this message appeared that I
have never seen before: "Windows is replacing a file that is part of the
registry the registry has been repaired successfully" (The message was
similiar to that but I can't access the original message at this moment.) I
had not made any manual changes to the registry but had recently installed
IE7 from a MS download. Everything was working fine except Windows Updates
that downloaded but won't install, 6 of them, KB923980, KB92470, KB890830,
KB927978, KB905474, KB920213.

Using IE 7, and from the windows update log the initial windows update
errors were, 0x800704dd and 0x80240020. I googled the error numbers and
came up with a mass of information Including a MS website that exactly fit
my problem and I followed the directions exactly with no resolution. I
tried everything to get the critical updates and did get four out of six,
eventually, by manually downloading and installing them.

In an effort to get the last updates from windows update I uninstalled IE 7
since it seemed it did not operate under the proper permissions.

Opps.

I rebooted after the uninstall and got this: explorer.exe cannot start
"iertutil.dll not found". No desktop of course just task manager that was
limited because of the error: "Ordinal 56 could not be located in the dll
iertutil.dll". Checked IE and is still reporting version 7. Can't use MMC,
Cant use use backup to restore, same error all over "ordinal 56 could not be
located.."
Not knowing what to do from here I tried safe mode and could not access my
or admins account due to same error. Could not restore to last know good. I
started an XP installation i have on a seperate drive and copied
theiertutil.dll to %systemroot% and dll cache on the XP installation that is
failing. Rebooted into the installation and explorer.exe did start but still
cannot run many windows applications, including backup restore, with the
error: "The ordianal 56 could not be located in the dynamic link library
iertutil.dll". So now I put the Windows XP SP2 slipstream CD in and booted
from it. I can get to the repair console but what do I do from here? I want
to repair the registry from a backup I have on another drive. I'm talking to
you now through a styrofoam cup with a string attached to it...


I went to another installation of XP on the same computer which also has IE
7 installed and copied iertutil.dll to
 
N

needlove

I don't know how to use the recovery portion of the Windows XP CD, I did
type "help" like thats gonna help, and didn't see any thing like
regrestorefrombakup so i'm pretty lost. I can get into the injured Windows
XP but no Microsoft programs are working with the afore mentioned error. If
I could just get my backup to restore...I don't use the generic restore
system in XP thats all turned off but I know the Volume Shadow Copy service
is on. Well, I'm logging off this installation and going back in there to
see if i can kill it completely.
 
N

needlove

Thanks for the reply and I'll check it out but I did get Windows up and
running by reinstalling IE 7. Haven't had time to try updates yet.


"Ayush" <ayushmaan.j[aatt]gmail.com> wrote in message
| There is no Registry modification thing in Recovery console but if you
| have a backup (made by System Restore or manually), you can recover
| from the situation (If the problem is in registry) :
| http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545
|
| --
| Ayush [ Be ''?'' Happy ]
|
| Search - www.Google.com | Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org
| Snip your long urls - http://snipurl.com/
|
| Replied to [needlove]'s message :
| -----------------------------------------------------------
| > I don't know how to use the recovery portion of the Windows XP CD, I
| > did type "help" like thats gonna help, and didn't see any thing like
| > regrestorefrombakup so i'm pretty lost. I can get into the injured
| > Windows XP but no Microsoft programs are working with the afore
| > mentioned error. If I could just get my backup to restore...I don't
| > use the generic restore system in XP thats all turned off but I know
| > the Volume Shadow Copy service is on. Well, I'm logging off this
| > installation and going back in there to see if i can kill it
| > completely.
| >
| > | >> Hello,
| >> Trying to save a dying operating system Windows XP SP2 with all but
| >> one of the very latest updates. Scanned for viruses with two
| >> different AVS's scanners and am totally free of malware or viruses.
| >>
| >> History abriviated:
| >>
| >> Hopefully this is in order of occurance:
| >>
| >> First I went to safe mode just to look at my account and the
| >> administrator account and when I rebooted, starting normally this
| >> message appeared that I have never seen before: "Windows is
| >> replacing a file that is part of the registry the registry has been
| >> repaired successfully" (The message was similiar to that but I
| >> can't
| >> access the original message at this moment.) I had not made any
| >> manual changes to the registry but had recently installed IE7 from
| >> a
| >> MS download. Everything was working fine except Windows Updates
| >> that
| >> downloaded but won't install, 6 of them, KB923980, KB92470,
| >> KB890830, KB927978, KB905474, KB920213. Using IE 7, and from the
| >> windows update log the initial windows
| >> update errors were, 0x800704dd and 0x80240020. I googled the error
| >> numbers and came up with a mass of information Including a MS
| >> website that exactly fit my problem and I followed the directions
| >> exactly with no resolution. I tried everything to get the critical
| >> updates and did get four out of six, eventually, by manually
| >> downloading and installing them. In an effort to get the last
| >> updates from windows update I
| >> uninstalled IE 7 since it seemed it did not operate under the
| >> proper
| >> permissions. Opps.
| >>
| >> I rebooted after the uninstall and got this: explorer.exe cannot
| >> start "iertutil.dll not found". No desktop of course just task
| >> manager that was limited because of the error: "Ordinal 56 could
| >> not
| >> be located in the dll iertutil.dll". Checked IE and is still
| >> reporting version 7. Can't use MMC, Cant use use backup to restore,
| >> same error all over "ordinal 56 could not be located.."
| >> Not knowing what to do from here I tried safe mode and could not
| >> access my or admins account due to same error. Could not restore to
| >> last know good. I started an XP installation i have on a seperate
| >> drive and copied theiertutil.dll to %systemroot% and dll cache on
| >> the XP installation that is failing. Rebooted into the installation
| >> and explorer.exe did start but still cannot run many windows
| >> applications, including backup restore, with the error: "The
| >> ordianal 56 could not be located in the dynamic link library
| >> iertutil.dll". So now I put the Windows XP SP2 slipstream CD in
| >> and
| >> booted from it. I can get to the repair console but what do I do
| >> from here? I want to repair the registry from a backup I have on
| >> another drive. I'm talking to you now through a styrofoam cup with
| >> a
| >> string attached to it... I went to another installation of XP on
| >> the same computer which also
| >> has IE 7 installed and copied iertutil.dll to
|
|
 
M

mike.tr.19T

I had the same problem - I'm pretty angry right now.

At first I couldn't load explorer.exe b/c of iertutil.dll
I solved that by replacing it w/ an archived copy from a dll download
site

Now I have that blasted "ordinal 56" error when I try to run a
windows-associated process (includes many system processes as well as
things like media player and messenger)

I cannot view anything in Internet explorer either - firefox works fine
as does windows explorer but Internet Explorer opens up IE6 style and
doesn't open any sites or internet options.

I tried to run Windows update - no dice. I tried installing IE7
manually from the Windows site but it gives me a bunch of errors:
"windows could not load the installer for mouse" (sometimes says
"SCSIadapter" rather than "mouse")

I'm pretty frustrated and I just want a working OS again.

Any help is appreciated
- Thanks
Thanks for the reply and I'll check it out but I did get Windows up and
running by reinstalling IE 7. Haven't had time to try updates yet.


"Ayush" <ayushmaan.j[aatt]gmail.com> wrote in message
| There is no Registry modification thing in Recovery console but if you
| have a backup (made by System Restore or manually), you can recover
| from the situation (If the problem is in registry) :
| http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545
|
| --
| Ayush [ Be ''?'' Happy ]
|
| Search - www.Google.com | Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org
| Snip your long urls - http://snipurl.com/
|
| Replied to [needlove]'s message :
| -----------------------------------------------------------
| > I don't know how to use the recovery portion of the Windows XP CD, I
| > did type "help" like thats gonna help, and didn't see any thing like
| > regrestorefrombakup so i'm pretty lost. I can get into the injured
| > Windows XP but no Microsoft programs are working with the afore
| > mentioned error. If I could just get my backup to restore...I don't
| > use the generic restore system in XP thats all turned off but I know
| > the Volume Shadow Copy service is on. Well, I'm logging off this
| > installation and going back in there to see if i can kill it
| > completely.
| >
| > | >> Hello,
| >> Trying to save a dying operating system Windows XP SP2 with all but
| >> one of the very latest updates. Scanned for viruses with two
| >> different AVS's scanners and am totally free of malware or viruses.
| >>
| >> History abriviated:
| >>
| >> Hopefully this is in order of occurance:
| >>
| >> First I went to safe mode just to look at my account and the
| >> administrator account and when I rebooted, starting normally this
| >> message appeared that I have never seen before: "Windows is
| >> replacing a file that is part of the registry the registry has been
| >> repaired successfully" (The message was similiar to that but I
| >> can't
| >> access the original message at this moment.) I had not made any
| >> manual changes to the registry but had recently installed IE7 from
| >> a
| >> MS download. Everything was working fine except Windows Updates
| >> that
| >> downloaded but won't install, 6 of them, KB923980, KB92470,
| >> KB890830, KB927978, KB905474, KB920213. Using IE 7, and from the
| >> windows update log the initial windows
| >> update errors were, 0x800704dd and 0x80240020. I googled the error
| >> numbers and came up with a mass of information Including a MS
| >> website that exactly fit my problem and I followed the directions
| >> exactly with no resolution. I tried everything to get the critical
| >> updates and did get four out of six, eventually, by manually
| >> downloading and installing them. In an effort to get the last
| >> updates from windows update I
| >> uninstalled IE 7 since it seemed it did not operate under the
| >> proper
| >> permissions. Opps.
| >>
| >> I rebooted after the uninstall and got this: explorer.exe cannot
| >> start "iertutil.dll not found". No desktop of course just task
| >> manager that was limited because of the error: "Ordinal 56 could
| >> not
| >> be located in the dll iertutil.dll". Checked IE and is still
| >> reporting version 7. Can't use MMC, Cant use use backup to restore,
| >> same error all over "ordinal 56 could not be located.."
| >> Not knowing what to do from here I tried safe mode and could not
| >> access my or admins account due to same error. Could not restore to
| >> last know good. I started an XP installation i have on a seperate
| >> drive and copied theiertutil.dll to %systemroot% and dll cache on
| >> the XP installation that is failing. Rebooted into the installation
| >> and explorer.exe did start but still cannot run many windows
| >> applications, including backup restore, with the error: "The
| >> ordianal 56 could not be located in the dynamic link library
| >> iertutil.dll". So now I put the Windows XP SP2 slipstream CD in
| >> and
| >> booted from it. I can get to the repair console but what do I do
| >> from here? I want to repair the registry from a backup I have on
| >> another drive. I'm talking to you now through a styrofoam cup with
| >> a
| >> string attached to it... I went to another installation of XP on
| >> the same computer which also
| >> has IE 7 installed and copied iertutil.dll to
|
|
 
C

carriehaber

Hi Mike -
I'm having exactly the same problem - have you solved this?
Thanks for any insights,
Carrie

I had the same problem - I'm pretty angry right now.

At first I couldn't load explorer.exe b/c of iertutil.dll
I solved that by replacing it w/ an archived copy from a dll download
site

Now I have that blasted "ordinal 56" error when I try to run a
windows-associated process (includes many system processes as well as
things like media player and messenger)

I cannot view anything in Internet explorer either - firefox works fine
as does windows explorer but Internet Explorer opens up IE6 style and
doesn't open any sites or internet options.

I tried to run Windows update - no dice. I tried installing IE7
manually from the Windows site but it gives me a bunch of errors:
"windows could not load the installer for mouse" (sometimes says
"SCSIadapter" rather than "mouse")

I'm pretty frustrated and I just want a working OS again.

Any help is appreciated
- Thanks
Thanks for the reply and I'll check it out but I did get Windows up and
running by reinstalling IE 7. Haven't had time to try updates yet.


"Ayush" <ayushmaan.j[aatt]gmail.com> wrote in message
| There is no Registry modification thing in Recovery console but if you
| have a backup (made by System Restore or manually), you can recover
| from the situation (If the problem is in registry) :
| http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545
|
| --
| Ayush [ Be ''?'' Happy ]
|
| Search - www.Google.com | Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org
| Snip your long urls - http://snipurl.com/
|
| Replied to [needlove]'s message :
| -----------------------------------------------------------
| > I don't know how to use the recovery portion of the Windows XP CD, I
| > did type "help" like thats gonna help, and didn't see any thing like
| > regrestorefrombakup so i'm pretty lost. I can get into the injured
| > Windows XP but no Microsoft programs are working with the afore
| > mentioned error. If I could just get my backup to restore...I don't
| > use the generic restore system in XP thats all turned off but I know
| > the Volume Shadow Copy service is on. Well, I'm logging off this
| > installation and going back in there to see if i can kill it
| > completely.
| >
| > | >> Hello,
| >> Trying to save a dying operating system Windows XP SP2 with all but
| >> one of the very latest updates. Scanned for viruses with two
| >> different AVS's scanners and am totally free of malware or viruses.
| >>
| >> History abriviated:
| >>
| >> Hopefully this is in order of occurance:
| >>
| >> First I went to safe mode just to look at my account and the
| >> administrator account and when I rebooted, starting normally this
| >> message appeared that I have never seen before: "Windows is
| >> replacing a file that is part of the registry the registry has been
| >> repaired successfully" (The message was similiar to that but I
| >> can't
| >> access the original message at this moment.) I had not made any
| >> manual changes to the registry but had recently installed IE7 from
| >> a
| >> MS download. Everything was working fine except Windows Updates
| >> that
| >> downloaded but won't install, 6 of them, KB923980, KB92470,
| >> KB890830, KB927978, KB905474, KB920213. Using IE 7, and from the
| >> windows update log the initial windows
| >> update errors were, 0x800704dd and 0x80240020. I googled the error
| >> numbers and came up with a mass of information Including a MS
| >> website that exactly fit my problem and I followed the directions
| >> exactly with no resolution. I tried everything to get the critical
| >> updates and did get four out of six, eventually, by manually
| >> downloading and installing them. In an effort to get the last
| >> updates from windows update I
| >> uninstalled IE 7 since it seemed it did not operate under the
| >> proper
| >> permissions. Opps.
| >>
| >> I rebooted after the uninstall and got this: explorer.exe cannot
| >> start "iertutil.dll not found". No desktop of course just task
| >> manager that was limited because of the error: "Ordinal 56 could
| >> not
| >> be located in the dll iertutil.dll". Checked IE and is still
| >> reporting version 7. Can't use MMC, Cant use use backup to restore,
| >> same error all over "ordinal 56 could not be located.."
| >> Not knowing what to do from here I tried safe mode and could not
| >> access my or admins account due to same error. Could not restore to
| >> last know good. I started an XP installation i have on a seperate
| >> drive and copied theiertutil.dll to %systemroot% and dll cache on
| >> the XP installation that is failing. Rebooted into the installation
| >> and explorer.exe did start but still cannot run many windows
| >> applications, including backup restore, with the error: "The
| >> ordianal 56 could not be located in the dynamic link library
| >> iertutil.dll". So now I put the Windows XP SP2 slipstream CD in
| >> and
| >> booted from it. I can get to the repair console but what do I do
| >> from here? I want to repair the registry from a backup I have on
| >> another drive. I'm talking to you now through a styrofoam cup with
| >> a
| >> string attached to it... I went to another installation of XP on
| >> the same computer which also
| >> has IE 7 installed and copied iertutil.dll to
|
|
 

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