stop: c0000135 error... winsrv problem after service pack 2 installation

Guest · Aug 16, 2004

I'm using Windows XP Professional, and after installing
Service Pack 2, I get the following error message when I
boot in a blue screen. Before this message pops up, my
hard drive spins down.

Stop: c0000135 {unable to locate component}
This application has failed to start because winsrv was not
found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.

Has anyone else gotten this problem? Does anyone know why
this has come about and how to fix it?

SteveL · Aug 16, 2004

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=173309

SteveL · Aug 16, 2004

You may want to re-install SP2 just install it again,
sounds like your winsvr (if this was the file) is corrupte:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=173309

Andrew Morrow · Aug 17, 2004

Same problem here. No idea what to do. Have tried going into the
recovery console using the original installation disk and reinstalling
the original winsrv.dll but to no effect. Also tried installing the
winsrv.dll from a successful installation of Service Pack 2 from
another machine but again did no good.

If nothing works will have to format hard drive and install a decent
os?

David A · Aug 18, 2004

I'm using Windows XP Professional, and after installing
Service Pack 2, I get the following error message when I
boot in a blue screen. Before this message pops up, my
hard drive spins down.

Stop: c0000135 {unable to locate component}
This application has failed to start because winsrv was not
found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.

Has anyone else gotten this problem? Does anyone know why
this has come about and how to fix it?

I had the same problem - see post 15/08/2004 - and the only way I could
get out of it was to uninstall SP2 following guidance in this document:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=875350&product=windowsxpsp2
Be sure that you read and follow it very carefully.

Guest · Aug 20, 2004

I have had the same problem, but I am trying to resolve it through Dell
before I try something myself. I am just posting here to let people know
there is DEFINITELY something wrong with Service Pack 2!

gordow · Aug 22, 2004

Scafidel said:
I have had the same problem, but I am trying to resolve it
through Dell
before I try something myself. I am just posting here to let
people know
there is DEFINITELY something wrong with Service Pack 2!

:

 > I had the same problem. I did a
repair install to get working again and then 
 > emailed Microsoft XP SP2 support.
They replied with the following. I don’t 
 > know if this works as I haven’t
tried it yet.
 > 
 > Step 1: Manually Removing SP2 using
Recovery Console
 > 
 > ======
 > 
 > 1. Insert the Windows XP CD-ROM in
your computer’s CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, 
 > and then restart your computer.
When the "Press any key to boot from CD" 
 > message appears on the screen,
press a key to start your computer from the 
 > Windows XP CD-ROM.
 > Note: Your computer must be
configured to start from the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM 
 > drive. For more information about
how to configure your computer to start 
 > from the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive,
see your computer’s documentation or 
 > contact your computer’s
manufacturer.
 > 
 > 2. The following message appears on
the Welcome to Setup screen:
 > 
 > This portion of the Setup program
prepares Microsoft Windows XP to run on 
 > your computer:
 > 
 > 
 > To setup Windows XP now, press
ENTER.
 > 
 > To repair a Windows XP installation
using Recovery Console, press R.
 > 
 > To quit Setup without installing
Windows XP, press F3. 
 > 
 > When you see this message, press R
to start Recovery Console. 
 > 
 > 1. Type the number of the
installation you wish to repair. If you only have 
 > one installation of Windows on the
computer, type 1 and press Enter.
 > 
 > 2. Enter the administrator password
and press Enter.
 > 
 > 3. Type the following commands to
start the manual uninstall and restart the 
 > computer:
 > 
 > cd
$ntservicepackuninstall$\spuninst
 > 
 > batch spuninst.txt
 > 
 > exit
 > 
 > During the batch uninstall you may
encounter several "Access Denied" error 
 > messages. This is normal as the
files the batch file is trying to copy are 
 > in use files and cannot be
accessed.
 > 
 > After rebooting the computer, you
can further diagnose the potential causes 
 > of the service pack installation
failure. Using SFC at this point is advised, 
 > as it can verify whether system
files have been modified or replaced. That 
 > could be the cause of the problem.

 > 
 > Step 2: System File Checker
 > 
 > ======
 > 
 > 1. Put the Windows XP CD to the
CD-ROM.
 > 
 > 2. Click Exit if the auto-menu pops
up.
 > 
 > 3. Click Start, and click
Run.
 > 
 > 4. Type "SFC /Scannow" (without
quotation marks and there is at least one 
 > blank space between sfc and
/scannow ) in the Open box, and click OK.
 > 
 > 5. The missing files will be copied
to the system.
 > 
 > 
 > Step 3: Delete PageFile in Safe
Mode
 > 
 > ======
 > 
 > 1. Restart the computer. 
 > 
 > 2. Keep pressing the F8 key until
the Windows Startup menu appears. 
 > 
 > 3. Choose Safe Mode, and press
Enter. 
 > 
 > 4. Run the computer in Safe
Mode.
 > 
 > 
 > Note: Please set your system to
display hidden files:
 > 
 > 5. Click Start, then click Control
Panel, and then click Folder Options.
 > 
 > 6. Click the View tab. Under Hidden
files and folders, click "Show hidden 
 > files and folders."
 > 
 > 7. To display other hidden files,
clear the "Hide protected operating system 
 > files (Recommended)" check
box.
 > 
 > 8. Delete pagefile.sys on the root
of C:
 > 
 > 9. Please try to reinstall SP2 to
check the installation problem.
 > 
 > 
 > Matt
 > 
 >
:
 > 
 > > I’m using Windows XP
Professional, and after installing
 > > Service Pack 2, I get the
following error message when I
 > > boot in a blue screen.
Before this message pops up, my
 > > hard drive spins
down.
 > > 
 > > Stop: c0000135 {unable to
locate component}
 > > This application has failed
to start because winsrv was not
 > > found. Re-installing the
application may fix this problem.
 > > 
 > > Has anyone else gotten this
problem? Does anyone know why
 > > this has come about and how
to fix it?
 > >

How do i delete the pagefile.sys in safe mode?? it says file in use
and access denied.

Even though i went into the repair mode and typed in everything that
was mentioned and it went through it’s paces , it still shows up as XP
sp2 when i get it into safe mode ,,,that and it takes forever to boot
into safe mode ,,it’ll boot into regular windows up to the desktop but
thats it ,, no icons or anything else.

i installed this on another computer with no problems , but this one
has completely screwed up and i can’t afford to reformat ,,not yet
anyhow.

someone please help!

Gord

BRODERP · Aug 24, 2004

gordow said:
How do i delete the pagefile.sys in safe mode?? it says file
in use and access denied.

Even though i went into the repair mode and typed in
everything that was mentioned and it went through it’s paces ,
it still shows up as XP sp2 when i get it into safe mode
,,,that and it takes forever to boot into safe mode ,,it’ll
boot into regular windows up to the desktop but thats it ,, no
icons or anything else.

i installed this on another computer with no problems , but
this one has completely screwed up and i can’t afford to
reformat ,,not yet anyhow.

someone please help!

Gord

I’m so ticked off right now...

I just downloaded SP2 (full 266-270MB) file do install on my 6 PC’s,
and decided to install in on my HTPC system first.

I am running WindowsXP Home, and it took forever to install. I
rebooted, left it for 30 minutes, only to find out it locks up on boot
up.

My start up screen changed color from a BLUE "thinking" icon to a
"GREEN" thinking icon, but the words "HOME" had disappeared.

Anyways, after searching forever, I found the way to UNISTALL this
joke, and it worked just like sevral people here have stated.

NOW WHEN i BOOT UP, I get the BSOD with the error c0000135 winsrv can
not be found.

Seems like the fixes here are about as bad as reformatting.

My problem cane AFTER I removed the service pack.

ANY EASY FIXES for a not technical person?

I need my PC up as soon as possible, as it’s my TIVO.

Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\) · Aug 24, 2004

Well, since you've done everything that has ever been written here, I don't
hold out much hope for this but you might try a repair install as follows:
NOTE, while a repair install should leave your data files intact, if
something goes wrong during the repair install, you may be forced to start
over and do a clean install of XP. If you don't have your data backed up,
you would lose your data should that eventuality occur.

Assuming your system is set to boot from the CD-ROM drive and you have an
actual XP CD as opposed to a recovery CD, boot with the XP
CD in the drive and perform a repair install as outlined below. If the
system isn't set to boot from the CD or you are not sure, you need to enter
the system's BIOS. When you boot the system, the first screen usually has
instructions that if you wish to enter set press a specific key, when you
see that, do so. Then you will have to navigate to the boot sequence, if
the CD-ROM drive is not first line, set it first in the boot sequence. Save
your settings and exit with the XP CD in the drive. The system will reboot.

When the system boots, a few screens into the process you may see a message
instructing you
to hit any key in order to boot from the CD along with a countdown. When
you see this be sure to
hit a key on the keyboard, if you miss this instruction and the system fails
to boot from the CD, it's too
late, you'll need to reboot and try again.

Once you have pressed a key, setup should begin. You will see a reference
asking if you need to load special drivers and another notice that if you
wish to begin the ASR (Automatic Recovery Console) depress F2. Just let
setup run past all of that. It will continue to load files and drivers.

Then it will bring you to a screen. Eventually, you will come to a screen
with the option to (1) setup Windows or (2) Repair Windows Installation
using the Recovery console. ***The selection you want at this screen is
"Setup Windows,"
NOT "Repair Windows Installation.

The first option, to setup Windows is the one you want and requires you to
press enter. When asked, press F8 to accept the end user agreement. Setup
will then search for previous versions of Windows. Upon finding your
version, it will ask if you wish to Repair your current installation or
install fresh. Press R, that will run a repair installation. From there
on, follow the screens.

Note, in some cases, you won't receive the repair option, only an option to
reinstall. We have discovered that sometimes this is caused by damaged
boot.ini file that can be repaired as follows and also note, in the
instructions, "K" refers to the CD drive in which you have placed the XP CD,
replace that drive letter with the appropriate letter on your system, "K" is
simply an example.

Reboot, this time taking the immediate R option (this is the section I told
you to skip above. In this case, you will need to get to the Recovery
Console to perform the function below), and if the CD letter is say K: give
these commands

COPY K:\i386\ntldr C:
COPY K:\i386\ntdetect.com C:
(two other files needed - just in case)
ATTRIB -H -R -S C:\boot.ini
DEL C:\boot.ini
BootCfg /Rebuild

Once you've completed this function, reboot and see if you can access XP as
sometimes, the problem is the damaged boot.ini. If you still cannot access
XP, then reboot and re-run the repair install instructions at the beginning
of this message.

If you only have a recovery CD, your options are quite limited. You can
either purchase a retail version of XP which will allow you to perform the
above
among other tools and options it has or you can run your system recovery
routine with the Recovery CD which will likely wipe your drive, deleting all
files but will restore your setup to factory fresh condition.

BRODERP · Aug 24, 2004

Michael Solomon said:
Well, since you’ve done everything that has ever been written
here, I don’t
hold out much hope for this but you might try a repair install
as follows:
NOTE, while a repair install should leave your data files
intact, if
something goes wrong during the repair install, you may be
forced to start
over and do a clean install of XP. If you don’t have your
data backed up,
you would lose your data should that eventuality occur.

Assuming your system is set to boot from the CD-ROM drive and
you have an
actual XP CD as opposed to a recovery CD, boot with the XP
CD in the drive and perform a repair install as outlined
below. If the
system isn’t set to boot from the CD or you are not sure, you
need to enter
the system’s BIOS. When you boot the system, the first screen
usually has
instructions that if you wish to enter set press a specific
key, when you
see that, do so. Then you will have to navigate to the boot
sequence, if
the CD-ROM drive is not first line, set it first in the boot
sequence. Save
your settings and exit with the XP CD in the drive. The
system will reboot.

When the system boots, a few screens into the process you may
see a message
instructing you
to hit any key in order to boot from the CD along with a
countdown. When
you see this be sure to
hit a key on the keyboard, if you miss this instruction and
the system fails
to boot from the CD, it’s too
late, you’ll need to reboot and try again.

Once you have pressed a key, setup should begin. You will see
a reference
asking if you need to load special drivers and another notice
that if you
wish to begin the ASR (Automatic Recovery Console) depress F2.
Just let
setup run past all of that. It will continue to load files
and drivers.

Then it will bring you to a screen. Eventually, you will come
to a screen
with the option to (1) setup Windows or (2) Repair Windows
Installation
using the Recovery console. ***The selection you want at
this screen is
"Setup Windows,"
NOT "Repair Windows Installation.

The first option, to setup Windows is the one you want and
requires you to
press enter. When asked, press F8 to accept the end user
agreement. Setup
will then search for previous versions of Windows. Upon
finding your
version, it will ask if you wish to Repair your current
installation or
install fresh. Press R, that will run a repair installation.
From there
on, follow the screens.

Note, in some cases, you won’t receive the repair option, only
an option to
reinstall. We have discovered that sometimes this is caused
by damaged
boot.ini file that can be repaired as follows and also note,
in the
instructions, "K" refers to the CD drive in which you have
placed the XP CD,
replace that drive letter with the appropriate letter on your
system, "K" is
simply an example.

Reboot, this time taking the immediate R option (this is the
section I told
you to skip above. In this case, you will need to get to the
Recovery
Console to perform the function below), and if the CD letter
is say K: give
these commands

COPY K:\i386\ntldr C:
COPY K:\i386\ntdetect.com C:
(two other files needed - just in case)
ATTRIB -H -R -S C:\boot.ini
DEL C:\boot.ini
BootCfg /Rebuild

Once you’ve completed this function, reboot and see if you can
access XP as
sometimes, the problem is the damaged boot.ini. If you still
cannot access
XP, then reboot and re-run the repair install instructions at
the beginning
of this message.

If you only have a recovery CD, your options are quite
limited. You can
either purchase a retail version of XP which will allow you to
perform the
above
among other tools and options it has or you can run your
system recovery
routine with the Recovery CD which will likely wipe your
drive, deleting all
files but will restore your setup to factory fresh condition.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User’s Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

 > "gordow" wrote:
 > > How do i delete the
pagefile.sys in safe mode?? it says file
 > > in use and access
denied.
 > >
 > > Even though i went into the
repair mode and typed in
 > > everything that was
mentioned and it went through it’s paces ,
 > > it still shows up as XP sp2
when i get it into safe mode
 > > ,,,that and it takes forever
to boot into safe mode ,,it’ll
 > > boot into regular windows up
to the desktop but thats it ,, no
 > > icons or anything
else.
 > >
 > > i installed this on another
computer with no problems , but
 > > this one has completely
screwed up and i can’t afford to
 > > reformat ,,not yet
anyhow.
 > >
 > > someone please help!
 > >
 > > Gord
 >
 > I’m so ticked off right
now...
 >
 > I just downloaded SP2 (full
266-270MB) file do install on my 6 PC’s,
 > and decided to install in on my
HTPC system first.
 >
 > I am running WindowsXP Home, and it
took forever to install. I
 > rebooted, left it for 30 minutes,
only to find out it locks up on boot
 > up.
 >
 > My start up screen changed color
from a BLUE "thinking" icon to a
 > "GREEN" thinking icon, but the
words "HOME" had disappeared.
 >
 > Anyways, after searching forever, I
found the way to UNISTALL this
 > joke, and it worked just like
sevral people here have stated.
 >
 > NOW WHEN i BOOT UP, I get the BSOD
with the error c0000135 winsrv can
 > not be found.
 >
 > Seems like the fixes here are about
as bad as reformatting.
 >
 >
 > My problem cane AFTER I removed the
service pack.
 >
 > ANY EASY FIXES for a not technical
person?
 >
 > I need my PC up as soon as
possible, as it’s my TIVO.
 >
 > -- 
 > http://www.WindowsForumz.com/ This
article was posted by author’s request
 > Articles individually checked for
conformance to usenet standards
 > Topic URL: 
 >
http://www.WindowsForumz.com/Genera...-service-pack-installation-ftopict151038.html
 > Visit Topic URL to contact author
(reg. req’d). Report abuse: 
 >
http://www.WindowsForumz.com/eform.php?p=459298

I was going to post this this morning, but Michael beat me to it.

I did his procedure last night as a last resort, and it worked. (I
did it before I read his excellent post.)

Here are the glitches I saw, FYI.

After repairing the install (DO IT EXACTLY AS MICHAEL SAYS) and
reinstalling windows, (yes it will ask for CD KEY etc.......) my PC
booted but I came to a LOGGIN SCREEN. Now if you normally have a
loggin SCREEN, then this is no big deal, I don’t, and after a power
failure, need my PC to boot up automatically (again, this is used as a
TIVO).

I reluctantly picked myself and started windows. It locked, or so I
thought. After 5 minutes, I rebooted.

I then got a unique BSOD, stateing that if this was the first time I
was seeing it to reboot and try again....etc......???So I rebooted.

This time I got the option to load up into safe mode, so I did. It
took longer than before, but worked. I was estatic with joy.

I shut down and restarted and let it do it’s thing, I let it run (I
was seeing HDD LED blink, so I knew it was doing something.) and after
6 minutes, it came back up like NOTHING had ever happened!

My "TIVO" App launched, TV came on (hooked into my HDTV), my LCD
display app stared up and my IR control software powered up. Seems
like all is OK.

I’m assumming the long bootup time is sticking with me now, which
means that since my PC starts and my network seems OK, IT’S STILL BEST
to BACK UP FILES AND FOLDERS, and REFORMAT AND INSTALL A CLEAN OS.

Thank You for the help.

BRODERP · Aug 24, 2004

Michael Solomon said:
Well, since you’ve done everything that has ever been written
here, I don’t
hold out much hope for this but you might try a repair install
as follows:
NOTE, while a repair install should leave your data files
intact, if
something goes wrong during the repair install, you may be
forced to start
over and do a clean install of XP. If you don’t have your
data backed up,
you would lose your data should that eventuality occur.

Assuming your system is set to boot from the CD-ROM drive and
you have an
actual XP CD as opposed to a recovery CD, boot with the XP
CD in the drive and perform a repair install as outlined
below. If the
system isn’t set to boot from the CD or you are not sure, you
need to enter
the system’s BIOS. When you boot the system, the first screen
usually has
instructions that if you wish to enter set press a specific
key, when you
see that, do so. Then you will have to navigate to the boot
sequence, if
the CD-ROM drive is not first line, set it first in the boot
sequence. Save
your settings and exit with the XP CD in the drive. The
system will reboot.

When the system boots, a few screens into the process you may
see a message
instructing you
to hit any key in order to boot from the CD along with a
countdown. When
you see this be sure to
hit a key on the keyboard, if you miss this instruction and
the system fails
to boot from the CD, it’s too
late, you’ll need to reboot and try again.

Once you have pressed a key, setup should begin. You will see
a reference
asking if you need to load special drivers and another notice
that if you
wish to begin the ASR (Automatic Recovery Console) depress F2.
Just let
setup run past all of that. It will continue to load files
and drivers.

Then it will bring you to a screen. Eventually, you will come
to a screen
with the option to (1) setup Windows or (2) Repair Windows
Installation
using the Recovery console. ***The selection you want at
this screen is
"Setup Windows,"
NOT "Repair Windows Installation.

The first option, to setup Windows is the one you want and
requires you to
press enter. When asked, press F8 to accept the end user
agreement. Setup
will then search for previous versions of Windows. Upon
finding your
version, it will ask if you wish to Repair your current
installation or
install fresh. Press R, that will run a repair installation.
From there
on, follow the screens.

Note, in some cases, you won’t receive the repair option, only
an option to
reinstall. We have discovered that sometimes this is caused
by damaged
boot.ini file that can be repaired as follows and also note,
in the
instructions, "K" refers to the CD drive in which you have
placed the XP CD,
replace that drive letter with the appropriate letter on your
system, "K" is
simply an example.

Reboot, this time taking the immediate R option (this is the
section I told
you to skip above. In this case, you will need to get to the
Recovery
Console to perform the function below), and if the CD letter
is say K: give
these commands

COPY K:\i386\ntldr C:
COPY K:\i386\ntdetect.com C:
(two other files needed - just in case)
ATTRIB -H -R -S C:\boot.ini
DEL C:\boot.ini
BootCfg /Rebuild

Once you’ve completed this function, reboot and see if you can
access XP as
sometimes, the problem is the damaged boot.ini. If you still
cannot access
XP, then reboot and re-run the repair install instructions at
the beginning
of this message.

If you only have a recovery CD, your options are quite
limited. You can
either purchase a retail version of XP which will allow you to
perform the
above
among other tools and options it has or you can run your
system recovery
routine with the Recovery CD which will likely wipe your
drive, deleting all
files but will restore your setup to factory fresh condition.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User’s Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

 > "gordow" wrote:
 > > How do i delete the
pagefile.sys in safe mode?? it says file
 > > in use and access
denied.
 > >
 > > Even though i went into the
repair mode and typed in
 > > everything that was
mentioned and it went through it’s paces ,
 > > it still shows up as XP sp2
when i get it into safe mode
 > > ,,,that and it takes forever
to boot into safe mode ,,it’ll
 > > boot into regular windows up
to the desktop but thats it ,, no
 > > icons or anything
else.
 > >
 > > i installed this on another
computer with no problems , but
 > > this one has completely
screwed up and i can’t afford to
 > > reformat ,,not yet
anyhow.
 > >
 > > someone please help!
 > >
 > > Gord
 >
 > I’m so ticked off right
now...
 >
 > I just downloaded SP2 (full
266-270MB) file do install on my 6 PC’s,
 > and decided to install in on my
HTPC system first.
 >
 > I am running WindowsXP Home, and it
took forever to install. I
 > rebooted, left it for 30 minutes,
only to find out it locks up on boot
 > up.
 >
 > My start up screen changed color
from a BLUE "thinking" icon to a
 > "GREEN" thinking icon, but the
words "HOME" had disappeared.
 >
 > Anyways, after searching forever, I
found the way to UNISTALL this
 > joke, and it worked just like
sevral people here have stated.
 >
 > NOW WHEN i BOOT UP, I get the BSOD
with the error c0000135 winsrv can
 > not be found.
 >
 > Seems like the fixes here are about
as bad as reformatting.
 >
 >
 > My problem cane AFTER I removed the
service pack.
 >
 > ANY EASY FIXES for a not technical
person?
 >
 > I need my PC up as soon as
possible, as it’s my TIVO.
 >
 > -- 
 > http://www.WindowsForumz.com/ This
article was posted by author’s request
 > Articles individually checked for
conformance to usenet standards
 > Topic URL: 
 >
http://www.WindowsForumz.com/Genera...-service-pack-installation-ftopict151038.html
 > Visit Topic URL to contact author
(reg. req’d). Report abuse: 
 >
http://www.WindowsForumz.com/eform.php?p=459298

I was going to post this this morning, but Michael beat me to it.

I did his procedure last night as a last resort, and it worked. (I
did it before I read his excellent post.)

Here are the glitches I saw, FYI.

After repairing the install (DO IT EXACTLY AS MICHAEL SAYS) and
reinstalling windows, (yes it will ask for CD KEY etc.......) my PC
booted but I came to a LOGGIN SCREEN. Now if you normally have a
loggin SCREEN, then this is no big deal, I don’t, and after a power
failure, need my PC to boot up automatically (again, this is used as a
TIVO).

I reluctantly picked myself and started windows. It locked, or so I
thought. After 5 minutes, I rebooted.

I then got a unique BSOD, stateing that if this was the first time I
was seeing it to reboot and try again....etc......???So I rebooted.

This time I got the option to load up into safe mode, so I did. It
took longer than before, but worked. I was estatic with joy.

I shut down and restarted and let it do it’s thing, I let it run (I
was seeing HDD LED blink, so I knew it was doing something.) and after
6 minutes, it came back up like NOTHING had ever happened!

My "TIVO" App launched, TV came on (hooked into my HDTV), my LCD
display app stared up and my IR control software powered up. Seems
like all is OK.

I’m assumming the long bootup time is sticking with me now, which
means that since my PC starts and my network seems OK, IT’S STILL BEST
to BACK UP FILES AND FOLDERS, and REFORMAT AND INSTALL A CLEAN OS.

Thank You for the help.

Battery · Aug 27, 2004

Just curious.....is everyone here installing th SP2 deloyment version
that is meant for.........deploying to several machines or did you
install from Windows Update? I just installed this on my PC with no
issues, but a friend of mine installed through Dell support
recommendation and was getting the same error message and symptoms as
posted here. I read through the thread and used the Microsft bulletin
article
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=875350&product=windowsxpsp2
on How to remove SP2. i followed the instructions exactly and removed
SP2 using the Recovery Console. So far so good, but I am experiencing
slow boot time as posted here as well. Once I removed SP2 using the
RC I restarted and the PC locked up after the XP splash screen. I
rebooted and it finally brought me to a log on screen. Once you log
on you must press CTRL ALT DEL and start regedit by clicking File>New
Task in the Task Manager. There you must edit a string in one of the
keys under HKLM (see MS bulletin) and reboot. Once I did that I got
in, but Windows was SLOW to start. Most likley have to rebuild this
beast in order for things to be right again. I am going to run the
SFC and see what happens.

P.S. This PC had a serious Spyware infestation before installing SP2.
It was cleaned before the install, but I got one of those "Files for
Windows to run properly have been replaced with unrecognized
versions" messages and was going to fix it but I forgot all about it.
The PC that I installed SP2 successfully on has never been hooked up
on the Internet so it never had any Spyware issues. Just a little bit
of info that might have someting to do with this mess. Spyware SUCKS!

BRODERP · Aug 27, 2004

I downloaded the "full" version, and was going to burn it to disc,
because I have 6 PC’s to update at home.

My system is workable, but I’m also afraid I will need to rebuild it
when I get the time.

STOP: c0000135 {Unable To Locate Component}	3	Nov 16, 2005
STOP: c0000135 winsrv not found	2	May 7, 2008
2 computers all of a sudden show winsrv error, what is that	3	Jun 5, 2005
Stop: c0000135... Winsrv not found error after installing Service Pack 2	2	Aug 16, 2004
stop: c0000135 after installing XP SP3	3	Aug 6, 2009
STOP: c0000135/winserv error after SP2 install	4	Aug 11, 2004
C'ant start windwos / message: c0000135 can't finde winsrv	2	May 2, 2006
c0000135{unable to locate component}	1	Feb 1, 2009

stop: c0000135 error... winsrv problem after service pack 2 installation

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