XP SP2 Continuously Rebooting

[Dave]

I have just completed to Windows XP Home SP2 upgrade
recommended by Microsoft. After rebooting my computer, it
continuously reboots. I have read the white paper on the
UMAX scanner driver problem but I have a HP ScanJet 3970.
In addition, I am unable to boot into safe mode... any
kind of safemode is unsuccessful. I am able to get a blue
screen which reads;

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.

I would love to uninstall SP2 if I could boot to a GUI
screen. I am unable to use this computer as it is.

Please help.

Dave
(e-mail address removed)

 

[anon]

You're not alone. See the post pasted below:

. Reply (E-mail) Forward (E-mail)

Subject: Re: Help me please
From: "JimWae±" <[email protected]> Sent: 8/22/2004 11:10:47
PM




Also see
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=878474

 

[JimWae±]

Try

1. Within recovery console (first R on CD boot) run C:\chkdsk /r
2. copying winsrv.dll from within recovery console - if it's just a corrupt
file
3. repair install (2nd R on CD boot) - if, more likely, a corrupt registry


See

http://computing.net/cgi-bin/printer.pl?67266|windowsxp

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;173309

http://www.winnetmag.com/Article/ArticleID/14631/14631.html


http://miataru.computing.net/windows2000/wwwboard/forum/51432.html

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040223/login/drtribune.htm

My problem is almost every week Windows NT crashes in this system saying the
message, "Winsrv could not be located. Beginning dump of physical memory."
Then it displays a counting till 100 and then the system restarts. I changed
the hard disk to other system to analyse if the problem is due to RAM or
motherboard but the problem persists. Please tell me what is the reason of
Windows NT crash every week and its solution.

Jagdish Pahwa, Tohana

A This error is usually caused by a corrupted or invalid software registry
hive, or by a missing or corrupt Winsrv.dll file. To Solve this problem,
install a parallel install of Window NT and copy over Kernel32.dll,
Ntdll.dll, Win32k.sys, User32.dll, and Winsrv.dll. Also, if you had started
the installation of a service pack - and it failed to install - you may get
this error because of the wrong versions of .dlls installed. In this case
the method to solve this problem is as under.

1. Boot up an alternate version of Windows.

2. Look for the directory\%windir%\$NtServicePackUninstall$\spuninst

3. In that directory you'll find a spuninst.bat file. Make sure the path
references relate to the right drive letters - and then run the file. The
batch file returns all files back to the previous versions.