Driver problems

[Guest]

I posted up a discussion earlier and i asked what kind of problem i had when
it

would not load personal setting. the only way i could logon to the computer
was in

safe mode. they tell me that maybe it would be a driver problem but i dont
know

how to check for that. is there a program or how would i go about checking
the

drivers.

 

[DatabaseBen]

maybe you could do a "repair" using you windows setup cd.
It will repair any system files that crashed. Boot from cd
select new install, point to your windows folder and
say yes to repair it....

 

[Guest]

Is there any other way to do this without the cd.

 

[DatabaseBen]

well...,

safemode loads the o.s. without third party drivers.
so if there is a belief a driver is causing the problem,
then it is likely due to a third party driver. However,
microsoft also has developed some third party drivers for
windows too. So if a third party driver is the problem then
it could very well be a microsoft one as well.

ALso, safemode loads the default adminstrator profile too. But
i am not sure what exactly entails "personal settings", eventhough
one can assume that it is somekind of personalization by the
o.s., maybe it might also be considered as a "profile". Have you
researched "personal settings" via MS knowledgebase?

I know that the "registry hives" include a profile hive. And
I know that ntregopt may help you fix the hives. And i know
that microsoft has a profile hive cleaner download too
(In safe mode, i think the main personal setting is adminstrator)

It might be a simple matter of repairing the registry, or
creating a new user or something, all of which may require
safemode to repair the problem. In safe mode you can
reboot to the recovery console via a switch for the
winnt32.exe file. So maybe you can do a little more research
of the clues i provided above.

Sorry I couldn't be more specific, but
I'm old and have used computers since the mid 70's.
Now I go for
the easy fixes like letting windows repairs itself with the cd...

I'll flag this posting and check in to see how's it going...