leo said:
Hi, I've got a problem loading windows:
on boot the graphical interface doesn't load leaving me just a black
screen,
access to task manager works but nothing more. I already tried booting in
safe mode etc etc but nothing change, runnign tasks are:
csrss.exe
winlogon.exe
dwm.exe
PresentationSettings.exe
taskeng.exe
taskmgr.exe
I think where's some problem in winlogon.exe but i don't know how to
restore it without a new installation process.
p.s. sorry for my english...
Your English is just fine. The PresentationSettings.exe makes me think that
your computer is expecting to be hooked up to a projector and that's why
nothing is showing up on your monitor/laptop screen. If you have a laptop,
refer to its manual for the FN+[some key] that toggles Presentation Mode.
If you don't have a laptop, then use the System Configuration Utility to
stop PresentationSettings.exe from starting with Windows.
Start Orb>Start Search box>msconfig [enter]
If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation,
type the password, or click Continue. Then see what is on the Startup tab.
You don't need to restart immediately, but the next time you do you'll get
a dialog saying you've used the Utility. Usually in Vista this will be
blocked by Windows Defender and you'll need to allow it so you can then
tick the box that says in effect, "don't bother me about this again".
Important - Do not use the System Configuration Utility to stop processes.
Instead, use Start>Run>services.msc [enter] and do not stop any services
unless you really, really know what you're doing.
The free Autoruns program is very useful for managing your Startup -
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/default.mspx - Autoruns
As for the winlogon, here is the information about that but I really think
you should explore the PresentationSettings.exe thing first.
From MVP Rick Rogers - The shell entry may be damaged in the registry. From
Task Manager, click 'new task' on the applications tab. Type regedit and
click ok. Agree to the UAC prompt, then expand the branches to reach this
one:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Click on the Winlogon key, then on the right find the "shell" string. Double
click it, change the value data to read "explorer.exe" (without the quotes)
and click ok. Then close the registry editor and restart the system.
Malke
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