trouble on start up

G

Guest

I tried to boot up this morning and not only did I get a message about a
missing .dll file (which happens at every boot up) but it also took some time
before I could do anything. it was almost as if the computer was locked up.
why would it do this? please help if anyone can
 
G

Gerry Cornell

Careful Ted you might be hit by a flamethrower. You just
can't tell what a lady dragon might do if provoked <g>.

Countess you do need to tell us the name of the missing file.

Please check Event Viewer for Warning / Error Reports in the System and
Application logs for when the error occurs and post copies.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Administrative Tools, and
Event Viewer. When researching the meaning of the error, information
regarding Event ID, Source and Description are important.

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308427&sd=tech

Part of the Description of the error will include a link, which you should
double click for further information. You can copy using copy and paste.
Often the link will, however, say there is no further information.
http://go.microsoft.com/fw.link/events.asp
(Please note the hyperlink above is for illustration purposes only)

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double click
on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a button
resembling two pages. Double click the button and close Event Viewer. Now
start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of the message. This
will paste the info from the Event Viewer Error Report complete with links
into the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from Event
Viewer.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute
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K

Ken Blake, MVP

Countess_Dragon said:
I tried to boot up this morning and not only did I get a message
about a missing .dll file (which happens at every boot up) but it
also took some time before I could do anything. it was almost as if
the computer was locked up. why would it do this? please help if
anyone can


Please help us to help you. What dll file? How long is "some time"? Please
quote the message verbatim.

For information on how to make a good newsgroup posting, read
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm and
 

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