Two bad .dll files at start up...

[Hoosier32]

Says both of these files are not valid windows image.

C:\windows\system32\umpnpmgr.dll
C:\windows\system32\ntdsapi.dll

I get the first error and click ok, then I get the second error and hit
ok. This happens right before the black background with the Windows pro
and the blue dots scrolling accross. It doesnt boot up after I cick the
ok. Just sits there with a black screen.


Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advanced!

 

[Karl]

You could try running System File Checker by going to Run and typing sfc
/scannow.

or,

Download umpnpmgr.dll from here
http://www.dlldump.com/download-dll-files.php/dllfiles/U/umpnpmgr.dll/download.html
(look above flashing graphic banner) and ntdsapi.dll from here
http://www.dlldump.com/download-dll-files.php/dllfiles/N/ntdsapi.dll/download.html

Perhaps someone here could advise you the best way to copy them to the
system32 folder

 

[José Gallardo]

Try this: put your XP CD on the drive. Type everything without the quotes. I'll suppose your CD drive is D: if not, change the letter:
Start>Run and type in "cmd" <hit Enter>
In the new screen type and hit enter at the end of each line:
"cd i386"
"expand umpnpmgr.dl_ c:\windows\system32\umpnpmgr.dll"
"expand ntdsapi.dl_ c:\windows\system32\ntdsapi.dll"

 

[Hoosier32]

I appreciate the help Karl, but I cant get to windows. It sticks on
the black screen. I have a feeling I am going to have to do this the
second way you mentioned, but I have no idea how to do that...

 

[Hoosier32]

Jose, thanks for the help, but again, I cannot get into windows to do
this. I need a fix to do from DOS.

I can easily reformat, but I will lose a lot of stuff. If I just do a
new install of windows without deleting the previous version, wont I
have to reinstall everything?

 

[José Gallardo]

Can you restart in safe mode? If so, do it there. For safe mode, when BIOS screen turns black hit F8 several times and choose the option.

 

[Hoosier32]

Will try when I get home. What should I do if I cant?

Thanks again Jose!!!

 

[Karl]

If you can't get into windows try this method:

Boot from your Windows XP cd (if you have an F12 boot menu you can select to
boot from CD Rom there, if not, you can try F5 and set to boot from CD)

Windows files will load, then it will say "Setup is starting windows"

Press "R" to repair
Choose 1 (press 1 and enter) (assuming you only have one windows
installation)
Type the admin. password if you have one, if not press enter

You will see a prompt C:\Windows

Type D: (or whatever is your cd drive letter), when you prompt is changed to
D: (or whatever) type:
cd i386, then
expand umpnpmgr.dl_ c:\windows\system32\umpnpmgr.dll (space after
underscores)
expand ntdsapi.dl_ c:\windows\system32\ntdsapi.dll

Restart

 

[Hoosier32]

Thank you so much Karl!!! I was hoping there would be an easy fix to
this.

 

[Karl]

Hopefully this will do it. I had a similar problem once and used this
method. I ran through it today to see if I had all the steps correct up to
the point of doing the actual extraction. Hopefully, it will work as planned