URGENT help needed... Windows boot problems

[Aussie Rules]

Hi,

I have XP Pro SP2.

Last night, it hung whilst starting(nothing changed system wise) and it now
does this everytime.

I have started up in safe mode and the same issue occurs.The last driver to
load is agp440.sys.

I have been able to boot from the CD and get into windows automated
recovery. I execute chkdsk /p and it say there are errors. It seems to not
fix them, and there is no other chkdsk option to use.

I suspect the disk has had some sort of block failure and is effecting some
of the windows files need to boot.

Is there a process or way to check the integrity of the core windows files,
and where there is an issue with a file, have a chance of taking a good copy
of the file from the org CD and placing it on the disk (renaming the old one
so as not to resuse the bad block its having and issue with)

Is there any other trick to try. I have so many application installed, that
the though or re installing everything is a scary one. I moved a few months
ago, and I am sure a bunch of my boxs with either the org disk/serial
numbers is now well gone.


HELP!!!!!

Thanks

 

[Guest]

hi im sorry i cant offer any help but you seem to know alot about computers,
i think im have a similar problem, which is as follows:

when trying to delete sp2, as instructed by windows
after deleting a hotfix windows will now not open, and is giving me the
following message:
winlogon.exe entry point not found
the procedure entry point associsdangerous could not be locatde in the
dynamic link library SHLWAPI.dll.
click 'ok'

then another message appears:
the logon user interface dlll msgina.dll failed to load
contact your system adimistator to replace the dll or restore the original dll

do you have any ideas?

 

[Tom Richards]

Try running Check Disc again with the F parameter specified like so

chkdsk /f

It will ask you if you want to run it at the next reboot - respond with a
"y" for yes and reboot. It will then run during the booting process and be
able to fix the errors, not just recognize them.

--

Tom Richards
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http://webhandprint.com
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[Aussie Rules]

The /F option is not available in the Automatic Recovery Mode(ARM????). You
enter ARM when you boot from the install CD, usually cause the HD is cactus.
The chkdsk (one of only a few system commands ARM has) doesn't have the /f
option available.