windows XP won't load !!

[tonym]

Hey all

I get this crazy message just after Windows XP should
have loaded saying that:
"application or DLL c:\windows\system32\samlib.dll is not
a valid Windows image. Please check against the
installation diskette". And then once I click OK all I am
left with is a black screen. I have tried to fix this
through the troubleshooting guides but have got nowhere.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,

Tony

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I get this crazy message just after Windows XP should
have loaded saying that:
"application or DLL c:\windows\system32\samlib.dll is not
a valid Windows image. Please check against the
installation diskette". And then once I click OK all I am
left with is a black screen. I have tried to fix this
through the troubleshooting guides but have got nowhere.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Doesn't look good, but you can TRY a Repair Install:

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm