winlogon.exe - Unable to locate???

[Mike JW]

Hi. I am having this prob and as a poor college guy really don't need the
$79 fee to have someone fix this for me. PLEASE CAN SOMEONE HELP?!?

My Problem: ...turn on my computer (hp Pavilion zt3000) and the generic
blue screen turns up with a window saying:

"winlogon.exe - Unable to Locate Component. X This application has failed
to start because ole32.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may
fix this problem.

It's very weird. I can't get to anything and don't want to reinstall stuff
for fear of losing my stuff that's not backed up.

Whomever can advise me on this will be a TRUE HERO. Thanks much....

:MJW

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

HP and Compaq Desktop PCs - Error: Winlogon.exe Unable to locate component
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=435775&docname=c00226733

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows Vista Enthusiast

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Hi. I am having this prob and as a poor college guy really don't need the
$79 fee to have someone fix this for me. PLEASE CAN SOMEONE HELP?!?

My Problem: ...turn on my computer (hp Pavilion zt3000) and the generic
blue screen turns up with a window saying:

"winlogon.exe - Unable to Locate Component. X This application has failed
to start because ole32.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may
fix this problem.

It's very weird. I can't get to anything and don't want to reinstall stuff
for fear of losing my stuff that's not backed up.

Whomever can advise me on this will be a TRUE HERO. Thanks much....

:MJW

 

[nass]

Hi. I am having this prob and as a poor college guy really don't need the
$79 fee to have someone fix this for me. PLEASE CAN SOMEONE HELP?!?

My Problem: ...turn on my computer (hp Pavilion zt3000) and the generic
blue screen turns up with a window saying:

"winlogon.exe - Unable to Locate Component. X This application has failed
to start because ole32.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may
fix this problem.

It's very weird. I can't get to anything and don't want to reinstall stuff
for fear of losing my stuff that's not backed up.

Whomever can advise me on this will be a TRUE HERO. Thanks much....

:MJW

Adding to Carey, Either try System restore to an earlier date then try to
troubleshoot.
Or try this:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=435775&docname=c00226733
http://www.castlecops.com/p679323-How_do_I_recover_after_loosing_OLE32_DLL.html
Make sure the machine malware/virus free by scanning with an up2date software.

How to Identify a Damaged User Profile and Create a New Profile
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151

HTH.
nass