Re: WINNT\system32\c_1252.nls error

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anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 08/04/04 

Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 10:27:20 -0700

OK - I can't get to a prompt, I can't get anything to
boot - any other ideas?

>-----Original Message-----
>Missing? You can replace the file from the recovery
console.
>
>>From a command prompt you can expand the file. An
example;
>
>expand E:\I386\c_1252.nl_ %windir%\system32\c_1252.nls
>
>would expand a new copy to the \system32 directory.
>
>Also you'll want to use the correct version for the
service pack level
>you're at. So you may need to extract the file from a
service pack.
>
>To extract the service pack files without installing
them, execute
>J:\W2kSP4\W2KSP4.exe /x
>Then when prompted, specify a directory to hold the
extracted files.
>
>To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from
the Windows 2000
>Setup CD or the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks. If you
do not have Setup
>floppy disks and your computer cannot start from the
Windows 2000 Setup CD,
>use another Windows 2000-based computer to create the
Setup floppy disks.
>Press ENTER at the "Setup Notification" screen. Press R
to repair a Windows
>2000 installation, and then press C to use the Recovery
Console. The
>Recovery Console then prompts you for the administrator
password. If you do
>not have the correct password, Recovery Console does not
allow access to the
>computer. If an incorrect password is entered three
times, the Recovery
>Console quits and restarts the computer. Note If the
registry is corrupted
>or missing or no valid installations are found, the
Recovery Console starts
>in the root of the startup volume without requiring a
password. You cannot
>access any folders, but you can carry out commands such
as chkdsk, fixboot,
>and fixmbr for limited disk repairs. Once the password
has been validated,
>you have full access to the Recovery Console, but
limited access to the hard
>disk. You can only access the following folders on your
computer:
>%systemroot% and %windir%
>--
>Regards,
>
>Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in
newsgroup.
>Microsoft Certified Professional
>Microsoft MVP [Windows]
>http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
>"Kathy" wrote:
>| I have a dell laptop running Windows 2000
>| It will not boot up it gives the following error
>| WINNT\system32\c_1252.nls error
>|
>| after looking this up I understand that it might have
>| something to do with the way it is partitioned??? It
was
>| working fine so I'm not sure how this happened, but
more
>| importantly I have no idea how to correct it. It will
>| not allow me to do anything - safe mode, c prompt -
>| nothing. Any advice would be appreciated.
>
>
>.
>

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