Re: No Users List Starting Windows XP

Tech-Archive recommends: Repair Windows Errors & Optimize Windows Performance

From: Kevin Myers (KevinMyers_at_austin.rr.com)
Date: 03/13/04 

Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 17:49:58 -0600

Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, we now have reason to believe
that our problem involves a deleted registry key rather than deleted files
or folders. So, there isn't any file that we can simply restore from CD
using the approach that you suggested. Also, we already attempted to
restore to the last known working configuration, and that didn't help
either. Looks like we are headed for a reinstall... :-(

"techman" <techman@pdh-odp.co.uk> wrote in message
news:OVNdaxUCEHA.3608@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> This is a copy of a post that I sent a while ago and below is a response
> that I got, unfortunately it was to late for me and I had reinstalled
> everything loseing a lot of work. I hope it works for you, please let me
> know how it goes incase it happens to me again.
> I originally had this problem about 3 months ago but got no response, but
> now it has happened again.This morning I switched on my laptop HP Pavilion
> running windows XP home edition. The boot up stops at the windows logo
> screen, I cannot
> proceed beyond this point. If I try and boot in safe mode the same thing
> happens, I have pressed Esc during boot up I have tried all options but to
> no avail, although I did get a message saying that the file ntoskrnl.exe
was
> missing from windows\system32. this does not mean anything to me but I
have
> attempted to replace that file by allsorts of methods but I am totally
> locked out of my laptop.
>
>
> REPLY
>
>
>
> 1.Start the computer by using your Windows XP CD-ROM. Press any key to
boot
> from the CD.
> 2.After the setup files are finished loading press R to repair using
> Recovery Console.
> 3.When you are in the recovery console, select the installation to log on
to
> (usually number 1), and then press ENTER.
> 4 Login to the Administrator account by typing the password for this
> account, and then press ENTER.
> 5.At the recovery console command prompt, type the following command,and
> then press ENTER:
>
> For Uni-Processor systems:
> expand cd-rom:\i386\ntoskrnl.ex_ drive:\Windows\system32
>
> For Multi-Processor systems:
> expand cd-rom:\i386\ntkrnlmp.ex_ drive:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
>
> Cd-rom is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive, and drive is the drive
> letter of the hard disk on which windows is installed.
> 6.If you receive a prompt to overwrite the file, press Y.
> 7.Type exit, and press ENTER at the command prompt.
>
>
> "Kevin Myers" <KevinMyers@austin.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:10571tc1u7vd103@corp.supernews.com...
> > Thanks for the suggestion, but unfortunately we already tried that and
it
> > didn't work. Neither did hitting alt-tab to see if the login prompt
> window
> > was hidden. :-(
> >
> > Any other ideas?
> >
> >
> > "SDC" <esdeecee@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:bm17509238sqgodi699nhbkdq4prpamj4i@4ax.com...
> > > Hallo Kevin Myers,
> > >
> > > Try hitting ctr-alt-del in the startupscreen. It could enable
> > > Administrator login.
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > If you reply by email, then include
> > > [ditisgeenspam] in the subject.
> >
> >
>
>

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