Re: Help! User Interface Failure!

From: Ramesh [MVP] (ramesh_at_nojunkmails.com@mvps.org)
Date: 06/17/04 

Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 00:59:30 +0530

>> Can I start the computer in safe mode to allow me to back up my HD data?

Safe mode also won't work. If that works, troubleshooting is easier and backup is not necessary. A repair install will preserve your data and applications. See this guide: http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

Also read section: "Warning!! If the Repair Option is not Available" 

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Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
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"Dan" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1e27601c4549e$6b4e0e20$a001280a@phx.gbl...
Oh boy - I really screwed up here.  It just goes to show 
that you shouldn't mess with something you don't 
understand.  I didn't understand exactly what was meant in 
the KB instructions when it said to "remove the following 
string value from the registry."
Can I start the computer in safe mode to allow me to back 
up my HD data?
>-----Original Message-----
>Dan
>
>Deleting the data vs Deleting the key is a big difference 
here. Even Recovery Console procedure might not help here 
(as the situation is different than the previous one). XP 
might not use the MSGina.dll as you've not deleted the 
GinaDLL value entirely, rather assigned a blank data to 
it. You may need to perform a Repair install.
>-- 
>Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
>Windows XP Shell/User
>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>
>AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org
>
>"Dan" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in 
message news:1d9f001c45499$d5bc1860$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>Ramesh,
>
>Thanks for responding.  I left out a detail in my 
previous 
>description.  When I right clicked on GinaDLL, I then 
>clicked on "Modify", and then deleted the value shown in 
>the Modify box.
>
>Does this information help with the problem diagnosis?
>
>Thanks, Dan
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Well. The procedure in the KB article is correct. When 
>you delete the GinaDLL, XP seeks for the MSGina.dll 
>(default GINA) The problem seems to be a missing 
>msgina.dll. This file must be present in 
>C:\WINDOWS\system32. The best way is to use the Recovery 
>Console and expand this file from XP Installation source 
>(hard disk or the XP CD). See this article for more 
>information on using Recovery Console: 
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-
>US;314058
>>
>>Alternately: If you have a parallel installation of XP, 
>you may copy this file (correct version) to 
>C:\Windows\System32 path by booting into the parallelly 
>installed Operating System.
>>
>>-- 
>>Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
>>Windows XP Shell/User
>>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>>
>>AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org
>>
>>"Dan" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in 
>message news:1da0501c45487$bc76d8c0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>>Yesterday, I used the following MS article in an attempt 
>>to re-enable my Welcome screen and Fast User Switching 
in 
>>Windows XP Home Edition:
>>http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=302346
>>Previously, whenever I tried to enable either the 
Welcome 
>>screen or FUS, I received an error telling me that an 
>>installed program was preventing me from enabling 
these.  
>>The error pointed to a file called CSGina.dll.  
Following 
>>the instruction in KB302346, I located this key in 
>regedit:
>>
>>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows 
>>NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\GinaDLL
>>
>>I right-clicked on GinaDLL and deleted the value 
>>(CSGina.dll).  I then rebooted the computer and got the 
>>following error:
>>
>>User Interface Failure
>>The Logon User Interface DLL Failed To Load
>>Contact Your System Administrator To Replace The DLL Or 
>>Resore The Original DLL
>>
>>What did I do wrong?  Can I recover from this?  Like the 
>>idiot I am, I didn't make a system restore disk before 
>>attempting the repair!  Thanks for any help!

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