Re: Restoring My Computer...

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"xxyx" wrote

The problem solved itself. Thanks for your help.

"Rock" wrote:

"xxyx" wrote

> For the repair install the links said I need the cd, but my laptop > didn't
> come with the cd.
>
> Now what? =/ Thanks for your help so far though.
>
> "Rock" wrote:
>
>> "xxyx" wrote
>>
>> > Alright, I tried F8. I did the options "Safe Mode", "Safe Mode with
>> > Networking", and "Last Known Good Configuration."
>> >
>> > My login screen is still black except for the message that says this
>> > exactly,
>> >
>> > [title of pop up] Parser Message
>> > [body] Value creation failed " at line 30
>> > [button] OK
>> >
>> > When I click ok the message pops back up and it's an endless cycle. >> > Any
>> > help?
>> >
>> > "Rock" wrote:
>> >
>> >> "xxyx" wrote
>> >>
>> >> > Alright, earlier I posted about having troubles with LogonXP's >> >> > and
>> >> > Windows
>> >> > Themes. With the problem solved long ago, I was happy with my new
>> >> > themes
>> >> > and
>> >> > logons. However, one logon didn't work and I didn't notice this
>> >> > problem
>> >> > only
>> >> > after I had signed out of my account. The screen is entirely >> >> > black
>> >> > and
>> >> > I
>> >> > get
>> >> > this weird message basically saying the logon wont work. When I
>> >> > click
>> >> > on
>> >> > "ok"
>> >> > the messages pops back up and it's an endless cycle.
>> >> >
>> >> > That isn't the problem, however. I held the power button until it
>> >> > shut
>> >> > off
>> >> > (since there was no option on the screen to shut it off) and then
>> >> > turned
>> >> > it
>> >> > back on. Knowing there's an F() button to push when you want to
>> >> > restore
>> >> > your
>> >> > computer right when it's loading, I pressed all the F(#)'s >> >> > buttons
>> >> > as
>> >> > fast
>> >> > as
>> >> > I could. I got a few different things but none of them had the
>> >> > option
>> >> > to
>> >> > restore my computer so I can't go back to an earlier date to fix
>> >> > this
>> >> > problem.
>> >> >
>> >> > If anyone has a solution, please help me! Very appreciated.
>> >>
>> >> Restore your computer how and to what? It's not clear from your
>> >> message
>> >> what's going on. Are you saying you can't login to the windows at
>> >> all?
>> >>
>> >> There might be some sort of restore function that is invoked by a
>> >> function
>> >> key that was installed by the computer OEM, so if that's what >> >> you're
>> >> talking
>> >> about then contact the computer's tech support.
>> >>
>> >> Repeatedly pressing F8 just as the BIOS screen disappears should >> >> bring
>> >> up
>> >> the Advanced Options menu with choices such as Last Known Good
>> >> Configuration
>> >> and Safe Mode. Booting into safe mode you could try running a >> >> system
>> >> restore.
>> >>
>> >> Otherwise you need to better describe the problem you're >> >> experiencing
>> >> and
>> >> what you're trying to accomplish.
>> >>
>> >> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
>> >>
>> >> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
>>
>> You're next step would be to try a repair install. See the link >> above.
>> Make sure you have a full and complete backup of all important
>> information.
>> A repair install should retain programs and data but you know >> computers,
>> unintended things do happen.

You'll have to use whatever recovery method is in place for your system,
either recovery CD's or a recovery partition. Often times this means a
destructive process, i.e. it wipes the drive and installs an image as
received from the factory. Then programs will need to be reinstalled from
their original media and data restored from a backup.

If you don't know how the recovery process works with your laptop contact
the laptop manufacturer's tech support site for info.

As an aside I think you should always have an XP installation CD rather than
a recovery disk or recovery partition, and this is just one example of why.

Lastly, understand that this is a peer to peer newsgroup. Everyone who
posts in here is a volunteer who does so on their own time to help others.
You need to have patience in waiting for responses - sometimes it can take
24-48 hours before someone who might know the solution sees your post and
responds. No one owes you any particular level or type of support.

Solved itself - just on a reboot? Interesting...lol..ya got to love computers.

If you are going to continue using 3rd party programs that change the XP login, I would suggest you protect the system by investing in a drive imaging program and an external hard drive. Acronis True Image is one such program that is currently in high favor. With it you can create an image of the drive and store that on the external USB drive, or if so desired clone the working drive. In either case, if the system dumps on you, the image can be restored quickly or the cloned drive inserted.

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