Re: MISSING AUTOCHK.EXE skipping AUTOCHECK
- From: "John John (MVP)" <audetweld@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:21:25 -0400
The instructions for loading the hive are about as clear as they can be on the web link that I provided, I can't explain it any clearer than what it is there. As for the <windowsroot>\system32 hal.dll error that was probably brought about by your slaving the drive onto the same IDE drive cable as the host operating system, this in turn may have led to a change of the disk's ordinal number which in turn would lead to an improper rdisk value in the boot.ini's ARC path, in short this may have led to an improper Master/Slave arrangement of the disks. Try removing the slaved disk from the computer and make sure that the host disk is in its original location on the cable and then see if the computer will boot properly. If you can get the computer to boot properly you can mount the disk of the broken installation back into the host computer but place it on the other IDE cable instead of on the same one as the host disk, this should avoid the missing hal.dll message.
If you still cannot boot the host computer try making a floppy boot diskette by following the instructions here: http://www.nu2.nu/bootdisk/ntboot/
Another poster who has the same problem as you asked about this yesterday and I gave him the following advice, you may find it to be of help in your efforts to fix your installation:
Other than replacing registry files the only thing that you can do about the error with the Recovery Console is verify and confirm the presence of the Autochk.exe file in the System32 folder, if the file is missing you can copy it from the Windows XP CD to the System32 folder.
Otherwise, to fix this error, you will have to remotely edit the Session Manager's BootExecute value in the registry. Another way around the problem would be to follow the instructions here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545 If you want you can do Part One of the article then log on as per Part Two but instead of carrying through with the rest of the instructions you can use Regedit to load the System hive that you renamed in Part One (c:\windows\tmp\system.bak) and then at all the numbered ControlSets in that same old hive edit the Session Manager's BootExecute value. You can copy the BootExecuteValue from the following location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager
to the all the numbered Control Sets in the old renamed and loaded hive:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Session Manager
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Control\Session Manager
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Control\Session Manager
After you do the changes to the old System hive log back on to the Recovery Console and reverse the changes made earlier, delete the files in the /config folder:
delete c:\windows\system32\config\system
delete c:\windows\system32\config\software
delete c:\windows\system32\config\sam
delete c:\windows\system32\config\security
delete c:\windows\system32\config\default
and replace them with the ones that you backed up earlier and subsequently repaired:
copy c:\windows\tmp\system.bak c:\windows\system32\config\system
copy c:\windows\tmp\software.bak c:\windows\system32\config\software
copy c:\windows\tmp\sam.bak c:\windows\system32\config\sam
copy c:\windows\tmp\security.bak c:\windows\system32\config\security
copy c:\windows\tmp\default.bak c:\windows\system32\config\default
See here for easy to follow instruction on how to load the old System hive: http://www.rwin.ch/xp-live/regedit.htm You can also do this without using the Recovery Console but you will have to remove the disk from the broken machine and mount it in another Windows XP machine.
John
Deadman2 wrote:
Hi John John. No luck. I hooked up the Dell Dimension 2400 Win XP home hard drive to a operating computer and for all I saw the BootExecute values were all were where they should of been at. In the process the computer I was working with developed a blue screen error <windowsroot>\system32 hal.dll please reinstall a copy! Is there any way I can use BartPE to fix either computer? If not, referring to my original problem, skipping autocheck can you breakdown the procedure of loading the hive? My best guess is that I missed something from going back and forth from your direction to the website you provided http://www.rwin.ch/xp-live/regedit.htm. Thank you. Happy Holidays..
"John John (MVP)" wrote:
Good luck. In the future don't bother with registry cleaners, these useless programs cause more harm than good.
John
DEADMAN! wrote:
Thank you for your admonition concerning my use of "uppercaseing". I am grateful for your response. I did try booting to the last known good configuration to no avail. I will try your suggestion and hope it works (I am just getting into computers). Thank you John John.
"John John (MVP)" wrote:
Please do not post in all uppercase (CAPS), it is difficult to read and on newsgroups it is considered as shouting, we can hear you fine if you post in mixed case and it is easier to read.
Did you try booting to the Last Known Good Configuration?
If you cannot boot to LKG you will have to edit the BootExecute value at the Default ControlSet, the ControlSets are numbered as such:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003
The Default ControlSet is identified at the Select key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Select
The Select key typically contains values and data as shown here:
"Current"=dword:00000001
"Default"=dword:00000001
"Failed"=dword:00000000
"LastKnownGood"=dword:00000002
In the above example, the Default value identifies ControlSet001 as the Default Set, you would need the BootExecute value at:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Session Manager
The BootExecute value is a REG_MULTI_SZ string and it should only contain the following data: autocheck autochk *
To edit the registry of the broken Windows installation you will have to mount the drive in another Windows XP computer and use Regedit to load the System hive of the broken installation, see here for easy to follow instructions: http://www.rwin.ch/xp-live/regedit.htm
John
DEADMAN! wrote:
I INSTALLED JV16 POWER TOOL 2008 ON MY WIFE COMPUTER (DELL DIMENSION 2400 OS WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION)) I WAS CLEANING UP THE START UP AND I ACCIDENTLY DISABLED THE AUTOCHK.EXE FILE. I DON'T HAVE ANY INSTALATION DISKS. I TRIED TO BOOT UP IN THE SAFE MODE TO NO AVAIL. I KEEP COMING BACK TO THE LOG ON SCREEN, THE BLUE SCREEN COMES UP \SYSTEMROOT\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOCHK.EXE SKIPPING AUTOCHECK. I KEEP GOING AROUND IN CIRCLES. CAN I REINSTALL THIS FILE? MY COMPUTER IS A HP WITH WINDOWS XP MEDIA CENTER CAN I HOOK UP SOME WAY TO TRANFER FILES? MY WIFE IS GOING TO KILL ME IF I DON'T FIX IT!
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