It won't let me into windows in any way. the message i get is : windows could not start because od an error in the software. please report this problem as: load needed DLLs for kernel. please contact your support person to repoort this problem.. the virus thing may not be the problem.might just be coincidence. sorry for the lousy format and typo's. doing this on a rumor phone...
One option, though you will lose everything including pictures, files and such is to format your hard drive and use your recovery disks to put it back to factory original condition. I know this is not a desired option, but it does get rid of everything, including viruses and such. For those who do nto have any, I highly recommend making recovery disks. It is a lot better to have them oon hand, instead of having to pay for them later and get them through the mail. Just my 2 copper pieces worth.
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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/812450
Basically, you're going to need to reload Windows over the top of itself to repair/return the needed DLLs...To resolve this behavior, start your computer from Windows installation CD-ROM ,
and then perform an in-place upgrade of Windows. For additional information
about how to do so, click the following article numbers to view the articles in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
315341 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315341/EN-US/ ) How to
Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP
292175 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/292175/EN-US/ ) How to
Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000
If Setup does not recognize
your current installation of Windows when you try to perform an in-place
upgrade, you cannot use an in-place upgrade to repair your installation of
Windows. In this situation, you may have to completely reinstall Windows on your
computer.
Couple questions...will that erase pictures and such? that is about all that i would worry about... and what if i can't find this disk? i found some utility disks but i don't think it is what i am needing. and does this boot from the cd autolmatically?
If you install Windows on top of itself, it should not erase any data. You will have to reinstall many of your programs. You will also have to redo any Windows settings, etc. But your pictures and stuff should be fine. Just make sure you do NOT format the drive, that would erase everything on it.
You should first try to back up important data though, if you can.
If you find the correct CD / DVD it should boot up automatically. You might have to go into the BIOS and set the CD / DVD drive as your first boot drive, though.
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What should i do if i can't find the disk?Originally Posted by Fanra
Curse?
I don't know what you do at that point. It's kind of the first thing to do when you get a computer is to either make sure you have a Windows install disk or use the built in utility (some computer manufactures don't give you a Windows disk but do let you create a Recovery disk) to create a Recovery Disk.
If you don't have either of those and can't borrow one from someone (or from another computer you own), you are pretty much screwed. Unless you want to go pay Microsoft for a new copy of Windows.
There may be some other answer but you are really on the edge of frustration here. Call me if you have to.
Fanra - 125 Hobbit Druid Semper Brevis! W.E.T.S.U.
Make a buddy that has one, preferably a volume license copy of the OS of your choice (though I think they are doing away with VL's with 2008/Vista/7 from what I've seen).
If that is out of the question, become a pirate (*eye patch on, stuffed bird on shoulder* ARRRRRRRRRRRRR!) and grab one from somewhere online (thepiragebay.org maybe) although depending on the source, this can be an iffy/questionable thing to do.
Pick a linux distro of your choice and try and get EQ running under WINE... ok.. for most people I realize this might be a bit difficult but it was worth mentioning.
If all else fails *sigh* you can always throw money at M$
Other than that.. you can rip the HDD out of your current setup and plug it into another machine (everyone has at least 10 spare computers laying around the living room right?!?) to pull the important data off of it at which point you can say @#$@#%@#$# computers and EQ, and go outside and ride your bike!
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