Posts by gerbil

Try using the Recovery Console to replace system32\logonui.exe. If you have updated to SP3 then the latest version will be found in Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder.

He's eight months older, now.....

When Windows fails to start do you get any error messages? What are they?
"what is your mbr grub?" - I don't know ubuntu... but Grub is their boot loader, somewhat similar in action to M$ boot.ini file but more comprehensive, in that it allows for other OSs...? a boot manager, in other words, differing in that it can run from the MBR and direct loading of the chosen OS from there..
I might be able to help you if you could install into another drive another Windows XP OS, a temporary one to use investigative/repair tools from. They probably exist for Ubuntu.... but there again, I just don't know linux.

As on Page 1. Glad it worked for you. I posted the desktop.htt deletion method because some people would be more comfortable with that. But in some cases it does not work. The regedit I gave to the OP in the first case [and then removed] seems to work in all cases:-
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\SafeMode\Components
Change the value of DeskHtmlVersion to zero instead of decimal 272.
Cheers.

Good-oh. Be guided by my post; it will be painless and stress-free, with very little risk to your system, and require no actual venturing into registry on your part. It encapsulates all the fixes mentioned by others, and more.
I could add that if you have trouble pasting the logs i requested then use the Go Advanced button and attach the two files. No copying, pasting required. See? I try for you... :)

I'm not as sweet as nanosani, michael.... and she posts so rarely, so...
This problem is often caused by malware, less commonly by a software glitch. To start with, may I suggest that you do this:
==Please download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
from: http://www.majorgeeks.com/Malwarebytes_Anti-Malware_d5756.html
or: http://www.besttechie.net/tools/mbam-setup.exe
=Dclick that file, mbam-setup.exe, to install the application,
-ensure that it is set to update and start, else start it via the icon, and UPDATE it.
Select "Perform QUICK Scan", then click Scan; the application will guide you through the remaining steps.
ENSURE that EVERYTHING found has a CHECKMARK against it, then click Remove Selected.
If malware has been found [and removed] MBAM will automatically produce a log for you when it completes... do not click the Save Logfile button.
Examine the log: if some files are listed as Delete on Reboot then restart your machine before continuing.
Copy and post that log [it is also saved under Logs tab in MBAM].
That should solve it. Of course, if it does not, posting that log will be trickier than is usual.....
To see if there are lingering problems next do this:
==download hijackthis: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download5554.html
-copy it to a new FOLDER placed either alongside your program files or on your desktop and then...
-in that folder start HijackThis by dclicking the .exe
-CLOSE ALL OTHER APPLICATIONS and any open windows including the explorer window …

Gee, arelius, you're going nuts there over security. I understand that. But....
If I got hold of your lappie, and wanted to see into your hdd badly enough, well, I'd come across your arrangements, and then I would switch it off, pop the hood and slide your hdd into my machine. A simple resetting of your password and I would be in.
You could, of course, encrypt your files - but discovering your password would still let someone in to them. To prevent that use a password that is long.. 20 characters or so, and including non-alphanumeric symbols. Of course, you would find that so tedious. And risky.
Lock the c key? BIOS does what BIOS can.

Your media player has to index those music files at startup IF they are in its playlists, and the player is set to load at startup..... it must load a "thumbnail" from each.

This is how you do that:
Part 1: msoe50.inf

-Open an Explorer window, search for msoe50.inf -the default location for this file is in the C:\Windows\Inf folder [show hidden files and folders].
-Right click the Msoe50.inf file, and then click Install.
-Insert your Windows XP SP2 CD-ROM when prompted and on it locate the I386 folder, click Open, and then click OK.
Outlook Express files have installed.

Part 2. wab50.inf

-search for wab50.inf -the default location for this file is in the C:\Windows\Inf folder.
-Right-click the Wab50.inf file, and then click Install.
-In the I386 folder on the CD-ROM click Open, and then click OK.
Outlook Express address book has installed.

Outlook Express is now reinstalled. Start Outlook Express to test its
functionality.

Your ISP's server should have failed that domain immediately. If I try such a thing the email does not even get to the point of sending the body before an error pops and stops the transmission. OE6, too.
Your ISP perhaps is so loaded that it goes into a queue there before a domain search can be conducted.
Just guessing.

Um, caper... my post was only to point out to a couple of folk that a search quickly showed what KB9908 was. To ask such a question and perhaps wait a day for a reply, well... it's not really speedy help.
Your point re the links they post as signatures was apt. I really like the riposte by Ezzaral. Ties in neatly with what you say. It is so hard to separate money matters from life...... this site is copping too many posts that are thinly veiled advertisements. Ah, the web.... so versatile.
Cheers.

halmacpi.dll is for your multiprocessor, advanced configuration power interface... so you should have Restart capability. Try updating your video drivers, then, so that option can be displayed correctly.

Reg cleaners. Your registry is large.... mine is about 32MB, a cleaner may remove 1KB. And if you run a different cleaner, it will perhaps find different things to remove. And none of them will remove all orphaned entries. Much of the data cleaners remove is cycled out over time in a FIFO way.
You do risk them removing something vital.... My advice? Skip it. Perhaps instead do this:
==download hijackthis: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download5554.html
-copy it to a new FOLDER placed either alongside your program files or on your desktop and then...
-in that folder start HijackThis by dclicking the .exe
-CLOSE ALL OTHER APPLICATIONS and any open windows including the explorer window containing HijackThis.
-click the Scan and Save a Logfile button. Post the log here.
We may then be able to help you.

I like living in a country where Google works.

I'm going to settle for a software issue, then.. the OS. It may take a windows Repair to rectify it, but first I would try running sfc /scannow from the cmd prompt... cross fingers.

Abu, a long shot... when Setup was running it may not have detected correctly the power management scheme of your mb. Go into system32, rclick on HAL.DLL, choose Properties > Version tab. Highlight [lclick] Internal name... what does it list for your actual hal?
Make sure that you have the correct video card/adapter drivers.

Bill, you do not list a graphics card, so I have to assume that you are using the on-board graphics. That feature is built into the Northbridge, the large chip with a yellow? heatsink at one corner of the CPU. Simplest is to check its heatsinking is as it should be .
Programs you are running should not upset the graphics unit.... it would not struggle with web work, or manipulation of documents with excel etc., even if all are onscreen minimised at the one time. Not a card for gaming, but is an office workhorse/ home video player, very suited to what you are doing.
Don't ignore the VGA aspect.... monitor causing the freeze.

What happens if she opens a cmd window and runs this:
shutdown -r -t 05

So. You want to have a computer with XP as the one OS installed, on what is now the 2nd hard disk? Then it is very important that you disconnect the first, failing disk while you install XP on the second [because otherwise Setup will discover the other installation on the failing drive and configure your new installation as a second OS; it will not be on C: drive and you will not be able to change that].
Then just do a normal installation of XP....
-if you wish to keep any data that is already on that 2nd hard disk then install to another partition. XP does not need to be on the first [outer on disk] partition, but it is more efficient if it is... it must be on a primary partition.
-if you wish to wipe the 2nd hard disk then allow Setup to format it; create a new partition.... XP will then put itself on C: drive by default.
-reconnect the failing drive, configure BIOS so that it is seen as the second drive in the boot order, and XP will boot on restart. Copy over whatever files you wish to keep.
Clear?

Check that the heatsink on your northbridge is in good shape - that is where your IGP [integrated graphics, the 7050] is located. Could be a lockdown problem, or the paste letting go. Anyway, the lines come from the graphics processor failing in some way.
High pitched noise? Often comes from an overloaded power supply ; it gets dragged down from super-audio to audio frequencies. Caused by a short, or failed component that it is feeding. If the main PSU was overloaded to that extent you would see smoke.
If it's not a heatsinking problem, then it is off to the shop with it....
The CPU will address as much of the RAM as the OS will allow.
Are you running an LCD display..? they can do weird things to a picture, have plenty of onboard regulators, and i think that a failure there can freeze a PC if it's the right sort [one that affects the input circuitry]... always worth swapping out as a trial.
That's my two bob's worth, anyway. Good luck.

"What will i do ???"
I don't know.... but i do know what M$ will do if you succeed. You will confront an activation problem. But heck, if your company is only going to be around for 30 days, go right ahead.

Ah. Gotcha. There could be a problem occurring when the sys switches from low to high resolution when it moves from boot phase to the running the OS itself. Does it have an installed video card, or on-board [integrated] graphics? It may be a driver issue... check the Device Manager for Display Adapter errors [use the other sys via logmein]. If no errors are evident then I suspect the video subsystem is at fault.

explorer.exe is not running.... try starting it via Task Manager.

750? Uten kostnad? Gode tilbud! Men jeg har en mobil .... så trist.

You do need a wireless router... :) with its wireless function turned on. So you do that with a LAN connection.
In your router page [192.-.-.-], turn on the wireless access point, note the name [SSID], allow broadcast of the SSID, turn security off for the moment.
Tell your sys the SSID if your router does not broadcast the SSID; if it does, your pc should see it and report it as a connection option.

Was it a bootable iso with apps in it that you burned? If so, you just burn that image.
Or was it a collection of apps that you put together into a bootable cd format?

"I use Bitdefender anti-virus and neither this nor other AV software detects any viruses." Um... how many AV services do you have installed? One only is the Rule.
Try uninstalling Bitdefender [uninstall, not just stop it].
Use nLite to create a new cd with XP and SP3 on it; use it to run ...
sfc /scannow
Else Repair your installation with that new cd.

Might be an idea to tell us the blue screen code..... perhaps your hdd is toasty.
Anyway, since a reinstallation is the way you wish to proceed, what was the result of the chkdsk run during the format Setup does?

Ok... jus foolin widja.
songs is the directory on F:, correct?
K, run these in cmd:
cd /d f:
cacls songs /p everyone:f
-it should work.... Since you are doing a blanket change of all users' rights, you don't need the /e parameter.
Check result by
dir songs
...or just browse to songs in Explorer. Next time, play with scratch files or folders you create just so.

Neat. It locked you out so you couldn't change it back. Shouldn't it do that?

Good-oh. On any hdd, there is no point monitoring pure data partitions: System Restore just does not monitor data files. SR records changes to application file types only so only set it to monitor partitions with system files and applications. On my sys I have C: as pure system/boot drive and only the XP apps that don't function well in another partition [IE, for example], and no non-sys data at all. E: is my applications drive.
I monitor only those two.
[You wouldn't wish to restore a page file drive, now would you?]
But if you don't uncheck the box relating to pure data drives SR will waste some space in them. I suppose I could add that turning off monitoring on those drives won't delete the SysVol Inf files.... to empty those useless restore points you must turn off System Restore, and then turn it on again. Toggling deletes old points.

:)
The fan is more concerned about the temp of the CPUs than your room [it does affect it, naturally]. Use your mb makers software to check the core temps, or just get Coretemp [dl the software] to do it. Reset the desired fan profile in BIOS if you deem the fan is too active, and the core temps are safe [if there is that option].

Well, check that you have allowed it for the drives [partitions] you wish it to apply to, and that you have allowed sufficient space for it [5 or 6% of disk space should suffice].
Go via CP>System>System Resore.
Windows should create automatic restore points before any software installation occurs. Provided that you meet the above criteria.
Consider also the program ERUNT. It's just a better thing.

Tab key. Tsk... I should have remembered that, caper, but I don't ever get the chance to use it for that purpose. The logos just don't get a run with me.
Good on you, apneram, spannering is good.

The pdf writer has the option of locking features in his file so that the receiver may not edit it easily.

It is so useful, that option to display a corporate logo instead of BIOS sys info. Press the function key you are told to, go into BIOS setup and find the option to disable that logo screen in favour of hardware detections, then see what is missing. Does your hdd show up?

You're welcome, OZ.

...and see if you can locate this ; delete it: C:\WINDOWS\system32\NoeNoeJetma.vbs

"It feels like it can't find the boot files"
You report getting beep codes.... but does BIOS display at all? At beep code stage the BIOS is checking hardware, there is nothing on screen.
Your cpu is obviously working, at least to some extent. RAM? You do not know.... try just ONE stick at a time. Unplug ALL your drives; at this stage of testing you are not interested in booting. See if BIOS will display.
If not, check your psu output levels.

Harry, I could not logon last night, but is the problem still there? I see that the malware startup entry has gone..... but you are at the keyboard.

Google for Memtest86+ & Coretemp
Coretemp will give you a nice little [configurable] temp display for all cores in your task bar [if you so wish]; Memtest86+ will make a bootable floppy which you load after a sys restart [and boot from the floppy!] - it will comprehensively test your installed RAM.

Hi, yes, it is there.
==Please download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
from: http://www.majorgeeks.com/Malwarebytes_Anti-Malware_d5756.html
or: http://www.besttechie.net/tools/mbam-setup.exe
=Dclick that file, mbam-setup.exe, to install the application,
-ensure that it is set to update and start, else start it via the icon, and UPDATE it.
Select "Perform QUICK Scan", then click Scan; the application will guide you through the remaining steps.
ENSURE that EVERYTHING found has a CHECKMARK against it, then click Remove Selected.
If malware has been found [and removed] MBAM will automatically produce a log for you when it completes... do not click the Save Logfile button.
Examine the log: if some files are listed as Delete on Reboot then restart your machine before continuing.
Copy and post that log [it is also saved under Logs tab in MBAM].
Next, start hijackthis again, select Scan Only, place checkmarks against all the entries listed below that still exist, and then press Fix Checked.
F2 - REG:system.ini: UserInit=C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe,C:\WINDOWS\system32\wscript.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\NoeNoeJetma.vbs
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {5C255C8A-E604-49b4-9D64-90988571CECB} - (no file)
O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {CCC7A320-B3CA-4199-B1A6-9F516DD69829} - (no file)

Make a new hijackthis scan and log, post it along with the MBAM log.

And, of course, there is always the FREE tool, CCleaner.
Does all that, plus more if you configure it so.

So i see. The hosts file is not locked by attributes, but still there is that Access Denied. You could delete it, and then create a new hosts file. I'd delete that whole slew of hosts.numbers.backup files also. Below is the standard hosts; just copy it into a notepad and save as C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
And if it will not delete then try this tool [you may think it handy to keep]:
Unlocker
==This one is a general purpose deleter, Unlocker: http://filehippo.com/download_unlocker/
Dclick the exe to install it, unchecking the updater and assistant boxes. It runs from the rclick context menu, and that is cool.
Browse to the file, rclick it, choose Unlocker, remove any hooks...[ If the file or folder is locked then a window will appear with a list of processes locking the file or folder. Select the locks and click Unlock and you are done. It is recommended to Unlock wisely and to close open processes locking files or folder if any, but if only Explorer.exe is the culprit, do not hesitate!]
...choose Delete, and delete it.

# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address …

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314464

Did you go to this site... http://www.atheros.cz/download.php?atheros=AR9285&system=2 and dl the driver file, dclick it to install?
Does you network adapter still show in Device Mgr? And if you rclick it and go to Properties, do you have the opportunity to Roll back to a previous driver? Does the driver show?
If the sys is not recognising the PCI\VEN code then it won't know what driver to install.
Right, run regedit, go to this key and expand it [not lclick it]..
HKLM\system\currentcontrolset\enum\PCI
-below it, do you see this code: VEN_168C&DEV_002B&SUBSYS_E8111113&REV_01
Yes? And if you expand that, and then lclick the long hex code do you see a description of the card, driver etc?
No? Then you need to roll back your sys to a date when that info was present. So it's System Restore.... or failing that, Repair, which will take your registry info from the date when you last did a system backup [which is probably when you did the original installation; no-one does system backups, and it is such a sensible thing to do...]. Uninstalling a device and replacing it forces XP to read the hardware ID [your XP is doing that much] and then check its lists of codes [it's failing on this bit]. Long shot... have you tried running...
sfc /scannow -you will need your installation cd.
I don't have time to do this for you, but you should find resources on the web which enable …

Please open a cmd window and run these, tell us what attrib posts for the hosts file:
cd %systemroot%
cd system32\drivers\etc
attrib

With that SB option unchecked you should be able to clear any of those attributes with:
attrib -r -h -s hosts [while in the above directory]; check with another attrib

Which driver [for what piece of hardware] are you searching for, Palos? Chipset? I cannot find them. Try these people: http://laptop.oks.ph/ecs/ecs-desknote-w341-vp/

Ouch.
That ID is for a Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter.
If it is now unknown, it is time to reinstall its driver. Do that via device manager. You might take the time to see if there is an update available [and with Atheros, that is sometimes no easy task]. Google this: Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter

Do you still have your original problem with some exe files not running, Ronnie?