Cannot Boot Up WinXP Prof?

Question

I was experiencing a problem with my windows xp prof, when I tried to repair them with the original windows xp prof cd... An error occured during setup and now i CANNOT boot up my computer due to an error after the win xp load window...

An error pops up abt the winlogon.exe....
"Winlogon.exe - Bad Image. The application or dll C:\Windows\System32\wintrust.dll is not a valid windows image. Please check this against your installation diskette."


This is the error i get and once i click OK (which is the only option provided) the computer restarts and the same thing happends.....

Anyone's will to help is appreciated...
Thanks in advance...!!!

Answer 1

It seems the whole OS has gone corrupted. Get another HDD (friends HDD) back up your data. Format and reinstall the OS. Thentransfer the data back again and return the HDD. Problem resolved. The reason i suggested format reinstall was as repair of OS did not work with you.

Answer 2

have you tried to login in safe mode?

Just after powering on press the F8 button on the keyboard.A logon option screen will appear.Select "Start with safe mode". When the system boots up give the administrator password and login. Backup relevent data.

Insert windows XP cd and run setup from it.It will ask for repair or new install...select new install & follow instructions.

Hope it works... :)

Answer 3

winxp not booting up ok try this shut down the computer not restart it shut it down then re-start the pc and as windows is starting up keep pressing the f8 key on fast till you get to a menu options then click on safe mode start win xp in safe mode then put in your winxp cd rom into the cd drive and then click on start and serch then click on all files & folders type in the box Winlogon.exe then in the look in box set it to search ur cd rom drive then click on search if it does find Winlogon.exe < file copy that to the desktop by right clicking on the file and clicking on copy then right click your desktop and click on paste then you will have a Winlogon.exe

Answer 4

Hopefully, you'll get some real gurus to answer your question. I ran across the same thing with a friend's computer. We ended up reformatting by doing a clean install and losing all the information. I'm sure there are solid solutions - did you check the MS website? Good luck, and when you get her back, remember. . .backup, backup, backup.

Answer 5

Log on to the following weblink and follow the steps provided to resolve the issue. Hope it resolves.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericDocument?cc=us&docname=bph07173&lc=en&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN

Answer 6

Perhaps too many super mocha latte expresso capachinos is the problem. Go decaf, and that should fix it.