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| Thread ID: 70545 | 2006-07-07 01:44:00 | Deleted file now can't log in to Win XP | annie (6010) | Press F1 |
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| 469116 | 2006-07-07 01:44:00 | In a fit of reckless idiocy because Firefox didn't appear to be working properly and I hadn't had enough coffee at the time, I deleted several smallish harmless-looking files that had been changed today on my XP SP2 system. I also ran CCleaner at some stage, so the recycle bin is probably now empty. Computer continued to function ok until I restarted it, but now I can't log in, including as Administrator in safe mode. Startup proceeds fine to the screen where you select users, then when you select a user (any user), the desktop background image comes up, and nothing else appears. In safe mode, again you select a user and a black screen coming up says 'Safe mode' at the top in white letters and nothing else. Now before I bite the bullet and reload windows, does anyone have any bright ideas that might help restore the situation? I have backups of data folders, so no issues there. I can get at all of the users' My Documents folders from our old Win98 computer over a network, but nothing else. Thanks for any advice (and pleeeeese don't tell me how stupid it was) |
annie (6010) | ||
| 469117 | 2006-07-07 02:17:00 | using the winxp cd try a repair first using the recovery function. if that doesn't work can you tell us what files you deleted? |
mantermite (9652) | ||
| 469118 | 2006-07-07 02:19:00 | Thanks - I have got about half way through trying a repair (safe mode w dos prompt works ok, but my dos is pretty shaky so it involves a lot of internet lookups, will report back when I manage it). And I am ashamed to say I don't know the files I deleted, price of being in a reckless mood... | annie (6010) | ||
| 469119 | 2006-07-07 03:30:00 | No luck with the repair - Windows XP CD won't allow me to proceed since SP2 is loaded, so I tried reloading SP2, but that didn't help . So I guess I'll do a windows reload this weekend . Thanks for your suggestion tho mantermite, and as my mother would have said "let that be a lesson" . |
annie (6010) | ||
| 469120 | 2006-07-07 03:49:00 | Are you able to get into safe mode and do a System Restore. | Pancake (6359) | ||
| 469121 | 2006-07-07 04:34:00 | I tried that first up, no luck there either. Thanks for the suggestion though, appreciated. | annie (6010) | ||
| 469122 | 2006-07-07 05:24:00 | Do you have any possible ideas on the name of the folder(s) that used to contain those files that you had deleted? Upon arriving desktop, does pressing the Windows key activate the "Start" button? Does anything pop up if you launch Windows Task Manager via Ctrl + Alt + Del? Lastly, what complications did you encounter when you attempt to turn back the time using System Restore (i.e. the problem persists - no change, error message etc.)? Cheers :) |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 469123 | 2006-07-07 05:56:00 | Hi James - no idea of the file names . They were all short and fairly anonymous sounding, including 2 or 3 log files, some containing cookie information from random websites . Pressing the 'start' key has no effect . <ctrl-<alt>-<delete> brings up the task manager ok, McAfee programs are running (removing these didn't help) . No programs running, but several processes (list below) - however only processes using CPU are svchost . exe (0-99%) and system idle process (0-99%) . CPU usage shows a regular pattern of activity, same shaped curve every time ?looping . No complications or error messages on system restore, looked uneventful and successful . Thanks - |
annie (6010) | ||
| 469124 | 2006-07-07 05:59:00 | List of running processes: wmiprvsc.exe wuauclt.exe taskmgr.exe alg.exe 3 x McAffee processes (no effect on killing) ewidoctrl.exe (no effect on killing) CTsvcCDA.exe cisvc.exe aspnet_state.exe spoolsv.exe svchost.exe (one instance for user LOCAL and 3 instances for user SYSTEM, one of the SYSTEM instances was using CPY 0-99%) MsMpEng.exe Fast.exe lsass.exe services.exe winlogin.exe (not using any CPU) csrss.exe MxPMSPSv.exe smss.exe vsmon.exe wdfmgr.exe nvsvc32.exe sqlservr.exe MDM.exe system.exe system idle process |
annie (6010) | ||
| 469125 | 2006-07-07 06:27:00 | system idle process should be at about 98% all others should be mostly at zero unless you are carrying out some task. | zqwerty (97) | ||
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