after logging into windows xp PRO - blank screen!!! help??

[Ender510]

I am able to log into winxp pro using EITHER account.. but all i get is a BLANK screen! i disconnected all the drives and only left my raid 0, 30 gb each = total 60GB C drive and one CD drive.

i dont have a start bar or any icons. but i can hit ctrl alt del and get task maanger. i can see processes. but nothing else! i tried running explore.exe and it says invalid win32 application.

can anyone help?? any suggestions??

 

[John]

explorer.exe

Have you tried safe mode? Last known good? Recovery console repair?

 

[Lemon law]

Once you get to the desktop, various windows processes keep loading. At a certain point the icons are supposed to pop up----clearly something isn't being found between the desktop and the icons loading---so you have a iconless screen and a crippled PC.--so John has it right---safe mode---step by step logging is where you will find out where it screws up.---once you know what is missing---you can fix it by adding what is missing from your windows install disk.

You can also use dos to check if msconfig.exe is preventing some process from loading---a firewall or other software setting could do the same.

And a virus may have eaten whatever you needed---and if so--is the root cause that will need to be fixed.

 

[bruceb]

Definitely try a Repair Install of Windows
You will not lose your data that way.

 

[Ender510]

Originally posted by: bruceb
Definitely try a Repair Install of Windows
You will not lose your data that way.

I tried using repair, but it goes to DOS prompt. Am I doing something wrong? How do i get to the right repair and not just the console?

Thank you.

 

[John]

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/usin...pandsupport/learnmore/tips/doug92.mspx

 

[Ender510]

thanks, i'll try that..

i ended up buying a 500 GB drive (sata) and then reinstalled winxp.. and setup the 60 GIG (raid 0) as a secondary and now copying files off. i hate when i have hardware failures.. there have been so many lately.

i've partitioned it to:
c: 40 gb - OS
d: 4 gb - paging
e: 100 gb - prog files
f: 100 gb - games
g: 200 gb - media
h: rest of the HD for misc