Error: Loader couldn't initialize service!

[elkinm]

I recently had some spyware hijack crap on my system and cleaned it up all over the place and possibly things I should not have leaned up. And it has been some time since then so I don't have an restore points from then.

I restarted for the first time and noticed that instead of giving me the explored I got this error with just my background. I can click OK and then I can either load explorer from task manager or just log off.

Explorer starts normally if I start it and startup continues normally. If I log off the system automatically logs back on and loads everything as well.

I don't have any other errors and I have nothing in the event viewer.

Is there any way I can find out what service cannot load. And is it possible to see the script that executes and see exactly what part fails and when it restarts when I start explorer.exe.
Also, why would I not be able to log off is there something wrong with that. As far as the actual welcome screen, I can still use fast user switching so the welcome screen is still there it is something related with the initial logon.

I have gotten a prompt saying that windows does not recognize some system file and asks for the Win XP SP1 CD to repair it. I was wondering how I can I find out what files have problems and how can I activate this check. Also I only have a non SP1 CD. Can I do something with that or do I need to create a CD with SP1 already installed?

Thanks

 

[elkinm]

Can I use any of the startup options like boot logging or something else to determine what service is not loading?

Anybody know what service and/or script loads explorer.exe at startup? Also what controls how the system runs if no account is logged on as I cannot log of an account but I can switch users.

Thanks

 

[mechBgon]

You could look in Event Viewer for clues. Do you have a late-model antivirus software and is it both up-to-date and also configured to use maximum everything (heuristics, compressed-file scanning, no exceptions)? How do you feel about just backing up your data and reinstalling WinXP?

 

[elkinm]

Event viewer doesn't show anything. All it shows is some starting services and everything normal. I don't get a single error.

As far as backing up, I cannot do a full backup, I can backup what I need but it would be to much of a pain setting up my system. I also have some trial software that I am not sure if I can install again as well as some software I don't have the install CD or file anymore (nothing illegal though in this case).

I can do a repair install but my CD does not have SP1 so I would like to slipstream it first when I get a chance.

But I would like to get it working without a reinstall. It is mostly working and I have not idea what service is not starting and how explorer.exe is started or effected. And I don't know why I cannot log off properly from the main account. I did try creating a new account and I could log into that one and log back of. No I just need to try loading a diffeferent account by default and/or add a password to the primary account to se if it will still log back on at logoff.

What is bothering me most is still the fact I have no idea what services or files I have problems with.

Thanks again.

 

[mechBgon]

I suggest hitting Schadenfroh's antispyware thread, following his routine and posting the HJT log for analysis. The Explorer.exe it's trying to launch might not be the one you think it is