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Help with registry issue and retrieving files

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Vybz

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So I have a registry issue that is preventing my from logging unto my PC. I get this error everytime i try to log in ~>
Code: 
A problem is preventing Windows from accurately checking the license for this computer. Error Code 0x8009001a.
. After clicking on ok i get pushed back to the login screen. I have seen a few post on how to fix it but most of them u got to be logged in to do em.

I am ok with wiping my PC and starting over if I can retrieve some of from my hard drive. I tried a few things but nothing has worked so far so I need some help.

1. Can someone help me to get passed the login screen and fix this problem.

2. if not I have another windows XP OS on the same system can i log in there and fix this.

3. If all that fails have another windows XP OS on the same system so I can choose at start-up. So I want to try to access my files from the OS i can't log into from the one i can. (they are both XP's)
 
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Have you tried SYSTEM RESTORE? That can put your system back to a different date and registry setting.
 
I have tried using the 'last know good restore point' at the safe mode menu at start-up but since i can't login even into safe mode I can't use system restore.

I have edited my first post to include the error info i promised
 
OK - that message suggests that something in your licensing data got screwed up. Try booting with your XP CD and running a repair install.
 
Give this a try and see what happens:

Go to start/run, and type

regsvr32.exe regwizc.dll

Click OK, then,

regsvr32.exe licdll.dll

and click OK.
 
I can't log in so safe mode won't work either. I installed recovery console but it did not run it said viamraid.sys could not be found.
 
Ok what about help retrieving the files on the desktop of the OS thats messed up. Can i get to them from one that works?
 
You can either try the UBCD and run the commands.

http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/

Or you can put the drive in another computer to
remove your personal files and then reinstall it to the
original computer and reinstall the operating system & programs.

Personally, at this point, you need expert help (at your computer)
since you are not well versed in specialized repair procedures.
 
that usually means sppsrv is disabled/manual (softwareprotectionservice)
should be on auto/delayed start
If you have installed WAT update KB971033 then WATsrv also has to be on auto/delayed start

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You can also run sys restore from Win 7 DVD/system repair
http://pwimage.org/images/qtogbzxvoe8zjma4ebwy.jpghttp://www.technospot.net/blogs/how-to-do-a-system-restore-in-windows-vista-and-windows-7/
or from DVD cmd prompt itself, but you have to navigate down to
system32/rstrui.exe
 
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bankster55 said:
that usually means sppsrv is disabled/manual (softwareprotectionservice)
should be on auto/delayed start
If you have installed WAT update KB971033 then WATsrv also has to be on auto/delayed start

pf6klr0jzy5fmds76g4t.jpg


qtogbzxvoe8zjma4ebwy.jpg


You can also run sys restore from Win 7 DVD/system repair
http://pwimage.org/images/qtogbzxvoe8zjma4ebwy.jpghttp://www.technospot.net/blogs/how-to-do-a-system-restore-in-windows-vista-and-windows-7/
or from DVD cmd prompt itself, but you have to navigate down to
system32/rstrui.exe
Click to expand...

is that windows 7? cause my system is win xp
 
ARRRGGGHHHH!!! 🙄
My bad.

Well you can do a system restore in DOS by booting into safe mode COMMAND PROMPT
not safe mode - safe mode with command prompt

just type exactly (after docsandsettings)
%systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304449

If the restore doesnt work you can just boot to the second XP O/S and get at those files you need, right?

Or, connect the HDD in another PC with working HDD (you dont have to mount it IN the case) and drag and drop the data from one to the other
Or you can download ubuntu 10.4, burn it and boot to it and dont install - just use it as a live CD, and use its burner sw to make DVD of data
http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download

FWIW some current trojans can really brick your system, if the DOS sys restore graphic interface is greyed out or says cant use restore then thats prob one of the many fake Windows AntiVirus trojans

http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&...ed=0CCAQBSgA&q=Windows+fake+antivirus&spell=1
 
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bankster55 said:
ARRRGGGHHHH!!! 🙄
My bad.

Well you can do a system restore in DOS by booting into safe mode COMMAND PROMPT
not safe mode - safe mode with command prompt

just type exactly (after docsandsettings)
%systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304449

If the restore doesnt work you can just boot to the second XP O/S and get at those files you need, right?

Or, connect the HDD in another PC with working HDD (you dont have to mount it IN the case) and drag and drop the data from one to the other
Or you can download ubuntu 10.4, burn it and boot to it and dont install - just use it as a live CD, and use its burner sw to make DVD of data
http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download

FWIW some current trojans can really brick your system, if the DOS sys restore graphic interface is greyed out or says cant use restore then thats prob one of the many fake Windows AntiVirus trojans

http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&...ed=0CCAQBSgA&q=Windows+fake+antivirus&spell=1
Click to expand...

I think we are missing the real problem. The files are on the desktop of the corrupted windows install. I also had a password setup for the windows install. so even from the other windows install i can't get the files or i would have been good.
 
Is there a way to remove the logon feature and go back to it loging straight to a default point without logging in?
 
Vybz said:
I am ok with wiping my PC and starting over if I can retrieve some of from my hard drive. I tried a few things but nothing has worked so far so I need some help.
Click to expand...
Easiest way is to attach the disk to another, working, PC and copy the files. That can be done by directly attaching the data cables (IDE or SATA) or by using an IDE/SATA-to-USB adapter cable.
 
Yeah, I reread this thread this morning with a clear mind
I think I see the prob now.
He cant get the files he needs on his desktop because you cant see the desktop of one XP system when in another.
What we have here is an OEM (storebought) PC or laptop - an older one that came with XP.
OEM's MAY have a hidden driver partition, a hidden repair partition, and/or an O/S replace to original state partition. Any one of these can be active.
That also means an SLP 1.0 bios programmed code related license check
No license, no login.
Quote:
We are all fairly much aware of how SLP 2.0 works under Vista: The BIOS of an OEM computer has a special ACPI Table called a Software Licencing (SLIC) table which identifies the machine, a special certificate is installed on the computer which validates the SLIC table and authorizes the installation, and a Royalty OEM serial key is used to identify the version of Windows installed. When all three components are installed, the system self-activates.

Under Windows XP, SLP also exists, but in an earlier version (SLP 1.0). this system works similarly to the version used by Vista in that it uses a BIOS component to identify the machine as an OEM manufactured one, a group of files to validate the BIOS and authorize the installation, and a serial key to allow the installation of the desired OS.

However, the similarity between SLP 1.0 and SLP 2.0 ends there.

One of the bigest differences is that the BIOS component of SLP 1.0 is not a SLIC table. Instead, it is a simple text string stored at some specifc location within the BIOS DMI data area. No encryption or fancy algorithyms are used to hide this string. However, some OEM mahines do go a step further and calculate checksums on multiple blocks within the BIOS to identify the machine.

While the BIOS component is much simpler under SLP 1.0, the opposite is true of the validation file. Instead of using a certificate which is compared through an encryption alorythm to the BIOS component, the SLP used by XP requires a series of four files containing an active scanning and validation program that is used to authenticate the installation. These files all have the name OEMBIOS but a different extension and can be found within the i386 folder of the XP installer CD. (The files are installed to the Windows\System32 folder of the XP installation, as well.)

As for the installation key, all SLP 1.0 keys are manufacturer specifc. A Dell OEM installation cannot use an Acer CD key, for example. This is different from SLP 2..0 where the Installation keys are common to all manufacturers.
A program such as an emulator to make XP think it is an OEM machine is not possible under SLP 1.0, as the validation routine actually scans the existing BIOS ROM chip.
(Unquote)

The OP also stated that he has his OTHER XP install on "the same system" - which I take to mean on same HDD
This implies at the very minimum, he created another partition (at least I hope so)
And the second XP had to be non OEM
Now Windows plays musical chairs with the drive letters, making the current running O/S "C"
So the OEM SLP system was broken by the new install
With 1-2 or 3 hiddens, 1 OEM XP and one non OEM XP and a new partition with its letter which changes the partition order of the hiddens, the bios cant figure out what to do.
And even worse if he made the new partition active (only 1 active per HDD)

At this point I think his only hope is to format the second XP, and delete the partition to get back to where he started at, possibly including a fixboot and FIXMBR

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing
 
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