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Windows XP: So windows won't start... Session manager initialization

by The GIZ - 4/26/08 11:01 AM
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So windows won't start... Session manager initialization

by The GIZ - 4/26/08 11:01 AM

About a weeks ago I was trying to log onto my Windows XP Pro computer at home from the office. I do this all day everyday... well not that day.

I get some error telling me it can't connect.

When I get home the computer is not logged in and it lets me do so. Just seems slow... Well I will reboot! That was the end of that.

I get a Blue Screen that causes a restart.

F8 and try Last Known Good Configuration... NOPE

STOP CLONED DRIVE AND GOT INPUT OUTPUT ERRORS PRETTY FAR INTO THE DISC.

SafeMode... Nope

System Restore manually... No change

Set system to not reboot on failure and see a error relating to session manager.

"Stop: c000021a {Fatal System Error}
The Session manager initialization system process
terminated unexpectedly with a status of
0xc000026c (0x00000000 0x00000000).
The system has been shut down."

I have even tried chkdsk /r... No Help

Enter F8 Repair Windows... fails 40 mins later.

any insight???

BTW.. all data is on the drive.
dd_rescue reports a whopping missing 59k. (Of 80Gigs right at about 68Gigs)

Post 2 of 4

I Googled for the error

by lacsr - 4/27/08 4:48 AM In reply to: So windows won't start... Session manager initialization by The GIZ

Many pages came up for the error but this one may have a fix for you:
http://healyourchurchwebsite.com/2008/03/14/how-i-fixed-my-stop-c000021a-fatal-system-error-with-knoppix/
At this point, you can try the above fix or look at the other suggestions.

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I should have listed that I already saw that page.

by The GIZ - 4/27/08 11:14 AM In reply to: I Googled for the error by lacsr

I had actually already seen that page. However, when I follow the directions in Knoppix there is not anything really listed in found.000 except dir0000.chk

Post 4 of 4

No Love

by The GIZ - 5/8/08 5:51 AM In reply to: I should have listed that I already saw that page. by The GIZ

NO ideas? I guess the XPSP3 is the big thing now. Wouldn't it suck if that is what happened to my computer??? (I really doubt that BTW)

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