Hi, my sister's computer was not loading xp. The following error occurred.
winlogon.exe unable to locate component
this application has failed to start because ODBC32.dll was not found.
Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.
she was told to repair xp. she went through the steps to repair as per
instructions in previous posts. She got past the entering of product key
screen and now there is just a blue screen with no text on it. It has been
that way for quite a long time. Is it frozen? How can she fix this. Please
advise.
Could be a hardware problem. Open the case and unplug everything but the hard
drive and CDROM. Repair install XP.
"tj****h" wrote:
> Hi, my sister's computer was not loading xp. The following error occurred.
>
> winlogon.exe unable to locate component
> this application has failed to start because ODBC32.dll was not found.
> Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.
>
> she was told to repair xp. she went through the steps to repair as per
> instructions in previous posts. She got past the entering of product key
> screen and now there is just a blue screen with no text on it. It has been
> that way for quite a long time. Is it frozen? How can she fix this. Please
> advise.
>
> Thanks
"tj****h" <tj****h@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CE86445D-BB43-433F-AC5A-BE37B61A0CEE@microsoft.com...
> Hi, my sister's computer was not loading xp. The following error
> occurred.
>
> winlogon.exe unable to locate component
> this application has failed to start because ODBC32.dll was not found.
> Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.
>
> she was told to repair xp. she went through the steps to repair as
> per
> instructions in previous posts. She got past the entering of product
> key
> screen and now there is just a blue screen with no text on it. It has
> been
> that way for quite a long time. Is it frozen? How can she fix this.
> Please
> advise.
>
> Thanks
I am not sure how to run chkdsk. could you please let me know how to do this?
"db ´¯`·.. ><)))º>` .. ." wrote:
> it sounds like
> that there a few
> issues that seem
> to be cascading, thus
> the failed attempt to
> repair the o.s.
>
> go ahead a reboot with
> the windows cd and go
> into the recovery console
> and run a chkdsk at the
> c prompt.
>
> then reboot without
> the cd and see
> if you can log into
> safemode with networking.
>
> then let us know what your
> status is...
>
> --
>
> db ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·..><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯` ·...¸><)))º>¸.
> ><)))º>·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><))) º>
>
>
> ..
>
>
> "tj****h" <tj****h@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:CE86445D-BB43-433F-AC5A-BE37B61A0CEE@microsoft.com...
> > Hi, my sister's computer was not loading xp. The following error
> > occurred.
> >
> > winlogon.exe unable to locate component
> > this application has failed to start because ODBC32.dll was not found.
> > Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.
> >
> > she was told to repair xp. she went through the steps to repair as
> > per
> > instructions in previous posts. She got past the entering of product
> > key
> > screen and now there is just a blue screen with no text on it. It has
> > been
> > that way for quite a long time. Is it frozen? How can she fix this.
> > Please
> > advise.
> >
> > Thanks
>
>
i found how to run chkdsk. she ran the /p function and it found errors then
the /r. after it was finished she ran/p again and it showed no errors. but
she still cannot get it to load xp. what is the next step? thanks in advance
"db ´¯`·.. ><)))º>` .. ." wrote:
> it sounds like
> that there a few
> issues that seem
> to be cascading, thus
> the failed attempt to
> repair the o.s.
>
> go ahead a reboot with
> the windows cd and go
> into the recovery console
> and run a chkdsk at the
> c prompt.
>
> then reboot without
> the cd and see
> if you can log into
> safemode with networking.
>
> then let us know what your
> status is...
>
> --
>
> db ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·..><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯` ·...¸><)))º>¸.
> ><)))º>·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><))) º>
>
>
> ..
>
>
> "tj****h" <tj****h@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:CE86445D-BB43-433F-AC5A-BE37B61A0CEE@microsoft.com...
> > Hi, my sister's computer was not loading xp. The following error
> > occurred.
> >
> > winlogon.exe unable to locate component
> > this application has failed to start because ODBC32.dll was not found.
> > Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.
> >
> > she was told to repair xp. she went through the steps to repair as
> > per
> > instructions in previous posts. She got past the entering of product
> > key
> > screen and now there is just a blue screen with no text on it. It has
> > been
> > that way for quite a long time. Is it frozen? How can she fix this.
> > Please
> > advise.
> >
> > Thanks
>
>
"tj****h" <tj****h@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B999CE34-3ACE-4180-B419-DE7BEA36DF30@microsoft.com...
>i found how to run chkdsk. she ran the /p function and it found errors
>then
> the /r. after it was finished she ran/p again and it showed no
> errors. but
> she still cannot get it to load xp. what is the next step? thanks in
> advance
>
> "db ´¯`·.. ><)))º>` .. ." wrote:
>
>> it sounds like
>> that there a few
>> issues that seem
>> to be cascading, thus
>> the failed attempt to
>> repair the o.s.
>>
>> go ahead a reboot with
>> the windows cd and go
>> into the recovery console
>> and run a chkdsk at the
>> c prompt.
>>
>> then reboot without
>> the cd and see
>> if you can log into
>> safemode with networking.
>>
>> then let us know what your
>> status is...
>>
>> --
>>
>> db ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·..><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯` ·...¸><)))º>¸.
>> ><)))º>·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><))) º>
>>
>>
>> ..
>>
>>
>> "tj****h" <tj****h@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:CE86445D-BB43-433F-AC5A-BE37B61A0CEE@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi, my sister's computer was not loading xp. The following error
>> > occurred.
>> >
>> > winlogon.exe unable to locate component
>> > this application has failed to start because ODBC32.dll was not
>> > found.
>> > Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.
>> >
>> > she was told to repair xp. she went through the steps to repair as
>> > per
>> > instructions in previous posts. She got past the entering of
>> > product
>> > key
>> > screen and now there is just a blue screen with no text on it. It
>> > has
>> > been
>> > that way for quite a long time. Is it frozen? How can she fix
>> > this.
>> > Please
>> > advise.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>>
>>
I will tell her to do this. And if this doesn't work? Should she just take
it somewhere for repair or is there another option. She does not want to
lose what is on there. Thanks again
"db ´¯`·.. ><)))º>` .. ." wrote:
> ok,
>
> you should try the repair
> installation again.
>
> this is really the only option
> you have left other than using
> the recovery console again with
> other commands.
>
> when you initiate the repair
> windows again, be sure that the
> only things connected to the pc
> are a keyboard, mouse and monitor.
>
> so be sure that everything else is unplugged,
> except the power cord, of course.
>
> keep us posted....
>
> --
>
> db ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·..><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯` ·...¸><)))º>¸.
> ><)))º>·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><))) º>
>
>
> ..
>
>
> "tj****h" <tj****h@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B999CE34-3ACE-4180-B419-DE7BEA36DF30@microsoft.com...
> >i found how to run chkdsk. she ran the /p function and it found errors
> >then
> > the /r. after it was finished she ran/p again and it showed no
> > errors. but
> > she still cannot get it to load xp. what is the next step? thanks in
> > advance
> >
> > "db ´¯`·.. ><)))º>` .. ." wrote:
> >
> >> it sounds like
> >> that there a few
> >> issues that seem
> >> to be cascading, thus
> >> the failed attempt to
> >> repair the o.s.
> >>
> >> go ahead a reboot with
> >> the windows cd and go
> >> into the recovery console
> >> and run a chkdsk at the
> >> c prompt.
> >>
> >> then reboot without
> >> the cd and see
> >> if you can log into
> >> safemode with networking.
> >>
> >> then let us know what your
> >> status is...
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> db ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·..><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯` ·...¸><)))º>¸.
> >> ><)))º>·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><))) º>
> >>
> >>
> >> ..
> >>
> >>
> >> "tj****h" <tj****h@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:CE86445D-BB43-433F-AC5A-BE37B61A0CEE@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hi, my sister's computer was not loading xp. The following error
> >> > occurred.
> >> >
> >> > winlogon.exe unable to locate component
> >> > this application has failed to start because ODBC32.dll was not
> >> > found.
> >> > Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.
> >> >
> >> > she was told to repair xp. she went through the steps to repair as
> >> > per
> >> > instructions in previous posts. She got past the entering of
> >> > product
> >> > key
> >> > screen and now there is just a blue screen with no text on it. It
> >> > has
> >> > been
> >> > that way for quite a long time. Is it frozen? How can she fix
> >> > this.
> >> > Please
> >> > advise.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks
> >>
> >>
>
>
Ok so she unplugged everything except cdrom, mouse, keyboard, monitor and got
some sort of BIOS screen. she chose resume normally. Now she can't get the
windows xp cd to load. Please help!!! she can't even run repair now. cdrom
is plugged in.
"db ´¯`·.. ><)))º>` .. ." wrote:
> ok,
>
> you should try the repair
> installation again.
>
> this is really the only option
> you have left other than using
> the recovery console again with
> other commands.
>
> when you initiate the repair
> windows again, be sure that the
> only things connected to the pc
> are a keyboard, mouse and monitor.
>
> so be sure that everything else is unplugged,
> except the power cord, of course.
>
> keep us posted....
>
> --
>
> db ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·..><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯` ·...¸><)))º>¸.
> ><)))º>·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><))) º>
>
>
> ..
>
>
> "tj****h" <tj****h@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B999CE34-3ACE-4180-B419-DE7BEA36DF30@microsoft.com...
> >i found how to run chkdsk. she ran the /p function and it found errors
> >then
> > the /r. after it was finished she ran/p again and it showed no
> > errors. but
> > she still cannot get it to load xp. what is the next step? thanks in
> > advance
> >
> > "db ´¯`·.. ><)))º>` .. ." wrote:
> >
> >> it sounds like
> >> that there a few
> >> issues that seem
> >> to be cascading, thus
> >> the failed attempt to
> >> repair the o.s.
> >>
> >> go ahead a reboot with
> >> the windows cd and go
> >> into the recovery console
> >> and run a chkdsk at the
> >> c prompt.
> >>
> >> then reboot without
> >> the cd and see
> >> if you can log into
> >> safemode with networking.
> >>
> >> then let us know what your
> >> status is...
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> db ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·..><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯` ·...¸><)))º>¸.
> >> ><)))º>·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><))) º>
> >>
> >>
> >> ..
> >>
> >>
> >> "tj****h" <tj****h@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:CE86445D-BB43-433F-AC5A-BE37B61A0CEE@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hi, my sister's computer was not loading xp. The following error
> >> > occurred.
> >> >
> >> > winlogon.exe unable to locate component
> >> > this application has failed to start because ODBC32.dll was not
> >> > found.
> >> > Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.
> >> >
> >> > she was told to repair xp. she went through the steps to repair as
> >> > per
> >> > instructions in previous posts. She got past the entering of
> >> > product
> >> > key
> >> > screen and now there is just a blue screen with no text on it. It
> >> > has
> >> > been
> >> > that way for quite a long time. Is it frozen? How can she fix
> >> > this.
> >> > Please
> >> > advise.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks
> >>
> >>
>
>
some bios's have the option
to set up all the settings with
a single click. it seems that
in your case, the bios quick set
may have defaulted the initial
boot up device to be the harddrive.
for most computers this is fine,
but since you need to boot the
cd, you need to set the bootup
device from the harddisk to cdrom.
inside the bios, there is an option to
boot via the cd rom. look for
the setting to enable it, then you
can boot from the windows cd
and begin the repair....
if you recall, the original
issue was due to that obdc
driver. so let's hope that
you will encounter
no difficulties with repairing
the operating system with
your windows cd.
if the repair fails, then we can
try to something else...
"tj****h" <tj****h@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:873A2F64-86DE-414B-BEAF-240A7DF8AF52@microsoft.com...
> Ok so she unplugged everything except cdrom, mouse, keyboard, monitor
> and got
> some sort of BIOS screen. she chose resume normally. Now she can't
> get the
> windows xp cd to load. Please help!!! she can't even run repair now.
> cdrom
> is plugged in.
>
> "db ´¯`·.. ><)))º>` .. ." wrote:
>
>> ok,
>>
>> you should try the repair
>> installation again.
>>
>> this is really the only option
>> you have left other than using
>> the recovery console again with
>> other commands.
>>
>> when you initiate the repair
>> windows again, be sure that the
>> only things connected to the pc
>> are a keyboard, mouse and monitor.
>>
>> so be sure that everything else is unplugged,
>> except the power cord, of course.
>>
>> keep us posted....
>>
>> --
>>
>> db ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·..><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯` ·...¸><)))º>¸.
>> ><)))º>·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><))) º>
>>
>>
>> ..
>>
>>
>> "tj****h" <tj****h@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:B999CE34-3ACE-4180-B419-DE7BEA36DF30@microsoft.com...
>> >i found how to run chkdsk. she ran the /p function and it found
>> >errors
>> >then
>> > the /r. after it was finished she ran/p again and it showed no
>> > errors. but
>> > she still cannot get it to load xp. what is the next step? thanks
>> > in
>> > advance
>> >
>> > "db ´¯`·.. ><)))º>` .. ." wrote:
>> >
>> >> it sounds like
>> >> that there a few
>> >> issues that seem
>> >> to be cascading, thus
>> >> the failed attempt to
>> >> repair the o.s.
>> >>
>> >> go ahead a reboot with
>> >> the windows cd and go
>> >> into the recovery console
>> >> and run a chkdsk at the
>> >> c prompt.
>> >>
>> >> then reboot without
>> >> the cd and see
>> >> if you can log into
>> >> safemode with networking.
>> >>
>> >> then let us know what your
>> >> status is...
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >> db ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·..><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯` ·...¸><)))º>¸.
>> >> ><)))º>·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><))) º>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> ..
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "tj****h" <tj****h@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:CE86445D-BB43-433F-AC5A-BE37B61A0CEE@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Hi, my sister's computer was not loading xp. The following
>> >> > error
>> >> > occurred.
>> >> >
>> >> > winlogon.exe unable to locate component
>> >> > this application has failed to start because ODBC32.dll was not
>> >> > found.
>> >> > Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.
>> >> >
>> >> > she was told to repair xp. she went through the steps to repair
>> >> > as
>> >> > per
>> >> > instructions in previous posts. She got past the entering of
>> >> > product
>> >> > key
>> >> > screen and now there is just a blue screen with no text on it.
>> >> > It
>> >> > has
>> >> > been
>> >> > that way for quite a long time. Is it frozen? How can she fix
>> >> > this.
>> >> > Please
>> >> > advise.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
thanks she has a dvd drive as well as cdrom and she hooked up the dvdrom and
it worked and she ran the repair. now when she starts the computer she get
this:::
"We apologize for the iconvenience, but Windows did not start successfully.
A recent hardware or software change might have caused this.
If your computer stopped responding, restarted unexpectedly, or was
automatically shut down to protect your files and folders, choose 'Last Know
Good Confuguraltion' to revert to the most recent setings that worked.
If a previous startup attemp was interrupted due to a power failure or
because the power or reset button was pressed, or if you aren't sure what
caused the problem, choose 'Start Windows Normally'.
1.Safe Mode
2.Safe Mode wth Networking
3.Safe Mode with Command Prompt
4.Last Know Configuration (your most recent settings that worked)
5.Start Windows Normally"
Any other suggestions??
thanks
"db ´¯`·.. ><)))º>` .. ." wrote:
> ok,
>
> some bios's have the option
> to set up all the settings with
> a single click. it seems that
> in your case, the bios quick set
> may have defaulted the initial
> boot up device to be the harddrive.
>
> for most computers this is fine,
> but since you need to boot the
> cd, you need to set the bootup
> device from the harddisk to cdrom.
>
> inside the bios, there is an option to
> boot via the cd rom. look for
> the setting to enable it, then you
> can boot from the windows cd
> and begin the repair....
>
> if you recall, the original
> issue was due to that obdc
> driver. so let's hope that
> you will encounter
> no difficulties with repairing
> the operating system with
> your windows cd.
>
> if the repair fails, then we can
> try to something else...
>
>
> --
>
> db ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·..><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯` ·...¸><)))º>¸.
> ><)))º>·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><))) º>
>
>
> ..
>
>
> "tj****h" <tj****h@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:873A2F64-86DE-414B-BEAF-240A7DF8AF52@microsoft.com...
> > Ok so she unplugged everything except cdrom, mouse, keyboard, monitor
> > and got
> > some sort of BIOS screen. she chose resume normally. Now she can't
> > get the
> > windows xp cd to load. Please help!!! she can't even run repair now.
> > cdrom
> > is plugged in.
> >
> > "db ´¯`·.. ><)))º>` .. ." wrote:
> >
> >> ok,
> >>
> >> you should try the repair
> >> installation again.
> >>
> >> this is really the only option
> >> you have left other than using
> >> the recovery console again with
> >> other commands.
> >>
> >> when you initiate the repair
> >> windows again, be sure that the
> >> only things connected to the pc
> >> are a keyboard, mouse and monitor.
> >>
> >> so be sure that everything else is unplugged,
> >> except the power cord, of course.
> >>
> >> keep us posted....
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> db ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·..><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯` ·...¸><)))º>¸.
> >> ><)))º>·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><))) º>
> >>
> >>
> >> ..
> >>
> >>
> >> "tj****h" <tj****h@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:B999CE34-3ACE-4180-B419-DE7BEA36DF30@microsoft.com...
> >> >i found how to run chkdsk. she ran the /p function and it found
> >> >errors
> >> >then
> >> > the /r. after it was finished she ran/p again and it showed no
> >> > errors. but
> >> > she still cannot get it to load xp. what is the next step? thanks
> >> > in
> >> > advance
> >> >
> >> > "db ´¯`·.. ><)))º>` .. ." wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> it sounds like
> >> >> that there a few
> >> >> issues that seem
> >> >> to be cascading, thus
> >> >> the failed attempt to
> >> >> repair the o.s.
> >> >>
> >> >> go ahead a reboot with
> >> >> the windows cd and go
> >> >> into the recovery console
> >> >> and run a chkdsk at the
> >> >> c prompt.
> >> >>
> >> >> then reboot without
> >> >> the cd and see
> >> >> if you can log into
> >> >> safemode with networking.
> >> >>
> >> >> then let us know what your
> >> >> status is...
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >>
> >> >> db ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·..><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯` ·...¸><)))º>¸.
> >> >> ><)))º>·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><)))º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><))) º>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> ..
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "tj****h" <tj****h@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:CE86445D-BB43-433F-AC5A-BE37B61A0CEE@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > Hi, my sister's computer was not loading xp. The following
> >> >> > error
> >> >> > occurred.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > winlogon.exe unable to locate component
> >> >> > this application has failed to start because ODBC32.dll was not
> >> >> > found.
> >> >> > Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > she was told to repair xp. she went through the steps to repair
> >> >> > as
> >> >> > per
> >> >> > instructions in previous posts. She got past the entering of
> >> >> > product
> >> >> > key
> >> >> > screen and now there is just a blue screen with no text on it.
> >> >> > It
> >> >> > has
> >> >> > been
> >> >> > that way for quite a long time. Is it frozen? How can she fix
> >> >> > this.
> >> >> > Please
> >> >> > advise.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
windows xp repair problems 
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