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Windows Forum / Windows Me / Setup / May 2006Can't find Windows Loader Installer
I've had no trouble before, shut down normally the other day. Cold boot just now, after BIOS screen, after password screen, next phase, get the error screen "can't find Windows Loader Installer", it shows the path statement. The path statement is to a subfolder in my Download folder, this is not in my Windows folder, there is nothing in my Download folder that would effect Windows bootup. This screen stops the bootup process. In Task Manager, Windows Loader Installer, run once, and something else, no other entries. This computer is not on the internet, recent virus scan was clean. Advice? TIA Try running System Restore - if you can access it in Normal Mode - if not, have you tried booting into Safe Mode? Boot into Safe Mode (Ctrl or F8 keys during bootup) and let it continue to the Help Centre (may take a few minutes). Halfway down the page, select and run System Restore. Then pick the last time that the PC was working normally. See if that improves things. Mart > I've had no trouble before, shut down normally the other day. > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > TIA > Try running System Restore - if you can access it in Normal Mode - if > not, have you tried booting into Safe Mode? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Mart To add to my OP, it progresses through the password screen, as always I cancel, the next screen is the error message. I first held down F8 during bootup, no difference. Next I held down CTRL during bootup, still windows normally loads as described, not Safe Mode. Advice? >> I've had no trouble before, shut down normally the other day. >> [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >> >> TIA You've tried the 'Official' MS method of holding down or 'stabbing at' the Ctrl or the F8 keys, BUT you do need to do this IMMEDIATELY you power up your PC and keep 'stabbing' at them before the WinMe splash screen shows. You may even need to keep them pressed throughout the boot process. You could also try the same using the Shift key. If however, you are still unable to get into Safe Mode, try booting using the Windows Startup (floppy) Disk and choose options 2) or 3) At the A:\> prompt, type "scanreg /restore" (no quotes and note the space between the g and /) then press Enter. Follow the screen prompts and when asked, select the last 'good' date prior to your problems, continuing with the instructions. Don't forget to remove the floppy disk BEFORE you tell the machine to reboot. However, what also worries me a little is your need to cancel your logon screen - but that's for another time. Mart >> Try running System Restore - if you can access it in Normal Mode - if >> not, have you tried booting into Safe Mode? [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] >>> >>> TIA > You've tried the 'Official' MS method of holding down or 'stabbing at' > the Ctrl or the F8 keys, BUT you do need to do this IMMEDIATELY you [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Follow the screen prompts and when asked, select the last 'good' date > prior to your problems, continuing with the instructions. Thanks, Mart. If scanreg works, it would be IDEAL, it saved me in W98. But AFAIK it does not apply to ME. Sure enough, I typed exactly as you noted, but I get "bad command or file name". In the boot menu was Safe Mode, but IIRC, System Restore was disabled to give some benefit before (???). 1. How to get scanreg to work- this would be perfect. 2. In safe mode, if System Restore is N/A, advice? Thanks, Mike > Don't forget to remove the floppy disk BEFORE you tell the machine to > reboot. [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] >>>> >>>> TIA > You've tried the 'Official' MS method of holding down or 'stabbing at' > the Ctrl or the F8 keys, BUT you do need to do this IMMEDIATELY you > power up your PC and keep 'stabbing' at them before the > WinMe splash screen shows. You may even need to keep them pressed > throughout the boot process. You could also try the same using the Shift > key. Thanks, that method works. I kept hitting F8 and did wind up in Safe Mode. Then I edited the registry and hard drive to remove all instances of the program that should not have had any effect anyway. Then I rebooted and everything is fixed!! Several questions- please answer my other reply about scanreg for the future. Also, I checked and System Restore was not disabled in the File System screen in System in Control Panel. But I looked in my Restore folder and the subfolders are all labled 12/03. ???? So I am not creating new System Restore points. How to do it? Thanks Mike > If however, you are still unable to get into Safe Mode, try booting > using the Windows Startup (floppy) Disk and choose options 2) or 3) [quoted text clipped - 55 lines] >>>> >>>> TIA Hi mike, First, well done for 'hanging on-in' with your attempt to boot into Safe Mode - it paid off <g> > 1. How to get scanreg to work- this would be perfect. > If scanreg works, it would be IDEAL, it saved > me in W98. But AFAIK it does not apply to ME. It's saved a lot of people!! <bg> and, it DOES also apply to WinMe > Sure enough, I typed exactly as you noted, but > I get "bad command or file name". Mmm .. maybe.. - are you using a WinMe Startup floppy or a Win98 floppy? A WinMe floppy has the path to the scanreg.exe file 'built-in' to autoexec.bat, whereas you have to state/define the path yourself, if you use a Win98 floppy. The path is C:\windows\command BTW - seeing that you can now boot (successfully) into Safe Mode, you can run scanreg /restore from the Run command box on the Start Menu - although I prefer to do it using the WinMe floppy. > 2. In safe mode, if System Restore > is N/A, advice? Maybe several reasons - but I strongly recommend that you visit Noel's site :- http://www.crashfixpc.com/quiktipsr.htm Good luck Mart >> You've tried the 'Official' MS method of holding down or 'stabbing at' >> the Ctrl or the F8 keys, BUT you do need to do this IMMEDIATELY you [quoted text clipped - 79 lines] >>>>> >>>>> TIA |
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