Cant Boot XP (Pro) prgiso.dll error HELP!

[shinji]

when i boot XP i get my [modified] splash screen, and XP appears to be booting normally. but when the splash disappears, as though going to the login page, i get a message for a split second before the computer restarts and then just goes into a never-ending cycle of starting and re-starting.


the message is something like
error: c0000135 (unable to locate component)
This application has failed to start because prgiso.dll [something]
[something] the application may fix this problem


i was using paragon partition manage 9 to redistribute the free space on my hard drive after getting rid of a couple of unused partitions. it said that all the changes had been made and that i needed to restart. no worries, but thats when i got this error on reboot. (i thought i was being prudent and made a rescue cd but little good that turned out to be!)

WHAT NOW?? i am using BT2 to get online and actually used it (and qtparted) to fix my last problem. i can use BT2 to see all my windows files so its all still there, it just seems theres something wrong with the boot sequence.

any suggestions appreciated!

Shinji xx

[ams]

Try to use Boot Corrector to correct boot and drive letter.

[shinji]

hmm, boot corrector, hey? so do i have to get that from somewhere or is it part of my pm9 package? in that case i would just have to use another computer to make the disc, right?

[shinji]

and just in addition to that, why did this happen?

[ams]

I think the system partition lost its drive letter. Why this happens? ..That is a good question. Reason is unknown for me.

[shinji]

OH MY GOD I FIXED IT!!

and it was so simple in the end.

i did stuff about and made another paragon recovery disc, the one with Boot Corrector on it. i did the mbr and some other stuff, checked the driver letter but that all seemed fine. still no boot, same error.

ok, so to the fix.

i installed Paragon Partition Manager 9 on my mates computer, so i could make the recovery disc and Boot Corrector. when that didnt work i had a crazy idea.. "i wonder if his install has the dodgy *.dd i'm missing?"

i did a search and found it almost straight away. so i copied it onto a usb-drive and then used ubuntu to copy it across into my windows\system32 folder.

reboot.

where there was previously an error message PPM9 seemed spark into life and began finishing what it was doing previously (re-distributing the free space on the hard drive) and then straight into windows YAY!!

but what was most surprising for me was that i thought i would never get away with it as i thought that using ubuntu, especially from a live cd, i was not able to write to the NTFS partition (copy the file across).

but i simply copied the offending *.dll from another computer and pasted it into mine. problem solved. much learned. less hair. more wrinkles.

I hope that by solving this problem by myself I have not only learned something but also been able to pass on what worked for me and what didnt work.

Cheers,

surfersaiyan
xx
its been a long hard couple of days with the missus bangin on that she couldnt use the computer that i'd stuffed up

i'll be a bit more careful in the future and wont go mucking about with partitions willy-nilly!