Guest JHB Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 My desktop machine is about 4 years old, has Win XP Home Edition that came pre-installed, P4 HT with 1.5 GB of ram, ever since I updated to SP3 a couple of month ago, I've had nothing but problems. I decided to un-install it, and did a clean un-install using add remove programs from the control panel to completely remove SP3, and I did reboot the system. However, the machine now goes into a continous and endless reboot. I get as far as the WinXP logo, and then it reboots again. I tried starting the system in safe mode, but that did not work. I disabled the auto restart, and received the following error message: "Stop: C0000221 bad image checksum. The image rpcrt4..dll is possibly corrupt. The header checksum does not match the computed checksum" Did removing SP3 kill my system? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, JHB
Guest Jaelani Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 Re: HELP! CONTINOUS REBOOT AFTER UN-INSTALLING SP3 Try restoring the RPCRT4.DLL backup file from C:\WINDOWS \SYSTEM32\DLLCACHE folder. Since the current system is unbootable, boot using the Windows XP CD-ROM and choose Recovery Console. You'll need your Administrator user password in order to proceed. The first thing you have to do is to check the system disk via the CHKDSK command. Just type CHKDSK and press ENTER. It will take some time depending on how many files in your disk so please be patient. Once it's done, restore the above file by using the below command: COPY C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DLLCACHE\RPCRT4.DLL C:\WINDOWS \SYSTEM32\RPCRT4.DLL Then type EXIT to reboot the PC and boot into your harddisk (not your CD-ROM). If the blue screen appears, please describe the exact error message like you did earlier. It really help troubleshooting a system. The message should be different time time, if it does occurs. JHB wrote: > My desktop machine is about 4 years old, has Win XP Home Edition that came > pre-installed, P4 HT with 1.5 GB of ram, ever since I updated to SP3 a couple > of month ago, I've had nothing but problems. I decided to un-install it, and > did a clean un-install using add remove programs from the control panel to > completely remove SP3, and I did reboot the system. However, the machine now > goes into a continous and endless reboot. I get as far as the WinXP logo, and > then it reboots again. I tried starting the system in safe mode, but that did > not work. I disabled the auto restart, and received the following error > message: > "Stop: C0000221 bad image checksum. The image rpcrt4..dll is possibly > corrupt. The header checksum does not match the computed checksum" > > Did removing SP3 kill my system? Any help would be greatly appreciated. > Thanks, > JHB
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Guest JHB Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 Re: HELP! CONTINOUS REBOOT AFTER UN-INSTALLING SP3 Hi Jaelani, I do appreciate your assistance, unlike the other guys who are trying to be comedians. I can try what you suggested, but my machine did come an XP CD rom, instead it was pre-installed. I do have System recovery disc's but those will erase the entire HDD, and put the machine back to original condition, which means I'll loose everything, my files, music, etc. Do I have options? Please let me know, thanks, JHB "Jaelani" wrote: > Try restoring the RPCRT4.DLL backup file from C:\WINDOWS > \SYSTEM32\DLLCACHE folder. Since the current system is unbootable, > boot using the Windows XP CD-ROM and choose Recovery Console. You'll > need your Administrator user password in order to proceed. > > The first thing you have to do is to check the system disk via the > CHKDSK command. Just type CHKDSK and press ENTER. It will take some > time depending on how many files in your disk so please be patient. > > Once it's done, restore the above file by using the below command: > COPY C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DLLCACHE\RPCRT4.DLL C:\WINDOWS > \SYSTEM32\RPCRT4.DLL > > Then type EXIT to reboot the PC and boot into your harddisk (not your > CD-ROM). > > If the blue screen appears, please describe the exact error message > like you did earlier. It really help troubleshooting a system. The > message should be different time time, if it does occurs. > > > JHB wrote: > > My desktop machine is about 4 years old, has Win XP Home Edition that came > > pre-installed, P4 HT with 1.5 GB of ram, ever since I updated to SP3 a couple > > of month ago, I've had nothing but problems. I decided to un-install it, and > > did a clean un-install using add remove programs from the control panel to > > completely remove SP3, and I did reboot the system. However, the machine now > > goes into a continous and endless reboot. I get as far as the WinXP logo, and > > then it reboots again. I tried starting the system in safe mode, but that did > > not work. I disabled the auto restart, and received the following error > > message: > > "Stop: C0000221 bad image checksum. The image rpcrt4..dll is possibly > > corrupt. The header checksum does not match the computed checksum" > > > > Did removing SP3 kill my system? Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > > JHB >
Guest JHB Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 Re: HELP! CONTINOUS REBOOT AFTER UN-INSTALLING SP3 DID NOT come with a win XP. DID NOT. THAT'S WHAT i MEANT TO SAY. JHB "JHB" wrote: > Hi Jaelani, I do appreciate your assistance, unlike the other guys who are > trying to be comedians. I can try what you suggested, but my machine did come > an XP CD rom, instead it was pre-installed. I do have System recovery disc's > but those will erase the entire HDD, and put the machine back to original > condition, which means I'll loose everything, my files, music, etc. Do I have > options? > Please let me know, > thanks, > JHB > > "Jaelani" wrote: > > > Try restoring the RPCRT4.DLL backup file from C:\WINDOWS > > \SYSTEM32\DLLCACHE folder. Since the current system is unbootable, > > boot using the Windows XP CD-ROM and choose Recovery Console. You'll > > need your Administrator user password in order to proceed. > > > > The first thing you have to do is to check the system disk via the > > CHKDSK command. Just type CHKDSK and press ENTER. It will take some > > time depending on how many files in your disk so please be patient. > > > > Once it's done, restore the above file by using the below command: > > COPY C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DLLCACHE\RPCRT4.DLL C:\WINDOWS > > \SYSTEM32\RPCRT4.DLL > > > > Then type EXIT to reboot the PC and boot into your harddisk (not your > > CD-ROM). > > > > If the blue screen appears, please describe the exact error message > > like you did earlier. It really help troubleshooting a system. The > > message should be different time time, if it does occurs. > > > > > > JHB wrote: > > > My desktop machine is about 4 years old, has Win XP Home Edition that came > > > pre-installed, P4 HT with 1.5 GB of ram, ever since I updated to SP3 a couple > > > of month ago, I've had nothing but problems. I decided to un-install it, and > > > did a clean un-install using add remove programs from the control panel to > > > completely remove SP3, and I did reboot the system. However, the machine now > > > goes into a continous and endless reboot. I get as far as the WinXP logo, and > > > then it reboots again. I tried starting the system in safe mode, but that did > > > not work. I disabled the auto restart, and received the following error > > > message: > > > "Stop: C0000221 bad image checksum. The image rpcrt4..dll is possibly > > > corrupt. The header checksum does not match the computed checksum" > > > > > > Did removing SP3 kill my system? Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > > Thanks, > > > JHB > >
Guest Jaelani Posted September 27, 2008 Posted September 27, 2008 Re: HELP! CONTINOUS REBOOT AFTER UN-INSTALLING SP3 If your Windows is preinstalled when you bought your PC, the OEM Windows CD-ROM should have been part of the package. You may want to ask about it to the seller. In the mean time, you can use the setup boot floppies downloadable from below link. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=4&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d15491f07-99f7-4a2d-983d-81c2137ff464%26DisplayLang%3den If you don't have floppy drives, you can try using trial Windows XP CD- ROM. But unfortunately, I couldn't find any download links for it. Your current state is really bad. It'll be impossible to repair without any access to the harddisk files (assuming you are using NTFS). You might come accross a DOS program or Linux system that can access NTFS partitions, but these may damage the security attributes of each modified files/directories. They should only be used when no Microsoft-based resources are available. Regardless of what the outcome is, you will ultimately need the Windows XP CD-ROM if you want to repair it. Otherwise, other thing you can do are: - Bring your PC to the store where you bought it (and ask about the Windows CD-ROM) to repair the OS WITHOUT loosing all of your important files. There will be service fee for that. - Ask Microsoft for a CD-ROM replacement (and cross your fingers). IMO, Microsoft staffs might point you to ask to your seller instead. - Bid farewell to your old system and buy the cheapest Windows XP version. JHB wrote: > DID NOT come with a win XP. DID NOT. THAT'S WHAT i MEANT TO SAY. > JHB > > "JHB" wrote: > > > Hi Jaelani, I do appreciate your assistance, unlike the other guys who are > > trying to be comedians. I can try what you suggested, but my machine did come > > an XP CD rom, instead it was pre-installed. I do have System recovery disc's > > but those will erase the entire HDD, and put the machine back to original > > condition, which means I'll loose everything, my files, music, etc. Do I have > > options? > > Please let me know, > > thanks, > > JHB > > > > "Jaelani" wrote: > > > > > Try restoring the RPCRT4.DLL backup file from C:\WINDOWS > > > \SYSTEM32\DLLCACHE folder. Since the current system is unbootable, > > > boot using the Windows XP CD-ROM and choose Recovery Console. You'll > > > need your Administrator user password in order to proceed. > > > > > > The first thing you have to do is to check the system disk via the > > > CHKDSK command. Just type CHKDSK and press ENTER. It will take some > > > time depending on how many files in your disk so please be patient. > > > > > > Once it's done, restore the above file by using the below command: > > > COPY C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DLLCACHE\RPCRT4.DLL C:\WINDOWS > > > \SYSTEM32\RPCRT4.DLL > > > > > > Then type EXIT to reboot the PC and boot into your harddisk (not your > > > CD-ROM). > > > > > > If the blue screen appears, please describe the exact error message > > > like you did earlier. It really help troubleshooting a system. The > > > message should be different time time, if it does occurs. > > > > > > > > > JHB wrote: > > > > My desktop machine is about 4 years old, has Win XP Home Edition that came > > > > pre-installed, P4 HT with 1.5 GB of ram, ever since I updated to SP3 a couple > > > > of month ago, I've had nothing but problems. I decided to un-install it, and > > > > did a clean un-install using add remove programs from the control panel to > > > > completely remove SP3, and I did reboot the system. However, the machine now > > > > goes into a continous and endless reboot. I get as far as the WinXP logo, and > > > > then it reboots again. I tried starting the system in safe mode, but that did > > > > not work. I disabled the auto restart, and received the following error > > > > message: > > > > "Stop: C0000221 bad image checksum. The image rpcrt4..dll is possibly > > > > corrupt. The header checksum does not match the computed checksum" > > > > > > > > Did removing SP3 kill my system? Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > > > JHB > > >
Guest Jaelani Posted September 27, 2008 Posted September 27, 2008 Re: HELP! CONTINOUS REBOOT AFTER UN-INSTALLING SP3 If your Windows is preinstalled when you bought your PC, the OEM Windows CD-ROM should have been part of the package. You may want to ask about it to the seller. In the mean time, you can use the setup boot floppies downloadable from below link. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=4&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d15491f07-99f7-4a2d-983d-81c2137ff464%26DisplayLang%3den If you don't have floppy drives, you can try using trial Windows XP CD- ROM. But unfortunately, I couldn't find any download links for it. Your current state is really bad. It'll be impossible to repair without any access to the harddisk files (assuming you are using NTFS). You might come accross a DOS program or Linux system that can access NTFS partitions, but these may damage the security attributes of each modified files/directories. They should only be used when no Microsoft-based resources are available. Regardless of what the outcome is, you will ultimately need the Windows XP CD-ROM if you want to repair it. Otherwise, other thing you can do are: - Bring your PC to the store where you bought it (and ask about the Windows CD-ROM) to repair the OS WITHOUT loosing all of your important files. There will be service fee for that. - Ask Microsoft for a CD-ROM replacement (and cross your fingers). IMO, Microsoft staffs might point you to ask to your seller instead. - Bid farewell to your old system and buy the cheapest Windows XP version. JHB wrote: > DID NOT come with a win XP. DID NOT. THAT'S WHAT i MEANT TO SAY. > JHB > > "JHB" wrote: > > > Hi Jaelani, I do appreciate your assistance, unlike the other guys who are > > trying to be comedians. I can try what you suggested, but my machine did come > > an XP CD rom, instead it was pre-installed. I do have System recovery disc's > > but those will erase the entire HDD, and put the machine back to original > > condition, which means I'll loose everything, my files, music, etc. Do I have > > options? > > Please let me know, > > thanks, > > JHB > > > > "Jaelani" wrote: > > > > > Try restoring the RPCRT4.DLL backup file from C:\WINDOWS > > > \SYSTEM32\DLLCACHE folder. Since the current system is unbootable, > > > boot using the Windows XP CD-ROM and choose Recovery Console. You'll > > > need your Administrator user password in order to proceed. > > > > > > The first thing you have to do is to check the system disk via the > > > CHKDSK command. Just type CHKDSK and press ENTER. It will take some > > > time depending on how many files in your disk so please be patient. > > > > > > Once it's done, restore the above file by using the below command: > > > COPY C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DLLCACHE\RPCRT4.DLL C:\WINDOWS > > > \SYSTEM32\RPCRT4.DLL > > > > > > Then type EXIT to reboot the PC and boot into your harddisk (not your > > > CD-ROM). > > > > > > If the blue screen appears, please describe the exact error message > > > like you did earlier. It really help troubleshooting a system. The > > > message should be different time time, if it does occurs. > > > > > > > > > JHB wrote: > > > > My desktop machine is about 4 years old, has Win XP Home Edition that came > > > > pre-installed, P4 HT with 1.5 GB of ram, ever since I updated to SP3 a couple > > > > of month ago, I've had nothing but problems. I decided to un-install it, and > > > > did a clean un-install using add remove programs from the control panel to > > > > completely remove SP3, and I did reboot the system. However, the machine now > > > > goes into a continous and endless reboot. I get as far as the WinXP logo, and > > > > then it reboots again. I tried starting the system in safe mode, but that did > > > > not work. I disabled the auto restart, and received the following error > > > > message: > > > > "Stop: C0000221 bad image checksum. The image rpcrt4..dll is possibly > > > > corrupt. The header checksum does not match the computed checksum" > > > > > > > > Did removing SP3 kill my system? Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > > > JHB > > >
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