Boot the PC

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DRN Golani

I have win XP with SP3 .
I have an issue that requires me to boot my PC from a CD-rom. I have used f2
or f12 to change the seq of the start up .
The sys. Recovery CD which I received from MS when purchased is working ok.
When done windows starts and I get a blue screen with a message “windows
can't start missing†user32.dll " I guess this file is going to load up
windows. I have searched on the recovery CD for that file under System32
directory and can't find it ..
What should I do ? How can I ever boot my PC ?
Thank you
DRN
 
This is how to restore it from the Windows Installation CD......hope this
helps =)

Before you perform this procedure you should have the Windows installation
CD.1. Insert the Windows XP CD into your computer, and then restart the
computer.
2. If you are asked whether you want to start the computer from the CD
drive, click Yes.
3. When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to start the Recovery
Console.
4. When you are asked to type the Administrator password, type the
Administrator password. If the administrator password is blank, just press
ENTER.
5. At the command prompt, type the following command:
cd %systemroot%\system32
6. First, rename the damaged or corrupted file so that it is not deleted
when you copy the original file. To do this, type the following command:
ren USER32.DLL USER32.BAK
7. Next, restore the original User32.dll file from the Windows CD to your
computer. To do this, type the following command:
expand [CD drive letter]:\i386\USER32.DLL %systemroot%\system32 /Y
Note In this command, replace [CD drive letter] with the letter of your CD
drive, such as D.
8. To exit the Recovery Console and to restart the computer, type exit at
the command prompt, and then press ENTER.
Important We recommend that you run Windows Update after you restore a file
by using Recovery Console. For more information, see the "Method 1: Use
Windows Update to obtain any fixes that are related to User32.dll" section.
We also recommend that you update your antivirus software after you have run
Windows Update.
 
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