[caveman4]

I went to load up my pc the other day and it crashed so i restarted the computer and loged back on and this came up :O

Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library Error
- Attempt to initialize the CRT more than once.
This indicates a bug in your applocation.

I have a Dell Inspiron 531 vista Home Premuim

I cant open Explorer.exe files so that means no start menu or task bar so i cant open any documents or files unless i use Windows Task Managers New task and thats HARDD

plz someone help
josh

[rainforest123]

c 4:
Can you access Windows? Does the desktop appear?

If yes, if present, press the "windows / flag " key on your keyboard. If you have not such a key: hold down the "ctl" key, tap the "esc" key, release "ctl". Does anything appear?

Do you have a Vista OS DVD? If so, boot to it, select command prompt.
See option 2 at http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/19...t-startup.html

type: C:
press "enter"
type: chkdsk /r
Press enter

Report the results.

RF123

[caveman4]

i have a background with the icons but they dont work.

i dont have the disk
and the command prompt is saying

C>chkdsk/r
Access Denied as you do noy have sufficient privilages.
You have to invoke this utility running in elevated mode.

will the disk let me do it because i dont have a clue what "elevated mode" is.

[rainforest123]

Did you boot to option 2?

Do you have the choice of logging in as Administrator?

Note the space between "chkdsk" and "/r"

RF123

[rainforest123]

consider the startup repair
from option 2

RF123