[XPUser1991]

i have windows xp sp2 and after the splash screen the system hangs for about 1-2 minuets then reboots, i don't know the problem, i can not log in so i can't fix the problem either, so i need to know if i have to reload xp or if i just have to do something else. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!

[Phantom010]

Boot from the Windows XP CD and select the first "R" option to access the Recovery Console. Select the OS and input the Admin password. If there isn't one just hit enter. At the prompt, type:

EXPAND X:\i386\userinit.ex_ C:\windows\system32\userinit.exe

"X" being the CD\ROM letter so change accordingly. Hit Enter. Exit out and try to access Windows.

[XPUser1991]

i can not even boot from cd the computer just boots right from the had drive, so i can't use windows i can't even reinstall or even upgrade to sp 3.

[Phantom010]

Can't you choose Boot from CD in the BIOS?

[XPUser1991]

i am using an american megatrends inc bios from the '90s so i have it set to boot cd if nothing then boot floppy if nothing then boot IDE Hard disk, so i can't just choose boot cd.

[XPUser1991]

so i hit F8 and chose disable automatic reboot on system failure and i got a message that reads STOP: c0000221 {Bad Image Checksum}
the image rpcrt4.dll is possibly corrupt. the header checksum does not match the computed checksum. how do i get around this? ( fix the corrupted DLL)