I tried a Recovery Disk, for XP Pro, and it also gives the error message
This all started on a Dell Inspiron 1501, when I re-formated from Vista to XP Pro
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Reset the default security provider in Windows XP
To reset the default security provider in Windows XP, delete the relevant registry keys from the registry. To do this, follow these steps:
Start the computer. Press the F8 key during startup to start the computer in safe mode.
Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
Delete the following registry subkeys from the registry:
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Cryptography\Providers
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-20\Software\Microsoft\Cryptography\Providers
Exit Registry Editor.
Restart the computer.
Reset the drive letter of the system drive
Use Registry Editor to change the drive letter of the system drive back to its original value. Edit the following registry key to change the value of the system drive:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices
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I have looked at the two HKEY_USERS and no Cryptography folder.
In the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices
I have:
Default (no value set)
\??\Volume[ with ling number starting with{1daa9c02-
\??\Volume[ with ling number starting with{1daa9c03-
\??\Volume[ with ling number starting with{e478e185
\??\Volume[ with ling number starting with{e478e1a6
\DosDevices\C:
\DosDevices\D:
\DosDevices\E:
\DosDevices\F:
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What do I do now?
This all started on a Dell Inspiron 1501, when I re-formated from Vista to XP Pro
============================================================
Reset the default security provider in Windows XP
To reset the default security provider in Windows XP, delete the relevant registry keys from the registry. To do this, follow these steps:
Start the computer. Press the F8 key during startup to start the computer in safe mode.
Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
Delete the following registry subkeys from the registry:
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Cryptography\Providers
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-20\Software\Microsoft\Cryptography\Providers
Exit Registry Editor.
Restart the computer.
Reset the drive letter of the system drive
Use Registry Editor to change the drive letter of the system drive back to its original value. Edit the following registry key to change the value of the system drive:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices
===============================================================
I have looked at the two HKEY_USERS and no Cryptography folder.
In the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices
I have:
Default (no value set)
\??\Volume[ with ling number starting with{1daa9c02-
\??\Volume[ with ling number starting with{1daa9c03-
\??\Volume[ with ling number starting with{e478e185
\??\Volume[ with ling number starting with{e478e1a6
\DosDevices\C:
\DosDevices\D:
\DosDevices\E:
\DosDevices\F:
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What do I do now?