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Procedure Entry Point Not Found.....

by flistr8 Nov 25, 2004 6:16AM PST

Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone.

I performed a system restore to a date after the date I downloaded SP2 for Windows XP Home Edition on my Dell 4600. On reboot, I got the following error msg:
The procedure entry point AssocGetPerceivedType could not be located in the dynamic link library SHLWAPI.dll.
After enter, I get: The logon user interface DLL msgina.dll failed to load. Contact system administrator to replace dll or restore original, retry. This loop is all I can get. Now I am trying to do a repair reinstall using Dell's OEM disc with Dell tech support. The process goes as far as 32 mins remaining during setup and stops. Dell says I must do a reformat. Is there not another repair option available?

Thanks in advance for your help.

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Re: Procedure Entry Point Not Found.....
by Yew Nov 25, 2004 7:44AM PST

Any repair options would be considerably more work than reformatting. Ask anyone who's tried to sort out a DLL problem with Windows, and I'm sure they'll agree.

Besides, you shouldn't be running a pre-SP2 version of XP anyway. There are a number of security fixed ONLY in SP2, some of which are actively being exploited. Only XP SP2 users are protected, so it would be folly to leave yourself open to attack like that.

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Re: Procedure Entry Point Not Found.....
by flistr8 Nov 25, 2004 8:04AM PST

Thanks for responding. Let me be a little more clear. XP was working normally after the SP2 download except for the WordPerfect 11 program, it stopped loading. So I tried a system restore prior to the date I downloaded SP2 and everything, including WP11, worked fine. It was when I tried to restore to a date after the date I downloaded SP2 that the error msg began. Now, I just want to get the system back up. I would use the SP2 again.

I may need information on how to save info on my hard drive without being able to boot Windows. Can I use another computer to boot up and then just access the info files on my corrupt system, save them to the other computer, reformat and then bring the files back?

Many Thanks

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Re: Procedure Entry Point Not Found.....
by David Chan Nov 25, 2004 8:45AM PST

Yes. You can easily remove the HDD from the DELL PC. It slides out on the green plastic rails from the cage.

Then attach it to another PC which has to have XP or W2K installed so you can retrieve your files.

Or you can boot with KOPPIX CD (Linux OS) and copy over your files to CD-RW.

The likely reason your repair installation failed is because your original DELL XP CD had SP1a while your current XP has SP2.

The DELL XP CD allows you to create several partitions on your HDD so this is a good opportunity for you to create a C & D Drive.
Then setup XP + Programs on the C Drive and store all your data on the D Drive.

Next time your XP crashed your data is quite safe on the D Drive.

But you must always backup your data onto CD-Rs as your HDD can also quit on you!

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Re: Procedure Entry Point Not Found.....
by flistr8 Nov 25, 2004 10:47AM PST

Thanks, David. I would add that Dell tech support walked me through a delete procedure to get rid of SP2 prior to the repair install. Would it help to do it again? Perhaps you know of a link that would take me through the steps.

Thanks for the partition suggestion. I will definitely do that.

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Re: Procedure Entry Point Not Found.....
by David Chan Nov 25, 2004 11:27AM PST
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Re: Procedure Entry Point Not Found.....
by flistr8 Nov 25, 2004 11:38AM PST

Many Thanks!

I'll let you know how it works out.

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(NT)Good luck & Keep us posted.
by David Chan Nov 25, 2004 11:44AM PST

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Re: Procedure Entry Point Not Found.....
by flistr8 Nov 27, 2004 4:30AM PST

Hi All

Success has been achieved but unfortunately, the reason seems rather capricious. While going one last time through the drawer with all my program cd's, I stumbled upon the actual restore disk Dell included with the computer. They had recently sent me another one because I couldn't find the original. When I tried to boot with the new disk, the OS loaded smoothly with the exception that Device Installer Error occured for SDHost and for Bluetooth. Otherwise, everything appears normal.

My next purchase will be a second hard drive to act as a repository for all my backup when, not if, this happens again.

I'm very grateful for the help given on this website.

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Glad to see you've succeeded! (NT)
by David Chan Nov 27, 2004 9:32AM PST

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It's a windows update
by rescuefire Jul 13, 2006 9:04AM PDT

I have found after much research that numerous folks are getting this "The Logon User Interface DLL Msgina.dll failed to load. Contact your system administrator to replace DLL or restore the original DLL" error and it is due to a recent Microsoft update. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

MS suggestions don't work although you can view them here http://support.microsoft.com/?id=836683

I personally tried a few things:
1. F8 into the restore screen and tried "Last know good configuration" - didn't work

2. Tried to boot from XP Pro CD, skipped the "repair" and went to the install screen, then picked repair at that point - didn't work

3. Tried the regular repair once - didn't work.

4. I am in the process of re-installing and have gotten many dll errors. I guess my next step will be a total reformat. UGHHHHHHH

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