re: Windows won't startup or shutdown - error message:value creation failed at line 422
Friday, May 28, 2004 at 9:26 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Peter G
(9 messages posted)
If you can get into Windows in safe mode (I managed by using CTL-ALT-DEL at the login
screen and logging on as administrator) then you need to clean out all the spyware.
Start by going to the control panel add/remove programs and remove anything you havent
knowingly installed (eg enhanced media, save/savenow, GAIN/Gator, ALL toolbars, precision
time...), then use a good cleaner such as adaware or spybot to remove the remainder
(make sure you update them first if you can). I havent tried this but if you go to
start -> run -> and type in "msconfig" enter and go to the startup tab. turn off
everything in here temporarily and it should stop a good deal of spyware from starting
at the next boot. Go back and turn it all on again when the system is clean (you
may get error messages about the spyware it can no longer load afterwards and have
to go back to msconfig and turn these ones off again).
Once the system is clear of spyware your system will run well again.
Peter G
On Friday, May 28, 2004 at 9:50 am, John Q wrote:
>I'm also getting value creation failed at line 442 error. I can't get into windows
>xp... Re-install CD for xp doesnt do sh1t.. (safe mode black screen and takes for
>ever to load to windows, if it ever gets there) I dont know if its from deleting
>some registry files or something else my screen would flick on and off for about
>3 seconds off and 3 sec on, in that pattern until my monitor shuts off, but I still
>hear my cpu running. When I do get to windows (1 out of 15 tries) I cannot Format
>C drive to erase errors; cant defrag; nor check for errors.
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