I was on Youtube, fine and dandy. My computer froze, so I shut it off, using the physical button. Waited about 15 seconds. Turned it back on. "DELL 5150" screen came on "Windows XP" loading screen cme on (the one before the welcome screen) I get the dialogue box that reads: "This application has failed to start because WLDAP32.dll was not found. Reinstalling the application may fix the problem" fine. So then I got my drivers CD that came witht the PC, put it in and booted from that. I ran the dignostic test for "cannot load OS". No errors. So how do I get the file I need? And how do I get it on there? Which folder is it supposed to be in? I didn't mess with any system files... Running Windows XP Home Edition on a Dell 5150 laptop (please excuse any typos. I'm using my sister's computer wihich has a really stiff keyboard.)
You can get the file from here. It should be placed in c:\windows\system32. There are a few different ways that you can put this file on your computer. You can remove the hard drive and connect it to another computer as a slave and then place the file on it that way. You can use a boot disc (ERD commander, Windows Recovery Console from install disc, some linux boot discs such as knoppix, etc...) and copy the file that way. You may also be able to use the boot disc and perform a system restore and go to a prior point, before this problem occurred.
Try and running a scandisk on the hard drive in question. That can usually fixed any files that might have gotten corrupted when you did an emergency shutdown of windows. It's a quick thing you can do before you try anything else drastic.
Thank you, silk42. now that I know I need to get that file on there, I have a slight problem. I took the hard drive out, and figured out that it is not compatible with my external hard drive holder thing (dunno what it's called, but it holds my external hard drive and connects it to my computer with a USB). The only computers in my house are laptops, so I'm not sure how to hook my hd as a slave. (If I had a regular computer, I could do that.) A boot disk. Yes, I know what that is, but all I have with me is the one XP one I got with my laptop those 4 years ago. I think it would be possible to make a new one or possibly get one, but how? Boot disk and system restore. Argh. All I get is "Install XP" or "Repair XP" Install sounds like it would wipe out everything on my computer. (If it doesn't, and you know FOR SURE...please say so) Repair XP isn't much help to me. I don't know very much about running a command line. A scandisk? Hmm, never heard of one. What would it say? Or what would it look like? Or maybe...where can I get one? (or burn one) thank you all...
to do a scan disk, you need to able to see the hard drive in question in windows explorer. Example place the hard drive in a external usb enclosure than plug it into another working computer. Mext right click on the hard drive\properties\tools\error checking\ and make sure you check the box that says "automatically fix system file errors". If you are using the NTFS file system, you have a better chance that it will work. Usually during the scandisk it will say "20 orphan files found" and then it will fix them. If the scandisk says all errors fixed, reinstalled the harddrive back in your computer and see if it will bootup. You can also do a scandisk with the windows installation cd, but you will need to get into the c:\ dos screen and type scandisk. The reason that it is very important that you run a scandisk first is to make sure all the corrupted files are fixed, replacing individual files will probably not work.
okay, I know what I have to do now. Somehow get the hd recognied by another computer and do a scandisk or any other measure to fix it. But I can't do it by any means. I tried removing the hard drive, and putting it in external USB thing. It's not compatible. (the manufacterer said that certain connector thing isn't made anymore. That's why I couldn't replace the hd a few months ago...) I tried a network cable (stupid, stupid idea, but I was desperate...haha) I don't have a PC that I can take apart and put my hard drive in as a second hd. If I can manage to track down a USB cord, with the standard USB on both ends (I'm not sure of the proper name of this, so bear with me...) is it possible to access my hd with that? I welcome any other ideas to access my hd somehow... ** Note: I tried the scandisk thing on command line in the repair console. It just gave me the message "Command is not recognized. Type HELP for a list of commands" I looked there, and there was nothing that resembled scandisk.
To perform a scandisk using the recovery console, you need to type the command "chkdsk /R". If this doesn't work for you, then you're probably going to have to use a boot disc.
