Hi,
What sort of blue screen? The secure desktop one or a stop error? For the
secure desktop, just push the right arrow once and hit <enter>.
--
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help -
www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts
http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
"Bruce" <Bruce@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
> Rick,
> Thank you for the quick response. Unfortunately for me Task Manager will
> not
> open, I get another blue screen when I try to open the Task Manager. The
> only
> windows that work is the one to change password, etc.
> I can get to the C: drive from the cmd prompt on the Bootrec.exe
> containing
> install disk I downloaded. Is there any way to access regedit from the cmd
> prompt? I haven't used DOS in years so I am very rusty on cmd line work.
> Thanks.
> Bruce
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
> Quote:
>> Hi Bruce,
>>
>> This should help:
>>
>> Hit ctrl+shift+escape to open Task Manager. On the applications tab,
>> click
>> 'new task'. Type regedit and click ok, the continue at the prompt.
>>
>> Expand the keys in the left pane by clicking the triangles at left to
>> reach
>> this key:
>>
>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
>>
>> Click on this key and locate the 'shell' string in the right pane. Double
>> click it, replace the contents with just
>>
>> explorer.exe
>>
>> Click ok, then close the registry editor and reboot the machine.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>
>> "Bruce" <Bruce@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:5BB8AE04-7B42-433B-8A2F-350AB2584B91@xxxxxx Quote:
>> > Rick,
>> > I have now determined that Vista has loaded but it will not display the
>> > desktop. If I use Ctl-Alt-Delete I get a screen that allows me to
>> > change
>> > password (this function works) Log off or shutdown or reboot (all of
>> > these
>> > work) but desktop will not display and task manager button just gives a
>> > blank
>> > blue screen like the missing desktop screen. How do I fix this problem.
>> > Bruce
>> >
>> > "Bruce" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Rick,
>> >> I have had the same problem upon trying to boot my machine. I tried
>> >> the
>> >> installation DVD and ran Startup repair. The program said it was
>> >> repaired
>> >> but
>> >> I can not boot and get nothing but a blank light blue screen. I tried
>> >> re-running the Startup repair program from the DVD again and it says
>> >> that
>> >> everything is fine. Still can not boot. In addition, from the
>> >> installation
>> >> DVD I can not get a command prompt that allows me to get to the C:
>> >> drive
>> >> on
>> >> the machine. In addition, after installing SP1 all of my restore
>> >> points
>> >> are
>> >> gone and so I can not restore either. Help would be appreciated as
>> >> this
>> >> is my
>> >> office machine.
>> >>
>> >> Bruce
>> >>
>> >> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Hi,
>> >> >
>> >> > Probably the best thing to do would be to load the Vista DVD and
>> >> > boot
>> >> > from
>> >> > it, then run a startup repair. The error is indicating that there is
>> >> > a
>> >> > problem with the file that Vista uses to load the operating system.
>> >> > You
>> >> > won't be able to successfully access any mode until it is repaired.
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > Best of Luck,
>> >> >
>> >> > Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> >> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> >> > Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>> >> > My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>> >> >
>> >> > "Ole" <Ole@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> > news:54D1EF01-6E4F-48F5-BFDE-ABFB8A84C0D6@xxxxxx
>> >> > > Hello all. I have a problem that I need help with.
>> >> > > My elderly Mother's Vista PC isn't working, and as she relies on
>> >> > > this
>> >> > > for
>> >> > > shopping etc I need to get it working (I am several hundred miles
>> >> > > from
>> >> > > her).
>> >> > > The PC tried to install the latest Vista updates (20/2/2008) but
>> >> > > upon
>> >> > > restart she gets the message "Windows failed to restart - a recent
>> >> > > hardware/software change may be the cause - File
>> >> > > windows\system32\winload.exe
>> >> > > "The selected file could not be loaded".
>> >> > > She doesn't have a start in "normal mode" option.
>> >> > > I have walked her through trying system repair/restore using the
>> >> > > Vista
>> >> > > installation Cd, but after trying to restore she gets the message;
>> >> > > "system
>> >> > > restore failed due to an unspecified error;
>> >> > >
>> >> > > "cannot create a file when that file already exists" (0x800700b7)
>> >> > >
>> >> > > We have tried 3 different restore points with the same result.
>> >> > > Can anyone help on this?
>> >> > >
>> >> >
>> >> > >>
>>