Urgent Help Please!!!!!!!

So I have quickly searched and cant come up with the answer i need.

Okay so when I try and log into my laptop, at the first screen where you see your user name and then you are asked to type your password, I type my password and get the following message:

The file or directory\Windows\AppPatch is corrupt and unreadable. Please run the Chkdsk utility.

From looking at other threads they say go into the start menu etc... however I cant even get that far. The message for me appears at the initial startup screen when I select my user name and where i type in my password.

I dont have a disc for Vista so i can't reinstall it.

Can anyone help? I have a paper due tomorrow and i need to access it.

Welcome to the Vista x64 forums

With this kind of error, one recommended fix involves using the Vista DVD to conduct a repair of the system files.

I believe the Vista DVD can be used on different systems, since each one requires it's own serial number. I'd recommend contacting friends and family to see if someone has a Vista DVD you can borrow. Once you have the DVD you can do a system repair, which should help your situation.

I hope this helps.

Reboot your laptop. Press F8 and choose command prompt. Run chkdsk. Rebbot again after it's done and that should fix the prpblem.
Tom,

I rebooted in safe mode (F8) and did what i was told in this thread

Check Disk - chkdsk

and it still wont work. I dont get the chkdsk message anymore all it says is that The USer Profile Service failed the logon. User profile cannot be loaded.

Any other tips/adivce?

Hi vista_sux87,

This will show you how to fix this error for you.

The User Profile Service failed the logon. User profile cannot be loaded.

Shawn

thanks a lot, its fixed now, you guys are a life saver. I cant express how much this means to me.

We're glad a solution was found for you. Good luck in the future!

Your welcome vista_sux87. I'm glad that your problem was able to be resolved.

Shawn

I have to ask....why wouldn't you have a Vista DVD?