Problem with msgina.dll

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smerickson

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AAAHH, I screwed up my computer when I tried to replace my msgina.dll file with a new one. I can work in safe mode and the new msgina.dll screen pops up in safe mode, but it won't let me boot into normal mode. I get an error message that says

"some system files are missing or damaged. You cannot log on at this time. Please use your windows CD to reinstall or repair windows."

Can anyone give me any kind of help? I know this was my fault and i shouldn't have been messing around with this, but I would like to be able to fix it without reformatting my HD. Thanks for any help or adivice you can give.

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If you didn't back up your msgina.dll, you can repair it with the XP CD. Just boot to the CD like you were going to install XP and after it loads up the system files, etc you will get a screen telling you to press Enter to install or R to repair. Press R. You should then be asked which installation of windows you would like to repair. Choose yours and you will be prompted for the administrator password. After that, it will repair the installation for you. Just hope you don't have TOO many hacked dll's or else your themes are gonna look messy! :) Good luck!

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thanks for the help so far guys. I haven't been able to fix it yet. I did have a backup of the file and i tried just putting that one back. I've tried deleting the one in the dll cache. I feel like i've done everything. I'm going to try and repair it now. We'll see how that works. You guys are awesome for helping out a nubi-hacker. Thanks again, i'll let you know how it turns out

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That is the system repair console. If you type help, it will give you a list of commands. I think there is a system file checker that will check all system files and replace them with ones from the cd rom. Only problem is that it will replace all altered files. Not absolutely sure about all of this, but I think so.

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