For Windows operating system, Winlogon loads user profile when the user logs on and handles the secure attention sequence. It also locks the system when it runs a screen saver. A Winlogon error at startup usually indicates critical problems with one or more system files. Th prime solution to recover from such problem is to use Windows installation or boot media to replace the affected file(s). If this works, your system will become free from errors. But in crucial cases, you might need to repair or ultimately, reinstall Windows. A hard drive data recovery solution comes into use when you lose data due to Windows installation while no valid data backup is available.
For example, consider you install some Windows updates on your Windows XP based computer. After this, when you start the computer, you might come across the below error:
WinLogon.exe could not locate component. This application has failed to start because comctl32.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.
Clicking 'OK' to this error message gives another error as below:
User Interface Failure. The logon user interface DLL 'msgina.dll' failed to load. Contact your system administrator or restore the DLL.
The similar errors can occur after you perform System Restore using Windows utility.
Cause
The file described in the error message is either missing or corrupt.
Solution
Expand the file
- Boot the computer using Windows XP CD-ROM to launch the Recovery Console
- Select the target Windows installation and type the Administrator password when prompted
- Execute these commands and restart the computer:
example- EXPAND D:\I386\comctl32.dl_ C:\Windows\System32
EXPAND D:\I386\msgina.dl_ C:\Windows\System32
Repair Windows
- Press ENTER to launch Windows setup at Welcome to Setup screen
- Accept the license agreement by pressing F8
- Perform Windows repair by pressing R
Reinstall Windows
- Make sure that you backup all important data stored on the disk
- Accept the license agreement as above and press R to repair
- Reinstall Windows as per the instructions
- Restore from backup
For any reason if you cannot restore from backup, you should use a hard drive recovery software to recover and restore. Hard drive data recovery applications come available with several resilient features to provide comprehensive and safe data recovery.
Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery is a fully-competent and reliable data recovery tool providing systematic solution for lost data. It is a safe hard drive recovery software that is compatible with Windows 7 RC1, Vista, XP, 2003 and 2000 based systems. It incorporates high-end scanning algorithms to extract all types of lost files and folders.
