Ok..here goes. I was removing some programs. Next time I restarted I received an error message. So I followed the instructions to fix which led me to the Windows website and it told me to do the following: chkdsk.exe, start/run -cmd, then type chkdsk/f, then type y. After I did that is when I starting having the problem. I wish I could remember the exact error message I initially received. What I can remember is that is said something about RUN DLL?? Error. It also instructed me to run: eventvwr and look for something with the number 1005, which led me to the above instructions. I hope this makes sense to you.
Sounds like you may have inadvertently removed a driver when you were removing those programs.
ok, it sounds like you had a hard disk problem, and chkdsk fixed it, but had to delete a necessary DLL file.
Bad, but unavoidable. The disk had errors on it so it had to fix them.
Now you probably just need to replace the deleted files. The easiest way is to put in your Windows installation disk, and select REPAIR A CURRENT INSTALLATION
To prevent this in the future do a disk check and defrag every month or two.
"I wish I could remember the exact error message I initially received. "
Although it's cumbersome, I'm a liberal (ha-ha!) user of the
"Print Screen" button.
Just hit it, "Paste" that saved screen-shot to Word or WordPad
and print it out immediately.
Yes, sometimes the computer gets locked-up and you just have to
write down the error message, but it can be helpful many times.