STOP: c000021a {Fatal System Error}
The Session Manager Initialization system process terminated unexpectedly with a status of 0xc000003a (0x00000000 0x00000000)
Since then I have tried booting from all available safe mode options including last known good configuration but am faced with the same error message and BSOD and therefore am unable to access the desktop. I have also tried all the Startup Repair options from my Vista Installation Disc, but it says it cannot determine the cause of the problem.
I've also tried using system restore but it says that "No restore points have been created on your computer's system disk".
I've also tried using the command prompt and inputting the chkdsk command with every available option but it cannot detect any errors or problems. I have also tried using the Bootrec command with every available option,including rebuilding the BCD from scratch, but that didn't work either. I have also tried using the sfc /SCANNOW command but it is unable to start because I receive an error message stating that "Windows Resource Protection could not preform the requested operation". I have also attempted to replace the mountmgr.sys file from a separate installation of vista through the command prompt using a floppy disk but alas it did not solve my predicament.
I also ended up going through the registry and when I looked in the directory of HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager I could find no trace of BootExecute. I tried to create a new version of the value but when I reboot the system the changes I had made to registry reset and BootExecute remained absent from where it should be. Any explanation as to why that is happening and how I can make permanent changes to the registry would be greatly appreciated.
There are many personal files and information on this computer that I consider precious to me so please give as much advice and guidance as you possibly can that may help to salvage my OS without having to wipe everything. Also, this is my first time posting in this forum so if I left out any important information then please let me know and I will try to provide it to you. By the way, I'm also what you'd call an extreme novice with these sorts of things so please be as thorough with your descriptions as possible. Thanks.
Almost forgot here's a link to the dmp files: http://btpuba.bay.li...dump.bmp?psid=1
Edited by Beard Guy, 21 June 2010 - 11:51 PM.