Screwed up Minlogon

**DarkStar02** · 02-15-2007, 09:44 PM

I applied the registry hack without the exe and when I restarted it logs in then logs out before getting actually into the windows explorer shell. I need to undo this, but I can't get into safemode or anything. I put in the CD and booted into Windows repair mode (which is a command prompt menu). I want to copy over the minlogon.exe from a USB HDD to C:\WINDOWS\system32 but I'm not sure how to do it. I tried using

C:\WINDOWS\>COPY D:\Ryan Transfer\EWP\minlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32

but it says invalid parameters. I believe it's saying that because of the space in between Ryan and Transfer but I'm not positive.
After I get minlogon.exe transfered to C:\WINDOWS\system32 I plan on using the command

C:\WINDOWS\>cd system32
C:\WINDOWS\>del winlogon.bak.exe
C:\WINDOWS\>ren winlogon.exe winlogon.bak.exe
C:\WINDOWS\>ren minlogon.exe winlogon.exe

Then it should work. Correct? Thanks for the help.

**e30_droptop** · 02-15-2007, 09:54 PM

Do this.

D: {press enter}
dir {press enter}

Then find the listing of the directory that you are looking for.

From a DOS window the diurectory listing will be truncated many times and a directory like Ryan Transfer can end up looking like
RyanTran or some such listing.

once you see the directory listed then just
CD the directory name and then copy the file from inside the directory to the location that you would like.

Hope that is helpful

**DarkStar02** · 02-15-2007, 10:07 PM

Can I CD into another drive? (C:\ to D:\)?

**DarkStar02** · 02-17-2007, 12:23 AM

Fixed by recopying the actual WINLOGO_.EX_ from the CD to the system32 folder. It lets you log on as system as opposed to a regular account so the settings aren't applied to you.

**Road_Dog** · 02-17-2007, 01:10 AM

DarkStar02

Try:
C:\WINDOWS\>COPY "D:\Ryan Transfer\EWP\minlogon.exe" C:\WINDOWS\system32

Put Double Quotes around a path/file with spaces in it.

However, it sounds like you have it solved.

Road_Dog