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How to uninstall driver in Windows XP command line safe mode?
superboyac:
Well, I thought it was the driver that was the problem. Apparently, it wasn't, but something during the driver installation screwed up the Gina thing. I have no idea what I'm saying, I'm just explaining what happened.
lanux128:
yes, that is very possible. i guess the link that daddydave provided could shed some clue on why it happened.
40hz:
Apparently, this fixes my problem 9and it did!):
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/fix_xp_logon.htm-superboyac (May 13, 2010, 11:13 AM)
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Ooooo....lucky man!
I'm guessing the driver that got installed for the fingerprint reader (IBM or Lenovo laptop by chance?) didn't include a necessary hook for the OEM modification (or replacement) of the standard MsGina.dll. Possibly even keyed to the specific type of reader hardware to help prevent you from doing exactly what you did.
But who really cares why? You got it working again - and all on your own. Good Man! :Thmbsup:
One day, I'm going to get myself in deep doo doo.
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Probably.
...unless you have a friend in IT that can re-ghost a machine AND keep his or her mouth shut about it afterwards.
No worries there, right? You seem like the sort of guy who makes friends pretty easily. ;D
daddydave:
unless[/i] you have a friend in IT that can re-ghost a machine
-40hz (May 13, 2010, 04:05 PM)
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Maybe that's what he was trying to avoid. :)
Stoic Joker:
For the curious, GINA is Graphical Identification & Network Authorization.
By default there are 2 in Windows; the home user Welcome Screen, and the Corporate Style CAD Logon dialog.
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