Microsoft KB Archive/812449

= Error Message: Winlogon.exe Has Generated Errors and Will Be Shut Down =

Article ID: 812449

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you see the Log On to Windows dialog box as you start your Windows 2000-based computer, you may receive the following error message:

Winlogon.exe has generated errors and will be shut down



CAUSE
This issue may occur if your Windows 2000 installation is damaged.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, perform an in-place upgrade of Windows 2000. For additional information about how to do so, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

292175 How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000



MORE INFORMATION
When you perform an in-place upgrade of Windows, you install a new copy of the Windows files into the same folder that you originally installed Windows. For additional information about in-place upgrade installations of Windows 2000, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

306952 What an In-Place Windows 2000 Upgrade Changes and What It Does Not Change

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