thanks to a patching error, it would seem that the file 'logonui.exe' has been made CORRUPT.... i think. it gets as far as 'Windows is starting up...' and stays there.
I've put in my windows disk during START up, and gone to the recovery section, but not very farmiliar with DOS command lines. I've FOUND the file in system32, but i have no idea how to repair or replace it.

Any help is welcome,

Regards,
Luke mylogon341...Perhaps you could provide a wee bit more info ........ for example what were you patching ?
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dl65  

yea, ok. well, i was trying to activate windows but it came up with the 'too many times' thing, and so i THOUGHT '...bugger' so i thought id get a patch
long story short, it said it didnt recognise the file type, but it could help tweak it to make something faster (i only saw this the 2nd time round. i was OK frantic the 1st time and it didnt help, so i went back and read it) after a while of dissapointment, i rang up microsoft and they gave me the 200 digit code to tap in. later on, after some installing, i was prompted to restart.

and the rest is history..
thanks