mrvgina.dll

[vrod]

I just updated my driver from Netgear for my wireless modem.
Went to shut the laptop off (Windows XP Professional) different screen, drop down box instead of the STANBY, SHUT DOWN, RESTART.
No matter which one I select it shut down.

When I start up it ask for a password. I click OK and it loads windows. (no password, thank God)

I went to the control panel to User Accounts and try to change and it won't let me. It says to delete mrvGINA.dll from the windows system32 file.

Any help would appreciated.

Larry

[Halo]

Looks like from what I have been reading up on this update from netgear is that this driver disables Fast User Switching, which in turn gives you this error at boot.

Users on the Netgear site that have this problem are reverting back to the original driver issue from the CD, which doesnt have this problem until Netgear release an updated fixed driver.

[vrod]

Thanks Halo

[vrod]

Remover the downloaded driver and the computer went back to normal.

The reason I download the driver in the first place the wireless quit working.

Tried to reload the original driver from the disk and its not working. Tried to uninstall the original driver and it locks up.

Have to use the downloaded version to get wireless.

Hope Netgear gets this problem resolved.

[jerrymac2]

I had the same problem ... My netgear wg511 v.2 was acting up on XP.
updating the driver and connection utility seemed to be working great...then I realized it had disabled the Windows XP welcome screen and fast user switching. This was because of the mrvgina.dll.
I have found an answer and it worked on my pc...however it involves editing the registry so it would probably be good to have a back out plan (just in case....i.e. do so at your own risk)

after installing the new netgear driver/utility go to Start -->Run and type regedit.

when the registry editor opens browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows NT/Current Version/WINLOGON
Delete the key named GINAdll

Thats it....afterward you may want to go back into the control panel and check the 'change the way users log on or off' and make sure the welcome screen and fast user switching are both checked.

[vrod]

jerrymac2

Before I tried your suggestion I tried to uninstall and reinstall the driver.
Now it wont do either. Error massage on both.

Tried your suggestion and GINAdll was not there.

I going to connect Netgear tech support. If they don't help I'll buy another brand.

Thanks

[jcasey2005]

I was having trouble getting RDC to work correctly and getting an error about MrvGINA being incompatible. I took the suggestion above, deleting it from the registry, and it fixed it immediately. Thanks for the help.

[tc7]

I had the same issue re an upgraded version of netgear drivers for WG311v3/wireless util for XP. I followed the directions above - removed the ginadll reference - and instant fix for user switching.

thanks heaps.

[wolverines]

I'm desperate for some help on this issue and I was hoping someone here could help me out. I've got the WG511v2 card. I installed it with the new drivers downloaded from Netgear. No problems. Until I tried to get back in. It tells me it can't find the MrvGINA.dll, contact my administrator. The only choice is to restart. I can't even get into Windows XP to delete the driver! I've tried everything I can think of - restore last good configuration, boot into Safe Mode. I even tried booting to the CD recovery disc provided by Compaq. Nothing. I don't have a floppy drive. Netgear basically told me too bad, it's a windows issue and they've never heard of this problem. I know for a fact it was the damn driver.

Anyway, do you guys have any thoughts on how to get into windows XP to delete this driver and get my computer back?

Thanks.

[Halo]

Hi Wolverines did you try the information posted in post #5 above?

[wolverines]

Halo, I can't even get to that step. I cannot load Windows XP because of this damn driver issue. The computer boots up, starts loading XP, then gives me that error - saying it cannot load XP because its missing that dll, contact your administrator. Only choice from there is to restart. I cannot get into Safe Mode, can't use the recover utility. Right now I'm at a loss. I need to find a way around this to access XP so I can edit the registry like suggested in post 5, or to delete the driver and reinstall the older one. Any ideas? Thanks.

[stancilmor]

hey wolverines,


That's really odd that safe mode won't boot. Humor me and give it another try by pressing F8 during bootup. If that won't work, then you can try what I did.

I bought a second harddrive, took out the first harddrive, installed the second harddrive, spent my weekend installing windows.

Then I put the old harddrive back in, booted to the second harddrive and accessed the first one. Alternately you could just try putting your harddrive in a second computer.

While a pain, I keep the two harddrive, one for using and the second for trying out new stuff on.

goodluck

[raylytheous]

i now this is slightly old, but i have found a round about way to still use the updated drivers but still have quick logoff.

if u install the drivers as usuall, then copy the drivers to a completely diff folder. Then uninstall the update and reboot,
after u logon xp will look for and install the drivers needed for the network card (the drivers u copied) without editing the quicklog off.
hopefully that helps <3

[sradwxi]

hi guys, ive got exactly the same problem, mrvgina.dll cant be found so windows wont load up, only option is to restart, cant get onto windows to remove driver or edit the registry, the only difference being that i didnt delete the file, i just moved it to my desktop incase i needed it again,
as it came from system 32 i thought it might be wise not to delete it
so if anybody can tell me how i can get to this file, to put it back where it should be then i will be able to send a copy of the file via email so anybody else who has the problem can use it to fix theirs
i think its a bit wrong for netgear to release a driver update, which actually takes u back in time and causes this much grief
luckily i have another few computers and can still access the net
what about the people who only have one pc, they will be in the brown stuff now
netgear have a lot to answer for with this one?????
anyway, is there a way to access the file thru dos or by using a startup disk or even the windows cd, any help would be much appreciated
thanx carl

[sradwxi]

Originally Posted by stancilmor

hey wolverines,


That's really odd that safe mode won't boot. Humor me and give it another try by pressing F8 during bootup. If that won't work, then you can try what I did.

I bought a second harddrive, took out the first harddrive, installed the second harddrive, spent my weekend installing windows.

Then I put the old harddrive back in, booted to the second harddrive and accessed the first one. Alternately you could just try putting your harddrive in a second computer.

While a pain, I keep the two harddrive, one for using and the second for trying out new stuff on.

goodluck

lol, right i attempted to humour both yourself and me by pressing f8 to start in safe mode, it worked
last time i was messing round with it i was pressing esc, f1, f2 and f10 to try to get to safe mode
anyway what ive done is started in safe mode and moved the file back into system 32, all sorted now, although i cant use the welcome screen (disabled)
ive made a copy of the misfit file and zipped it up incase anybody wants it
just send me a message if u want it
cya soon
carl

[Memphis]

Originally Posted by jerrymac2

I had the same problem ... My netgear wg511 v.2 was acting up on XP.
updating the driver and connection utility seemed to be working great...then I realized it had disabled the Windows XP welcome screen and fast user switching. This was because of the mrvgina.dll.
I have found an answer and it worked on my pc...however it involves editing the registry so it would probably be good to have a back out plan (just in case....i.e. do so at your own risk)

after installing the new netgear driver/utility go to Start -->Run and type regedit.

when the registry editor opens browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows NT/Current Version/WINLOGON
Delete the key named GINAdll

Thats it....afterward you may want to go back into the control panel and check the 'change the way users log on or off' and make sure the welcome screen and fast user switching are both checked.

Thanks Man Took to seconds and worked like a charm :}

[omnimark]

Instant fix.!! Thanks!!! Don't know how you know what you know but it's great that you are willing to share your knowledge. Take me to your leader..

[skodaseven]

Well done jerrymac2!! Tried your fix and it worked perfectly first time! Better than waiting for Netgear help to respond! If you try this yourself make sure you follow the instructions exactly!

[shyngentle]

Carl, I would love that file if you could send it to me. shy_pincess [at] msn.com thanks :

[windshift]

Wow! What a pain in the butt mrvgina.dll was/is. I would like to thank the good people on this site for the advice as to how to deal with the SOB. But for those like me who were stumped with this problem, here is another workaround. My problem with the "administrator" loop was that when I booted to "safe mode" all I got on my screen was a blank black screen that said "safe mode" in each corner; probably for the same reason the mrvgina.dll locked out my desktop page. Pretty hard to go to the start-run function when it ain't there. If this is your headache here is how I overcame it: Reboot to safe mode with the command prompt. That will give you the old prompt that was associated with DOS. And surprise, the DOS commands, or at least some of them still work. At the prompt simply type in "regedit" and it will bring up the registry editor, then you can go through the steps outlined elsewhere which explains how to edit the problem out.