Error message MPREXE not responding
- Document ID: 94000169
- Posted Date: 1996-08-19
- Last Updated: 1996-08-19
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- Applicable Models
Satellite 110CS Satellite 110CT Satellite 200CDS Satellite 2505CDS Satellite 2510CDS Satellite 2515CDS Satellite 305CDS Satellite 310CDS Satellite 310CDT Satellite 320CDS Satellite 320CDT Satellite 335CDS Satellite 335CDT Satellite 4000CDS Satellite 4000CDT Satellite 4010CDS Satellite 4010CDT Satellite 4020CDT Portege 300CT Portege 3010CT Portege 320CT Portege 610CT Portege 650CT Portege 660CDT Portege 7000CT Portege 7010CT Tecra 500CDT Tecra 500CS Tecra 510CDT Tecra 520CDT Tecra 530CDT Tecra 550CDT Tecra 700CS Tecra 700CT Tecra 710CDT Tecra 720CDT Tecra 730CDT Tecra 730XCDT Tecra 740CDT Tecra 750CDT Tecra 780CDM Tecra 780DVD Tecra 8000 Satellite Pro 400CDT Satellite Pro 400CS Satellite Pro 415CS Satellite Pro 425CDS Satellite Pro 430CDS Satellite Pro 430CDT Satellite Pro 440CDT Satellite Pro 440CDX Satellite Pro 465CDX Satellite Pro 470CDT Satellite Pro 480CDT Satellite Pro 490XCDT
- Information
- This occurs on win95 and win98 when having a windows password.
SYMPTOMS:
After you install Windows, you may receive the following error message, and your computer may stop responding (hang):
MPREXE not responding
CAUSE:
This behavior can occur if your password list (.pwl) file is damaged.
RESOLUTION:
To resolve this issue, re-create your password list file. To do so, use
the following steps:
1. Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files Or Folders.
2. In the Named box, type "*.pwl" (without the quotation marks), and then click Find Now.
3. Right-click the <username>.pwl file, and then click Rename, where <username> is the name you use to log on to Windows.
4. Rename the <username>.pwl file to <username>.old, and then press ENTER.
5. Restart Windows.
6. When your computer restarts, you are prompted for a user name and password. If you want, you can choose to create a null password. If you create a null password, you are no longer prompted to log on when Windows starts. To create a null password, leave the password box blank, click OK, and then click OK to confirm the password.
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