have you tried safemode
press ctrl while booting or press f8 when it says starting windows and choose safemode
then run system restore from safemode
start-programs-accessories-system tools-system restore.
from microsoft;
Resolution
To resolve this behavior, determine which disk contains the swap file, and then increase the
free disk space on the swap file disk. To do so, follow these steps:
Restart your computer, press and hold the CTRL key, and then choose Command Prompt
Only from the Startup menu.
At the command prompt, type "dir /s *.swp" (without quotation marks), and then press
ENTER. Note the swap file name, disk letter, folder name (directory name), and date.
This is usually a single file named Win386.swp located in the root folder ("Directory of
C:\"), or the Windows folder ("Directory of C:\Windows").
If your computer has a single hard disk, then drive C is the swap file disk, and you
should skip to step 4. If your computer has multiple hard disks, search the remaining
hard disks for swap files to locate the swap file disk. To do so, use the following steps:
a. At the command prompt, type ":" (without quotation marks), where
is the next hard disk letter, and then press ENTER.
b. Type "dir /s *.swp" (without quotation marks), and then press ENTER. Note the swap
file name, disk letter, folder name (directory name), and date.
c. If you have more hard disks to search, repeat steps a-c. If you have no more hard
disks to search, continue to step d.
d. If you find one (or more) swap files on only one hard disk, this disk is the swap file
disk, and you should continue to step e. If you find swap files on multiple hard disks,
compare the date of each swap file. The hard disk that contains the swap file with the
most recent date is the swap file disk.
e. At the command prompt, type ":" (without quotation marks), where
is the swap file disk letter, and then press ENTER.
Delete each swap file on the swap file disk. To do so, use the following steps:
a. At the command prompt, type
del \
where is the swap file folder and is the swap file name, and
then press ENTER. For example type "del windows\win386.swp" (without quotation
marks).
b. If you have more swap files to delete on the swap file disk, repeat steps a-b. If
you have no more swap files on the swap file disk to delete, continue to step 5.
Increase free disk space on the swap file disk.
WARNING: If you are uncertain whether a file contains critical information, copy
the file to a floppy disk before you delete it.
To increase free disk space on the swap file disk, delete non-essential files. To do
so, type the following commands at the command prompt, pressing ENTER after
each command:
dir /w /p /s *.
del \*.
where is the file extension of the files you want to delete and
is the folder name containing the files you want to delete.
For example, the following list names extensions that may be non-essential
files:
.chk .tmp .txt
.bak .old .bmp
.jpg .gif .hlp
Test to determine that your computer has sufficient free disk space to start
normally. If you cannot start your computer normally, repeat step 5.
More Information
For additional information about how to determine which folder Windows is
installed in, click the article number below to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q305792 How to Determine Which Folder Windows Is Installed In
