You cannot log on to Windows XP after you remove Wsaupdater.exe
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892893
Follow the steps in the KB article.
Wsaupdater.exe is from BlazeFind; BlazeFind is a browser helper object
"for" Internet Explorer that redirects and changes the Internet Explorer
settings.
MowGreen [MVP 2003-2009]
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meerkat wrote:
> "cy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:527ABB52-7358-430D-90E0-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>Hi All,
>> Sorry if this is a silly question. I am trying to fix a
>>problem
>>with my brother in laws laptop at the moment, the issue is that it
>>logs him
>>and logs him out straight away. He runs xp.
>>
>>I have had a look online and am trying to do the following:
>>
>>Go to command prompt
>>at the command prompt go to
>>
>>C:/windows/system32
>>
>>4. next type:
>>
>>copy userinit.exe wsaupdater.exe
>>
>>5. exit and reboot normally. You should now be able to logon. But
>>you're not
>>done yet!
>>
>>6. run regedit
>>
>>7. find the Userinit key in:
>>
>>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
>>NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\
>>
>>8. modify the entry:
>>
>>C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsaupdater.exe
>>
>>so that it reads:
>>
>>C:\WINDOWS\System32\userinit.exe
>>
>>I have managed to get comand prompt to show C:\> at the flashing
>>cursor but
>>when i type widows or windows\system32 i get a message saying 'this is
>>not
>>recognised as an internal or eternal command.
>>
>>Can anyone help me with this? As far as i was aware i just had to
>>type
>>windows, this would then show C:windows, then i would type system 32
>>and it
>>would show C:\windows\system32 but it wont.
>>
>>Any help would be great, thank in advance.
>>
>
> Hi Colin
> When you get to the `C:\>
> You type DIR
> This will give you a directory of where you are
> in the file structure.
> Now you use CD command to move through directories.
>
> So, CD windows
> CD system32 etc.
>
>
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