"ahackert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> did windows update on XP home edition and now computer
> wont load rest of windows past network login. Getting
> error message : userinit.exe failed to intialize properly
> (0x0000005) anyone know what to do to get this computer
> to run again?
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Is that the exact error message?
Is there more to the error message than what you posted?
Do you get the same error if you try to go to safe mode?
If nothing else, you could try this:
How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from
starting.
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;307545
By the way, did you disable your anti virus program before installing that
Windows update?
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