All Groups are missing in Windows XP Pro

[mgraham4321]

I have a Windows XP Pro PC that is being used in a home environment
(i.e. not part of a domain and with multiple users). The first symptom
occurs at bootup. The welcome screen does not display any users.
However, I can hit CTRL-ALT-DEL and login as any of the users. When I
go to Control Panel > User Accounts, no users are displayed. Same is
true when I go to Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Local
Users and Groups. There are no objects displayed. However, when I open
a Command Prompt and enter NET USERS, all the users are displayed.
However, when I enter NET LOCALGROUP, I get "System error 2 has
occurred." Therefore, I believe the problem is the missing groups but
I don't know how to fix it and have not found any answers in any other
newsgroup or website. Can anyone help me here?

 

[Roger]

I have a Windows XP Pro PC that is being used in a home environment
(i.e. not part of a domain and with multiple users). The first symptom
occurs at bootup. The welcome screen does not display any users.
However, I can hit CTRL-ALT-DEL and login as any of the users. When I
go to Control Panel > User Accounts, no users are displayed. Same is
true when I go to Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Local
Users and Groups. There are no objects displayed. However, when I open
a Command Prompt and enter NET USERS, all the users are displayed.
However, when I enter NET LOCALGROUP, I get "System error 2 has
occurred." Therefore, I believe the problem is the missing groups but
I don't know how to fix it and have not found any answers in any other
newsgroup or website. Can anyone help me here?

I'm sure you will find this site helpful as you browse and make useful xp
adjustments
http://www.helpwithwindows.com/WindowsXP/customizing.html Also

http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm