Cannot log into Windows! Help!

[Guest]

If someone could help me on this, I would really appreciate it. My computer
went into stand-by on Sunday and when I came back I had to log on again. But
when I tried logging on again by clicking on my username, it would say for a
moment "Loading your personal settings" and THEN it would say right after
that "Logging off... saving your settings". I've tried restarting the
computer and also shutting it down, and each time I would start it again it
would ask me to click on my username, which it does the same thing like
before. I've called for some help from a campus network helper and we tried
using the Windows Recovery CD, and we didn't find any way to make that work.

I noticed that right before my computer went into stand-by on Sunday,
Windows kept bugging me about some Automatic Update. I kept saying "Restart
Later". I'm guessing that while I was gone it decided to update anyways, and
I don't know what was trying to update.

I really can't lose my computer information. The last time I updated was
the end of May. Since then I wrote a 176-measure score that hasn't been
backed up and I bought several tracks online that I might lose now, as well
as several papers for school. I hope someone will have an answer in how I
can log on to Windows and try fixing whatever happened. Or if anyone knew
what updated on Nov. 19 for Windows that might be helpful.

Thanks!

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

If someone could help me on this, I would really appreciate it. My computer
went into stand-by on Sunday and when I came back I had to log on again. But
when I tried logging on again by clicking on my username, it would say for a
moment "Loading your personal settings" and THEN it would say right after
that "Logging off... saving your settings". I've tried restarting the
computer and also shutting it down, and each time I would start it again it
would ask me to click on my username, which it does the same thing like
before. I've called for some help from a campus network helper and we tried
using the Windows Recovery CD, and we didn't find any way to make that work.

I noticed that right before my computer went into stand-by on Sunday,
Windows kept bugging me about some Automatic Update. I kept saying "Restart
Later". I'm guessing that while I was gone it decided to update anyways, and
I don't know what was trying to update.

I really can't lose my computer information. The last time I updated was
the end of May. Since then I wrote a 176-measure score that hasn't been
backed up and I bought several tracks online that I might lose now, as well
as several papers for school. I hope someone will have an answer in how I
can log on to Windows and try fixing whatever happened. Or if anyone knew
what updated on Nov. 19 for Windows that might be helpful.

Thanks!

The problem is well known and the solution depends on your
setup. Is this a laptop or a desktop? Is the machine networked?
Do you have ready access to another WinXP/2000 desktop PC?

After resolving this problem you might want to review your backup
strategy. The fundamental rule of computing says that all important
files must be backed up regularly to an independent medium so that
the loss of one medium is an irritation rather than a distaster.
A 2.5" disk in an external USB case makes for a very effective
backup medium.