Cannot logon

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

do you think the other keys or data will cause any problem?

Nope. I don't find anything else, juan.

 

[Guest]

Hi Ramesh.
I encountered the same problem, though I didn't actually run Add-Aware
beforehand - which might change the situation...
I cannot log in, no accounts present. And when booting the Repair console, I
can't even log on there as the password for the admin account doesn't work.
(I installed the machine, so I am quite sure that I know the password). Is
there anyway to reset the admin password?

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Martin,

Do it by booting from the WinXP Boot floppy set, as that will allow you to
bypass the admin password issue known to occur in OEM installations:

Using the WinXP Boot floppy set:
http://www.rickrogers.org/fixes.htm#Boot floppy

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[MaxPetter]

Hi!

I really need help! I don't have the userinit / wsaupdater problem,
have already tried that solution and it didn't help. The thing i
this

When I logon to Windows a popup-window appears before you can see an
icons, nor the start menu. The popup-window doesn't contain any text
just two alternatives, "yes" or "no". It's been like this for like
week and it doesn't seem to matter if I choose "yes" or "no"; after
click either of them windows just logs on as usual. Until today, tha
is. Now windows automatically logs right back out again straigh
after I click yes or no in the popup-window.

I had exactly the same problem a copule of weeks ago, first a harmles
popup-window that doesn't seem to do anything, then, after a couple o
days, it's impossible to logon to windows. I solved the problem the
by reinstalling windows xp, but now it's back again and I reall
don't feel like reinstalling windows every two weeks.

Some info that may or may not be helpful:
I can logon to Windows Safe-mode but NOT to Safe Mode with Network.
I don't have any password in my windows profile (which, by the way i
the only profile and it has administrator rights).
My computer is connected to a LAN with one other computer (the one I'
typing on now) and a router.
I regularly run AdAware and Spybot and I have the Norton Interne
Security installed and activated. It really doesn't seem like ther
is a virus. Atleast not one that these programs can find.

I would really appreciate help!!! I'm kind of desperate here.

Ma

 

[Rock]

Hi!

I really need help! I don't have the userinit / wsaupdater problem, i
have already tried that solution and it didn't help. The thing is
this:

When I logon to Windows a popup-window appears before you can see any
icons, nor the start menu. The popup-window doesn't contain any text,
just two alternatives, "yes" or "no". It's been like this for like a
week and it doesn't seem to matter if I choose "yes" or "no"; after I
click either of them windows just logs on as usual. Until today, that
is. Now windows automatically logs right back out again straight
after I click yes or no in the popup-window.

I had exactly the same problem a copule of weeks ago, first a harmless
popup-window that doesn't seem to do anything, then, after a couple of
days, it's impossible to logon to windows. I solved the problem then
by reinstalling windows xp, but now it's back again and I really
don't feel like reinstalling windows every two weeks.

Some info that may or may not be helpful:
I can logon to Windows Safe-mode but NOT to Safe Mode with Network.
I don't have any password in my windows profile (which, by the way is
the only profile and it has administrator rights).
My computer is connected to a LAN with one other computer (the one I'm
typing on now) and a router.
I regularly run AdAware and Spybot and I have the Norton Internet
Security installed and activated. It really doesn't seem like there
is a virus. Atleast not one that these programs can find.

I would really appreciate help!!! I'm kind of desperate here.

Max

Have you tried a system restore to before this issue reoccurred? Also
think about getting a drive imaging program to image your system when
it's in a healthy state - Norton Ghost, Acronis True Image, Terabyte
Unlimited's Image for Windows are programs that do this.

 

[Malke]

Hi!

I really need help! I don't have the userinit / wsaupdater problem, i
have already tried that solution and it didn't help. The thing is
this:

When I logon to Windows a popup-window appears before you can see any
icons, nor the start menu. The popup-window doesn't contain any text,
just two alternatives, "yes" or "no". It's been like this for like a
week and it doesn't seem to matter if I choose "yes" or "no"; after I
click either of them windows just logs on as usual. Until today, that
is. Now windows automatically logs right back out again straight
after I click yes or no in the popup-window.

I had exactly the same problem a copule of weeks ago, first a harmless
popup-window that doesn't seem to do anything, then, after a couple of
days, it's impossible to logon to windows. I solved the problem then
by reinstalling windows xp, but now it's back again and I really
don't feel like reinstalling windows every two weeks.

Some info that may or may not be helpful:
I can logon to Windows Safe-mode but NOT to Safe Mode with Network.
I don't have any password in my windows profile (which, by the way is
the only profile and it has administrator rights).
My computer is connected to a LAN with one other computer (the one I'm
typing on now) and a router.
I regularly run AdAware and Spybot and I have the Norton Internet
Security installed and activated. It really doesn't seem like there
is a virus. Atleast not one that these programs can find.

It sounds like you do have some kind of malware on your computer. Start
by running either Sysclean (instructions at the Elephant Boy link
below) or Dave Lipman's Multi-AV from:
http://www.ik-cs.com/multi-av.htm

Go through these malware removal steps systematically:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

You probably will need to run HijackThis and post your log to one of the
forums listed at the link above (not here, please).

Malke