C
Christina Browning
My computer logs off all by itself immediately after I
try to log on. What's up?
try to log on. What's up?
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Guest
I have the same problem, sometimes my background will
flash and then it will automatically log me off. help
flash and then it will automatically log me off. help
M
Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)
Here are a few things you can try. Boot the system, start tapping F8, when
the menu appears, select "Last Known Good Configuration" and press enter.
If that fails to resolve it, do the above but select Safe Mode from the
menu. At Safe Mode, you should be offered the option to immediately go to
System Restore, accept it.
If that fails to resolve the issue, try a Repair Install as follows:
NOTE, while a repair install should leave your data files intact, if
something goes wrong during the repair install, you may be forced to start
over and do a clean install of XP. If you don't have your data backed up,
you would lose your data should that eventuality occur.
Assuming your system is set to boot from the CD-ROM drive and you have an
actual XP CD as opposed to a recovery CD, boot with the XP
CD in the drive and perform a repair install as outlined below. If the
system isn't set to boot from the CD or you are not sure, you need to enter
the system's BIOS. When you boot the system, the first screen usually has
instructions that if you wish to enter set press a specific key, when you
see that, do so. Then you will have to navigate to the boot sequence, if
the CD-ROM drive is not first line, set it first in the boot sequence. Save
your settings and exit with the XP CD in the drive. The system will reboot.
When the system boots, a few screens into the process you may see a message
instructing you
to hit any key in order to boot from the CD along with a countdown. When
you see this be sure to
hit a key on the keyboard, if you miss this instruction and the system fails
to boot from the CD, it's too
late, you'll need to reboot and try again.
Once you have pressed a key, setup should begin. You will see a reference
asking if you need to load special drivers and another notice that if you
wish to begin the ASR (Automatic Recovery Console) depress F2. Just let
setup run past all of that. It will continue to load files and drivers.
Then it will bring you to a screen. Eventually, you will come to a screen
with the option to (1) setup Windows or (2) Repair Windows Installation
using the Recovery console. ***The selection you want at this screen is
"Setup Windows,"
NOT "Repair Windows Installation.
The first option, to setup Windows is the one you want and requires you to
press enter. When asked, press F8 to accept the end user agreement. Setup
will then search for previous versions of Windows. Upon finding your
version, it will ask if you wish to Repair your current installation or
install fresh. Press R, that will run a repair installation. From there
on, follow the screens.
Note, in some cases, you won't receive the repair option, only an option to
reinstall. We have discovered that sometimes this is caused by damaged
boot.ini file that can be repaired as follows and also note, in the
instructions, "K" refers to the CD drive in which you have placed the XP CD,
replace that drive letter with the appropriate letter on your system, "K" is
simply an example.
Reboot, this time taking the immediate R option (this is the section I told
you to skip above. In this case, you will need to get to the Recovery
Console to perform the function below), and if the CD letter is say K: give
these commands
COPY K:\i386\ntldr C:
COPY K:\i386\ntdetect.com C:
(two other files needed - just in case)
ATTRIB -H -R -S C:\boot.ini
DEL C:\boot.ini
BootCfg /Rebuild
Once you've completed this function, reboot and see if you can access XP as
sometimes, the problem is the damaged boot.ini. If you still cannot access
XP, then reboot and re-run the repair install instructions at the beginning
of this message.
If you only have a recovery CD, your options are quite limited. You can
either purchase a retail version of XP which will allow you to perform the
above
among other tools and options it has or you can run your system recovery
routine with the Recovery CD which will likely wipe your drive, deleting all
files but will restore your setup to factory fresh condition.
the menu appears, select "Last Known Good Configuration" and press enter.
If that fails to resolve it, do the above but select Safe Mode from the
menu. At Safe Mode, you should be offered the option to immediately go to
System Restore, accept it.
If that fails to resolve the issue, try a Repair Install as follows:
NOTE, while a repair install should leave your data files intact, if
something goes wrong during the repair install, you may be forced to start
over and do a clean install of XP. If you don't have your data backed up,
you would lose your data should that eventuality occur.
Assuming your system is set to boot from the CD-ROM drive and you have an
actual XP CD as opposed to a recovery CD, boot with the XP
CD in the drive and perform a repair install as outlined below. If the
system isn't set to boot from the CD or you are not sure, you need to enter
the system's BIOS. When you boot the system, the first screen usually has
instructions that if you wish to enter set press a specific key, when you
see that, do so. Then you will have to navigate to the boot sequence, if
the CD-ROM drive is not first line, set it first in the boot sequence. Save
your settings and exit with the XP CD in the drive. The system will reboot.
When the system boots, a few screens into the process you may see a message
instructing you
to hit any key in order to boot from the CD along with a countdown. When
you see this be sure to
hit a key on the keyboard, if you miss this instruction and the system fails
to boot from the CD, it's too
late, you'll need to reboot and try again.
Once you have pressed a key, setup should begin. You will see a reference
asking if you need to load special drivers and another notice that if you
wish to begin the ASR (Automatic Recovery Console) depress F2. Just let
setup run past all of that. It will continue to load files and drivers.
Then it will bring you to a screen. Eventually, you will come to a screen
with the option to (1) setup Windows or (2) Repair Windows Installation
using the Recovery console. ***The selection you want at this screen is
"Setup Windows,"
NOT "Repair Windows Installation.
The first option, to setup Windows is the one you want and requires you to
press enter. When asked, press F8 to accept the end user agreement. Setup
will then search for previous versions of Windows. Upon finding your
version, it will ask if you wish to Repair your current installation or
install fresh. Press R, that will run a repair installation. From there
on, follow the screens.
Note, in some cases, you won't receive the repair option, only an option to
reinstall. We have discovered that sometimes this is caused by damaged
boot.ini file that can be repaired as follows and also note, in the
instructions, "K" refers to the CD drive in which you have placed the XP CD,
replace that drive letter with the appropriate letter on your system, "K" is
simply an example.
Reboot, this time taking the immediate R option (this is the section I told
you to skip above. In this case, you will need to get to the Recovery
Console to perform the function below), and if the CD letter is say K: give
these commands
COPY K:\i386\ntldr C:
COPY K:\i386\ntdetect.com C:
(two other files needed - just in case)
ATTRIB -H -R -S C:\boot.ini
DEL C:\boot.ini
BootCfg /Rebuild
Once you've completed this function, reboot and see if you can access XP as
sometimes, the problem is the damaged boot.ini. If you still cannot access
XP, then reboot and re-run the repair install instructions at the beginning
of this message.
If you only have a recovery CD, your options are quite limited. You can
either purchase a retail version of XP which will allow you to perform the
above
among other tools and options it has or you can run your system recovery
routine with the Recovery CD which will likely wipe your drive, deleting all
files but will restore your setup to factory fresh condition.
J
JoeW
Michael, saw this today and tried it out. I have been
working to straighten out a log on/off problem for over a
week. This did it! Just wanted to say thanks. Now if I
can only figure out why the "regedit" command will not
launch the edit windows so I can delete the adware that
did this to me I will have completed the job! Thanks
again.
working to straighten out a log on/off problem for over a
week. This did it! Just wanted to say thanks. Now if I
can only figure out why the "regedit" command will not
launch the edit windows so I can delete the adware that
did this to me I will have completed the job! Thanks
again.
B
Bob Hall
Christina, I have the same problem. It started am on 9/18.-----Original Message-----
My computer logs off all by itself immediately after I
try to log on. What's up?
.
If you find a solution would you share it with me?
Thanks
H
Harry Jacobson
I just posted a message in the "General" regarding the
same problem that surfaced with my daughter's computer in
the last 24 hrs. Thanks for providing the work around,
Michael. Everbody stand back...I'm going in! (If this
don't work, my daugher's gonna' kill me).
same problem that surfaced with my daughter's computer in
the last 24 hrs. Thanks for providing the work around,
Michael. Everbody stand back...I'm going in! (If this
don't work, my daugher's gonna' kill me).
L
Larry Samuels
Sounds like you recently removed BlazeFind.
Thanks go to Rick Rogers, MVP for the following instructions:
Did you run a spyware removal program lately? The userinit value may have
been corrupted by the removal of blazefind. It adds wsaupdater.exe to the
logon value in the system registry, sometimes appending it, sometimes
replacing it. Running Adaware or other cleaners detects and removes
wsaupdater.exe, but doesn't correct the registry damage. If this is the
case, then you may need to load the registry hive from another installation
and change it. This is the key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Userinit string value should be:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe,
On the damaged installations it's one of these:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wsaupdater.exe,
C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe,C:\WINDOWS\system32\wsaupdater.exe,
Another "quickie" method of resolution is to load the Recovery Console (see
below), copy userinit.exe as wsaupdater.exe from the command prompt, then
restart normally. Once in, go and change the registry value back to what
it's supposed to be and delete the copied file.
HOW TO: Install and Use the Recovery Console in Windows XP [Q307654]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307654
This can also be done by using the 6 disk boot floppy set mentioned in the
above article, as it loads enough of the Recovery Console so that you can
copy the file. This is particularly useful if you have an OEM installation
that includes only a Restore CD, or no disk at all.
--
Larry Samuels MS-MVP (Windows-Shell/User)
Associate Expert
Expert Zone -
Unofficial FAQ for Windows Server 2003 at
http://pelos.us/SERVER.htm
Thanks go to Rick Rogers, MVP for the following instructions:
Did you run a spyware removal program lately? The userinit value may have
been corrupted by the removal of blazefind. It adds wsaupdater.exe to the
logon value in the system registry, sometimes appending it, sometimes
replacing it. Running Adaware or other cleaners detects and removes
wsaupdater.exe, but doesn't correct the registry damage. If this is the
case, then you may need to load the registry hive from another installation
and change it. This is the key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Userinit string value should be:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe,
On the damaged installations it's one of these:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wsaupdater.exe,
C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe,C:\WINDOWS\system32\wsaupdater.exe,
Another "quickie" method of resolution is to load the Recovery Console (see
below), copy userinit.exe as wsaupdater.exe from the command prompt, then
restart normally. Once in, go and change the registry value back to what
it's supposed to be and delete the copied file.
HOW TO: Install and Use the Recovery Console in Windows XP [Q307654]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307654
This can also be done by using the 6 disk boot floppy set mentioned in the
above article, as it loads enough of the Recovery Console so that you can
copy the file. This is particularly useful if you have an OEM installation
that includes only a Restore CD, or no disk at all.
--
Larry Samuels MS-MVP (Windows-Shell/User)
Associate Expert
Expert Zone -
Unofficial FAQ for Windows Server 2003 at
http://pelos.us/SERVER.htm
H
Harry Jacobson
RATS! Dead man walking! Every fix failed. Time to
resort to the restore CDs and wipe the slate clean.
resort to the restore CDs and wipe the slate clean.
M
Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)
You're welcome, Joe.
M
Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)
I'm sorry, Harry, sometimes that's the only way out.
G
Guest
You can try this fix also :
CAUSE:
---------
The registry item changed by the spyware is
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Value: Userinit
Data: %system32%\wsaupdater.exe
%system32% represents the path to the System32 folder. For example, if the
path is C:\Windows\System32, then the data would be
C:\Windows\System32\wsaupdater.exe
Instead of wsaupdater.exe, the data should contain userinit.exe,. Using the
example above, the data would be
C:\Windows\System32\userinit.exe,
Note the comma following the file path information.
SOLUTION:
-------------
1- Insert the Windows XP startup disk into the floppy disk drive, or insert
the Windows XP CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and then restart the computer.
2 - Click to select any options that are required to start the computer from
the CD-ROM drive if you are prompted to do so.
3 - When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to start the
Recovery Console.
4 - If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot computer, select the
installation that you want to access from the Recovery Console.
5 - When you are prompted to do so, type the Administrator password. If the
administrator password is blank (which is likely the case if Windows XP was
preinstalled by your computer manufacturer), just press ENTER.
6 - You should now be in the Windows installation folder. Note this
location, as it will be necessary for steps later in this article.
7 - At the Recovery Console command prompt, type the following lines,
pressing ENTER after you type each line:
cd system32
copy userinit.exe wsaupdater.exe
exit
At this time, remove the startup floppy or CD-ROM from your system, and boot
into Windows XP. Log on to the system using an account with
administrator-level privileges, and edit the registry using the information
as mentioned above in the CAUSE section.
CAUSE:
---------
The registry item changed by the spyware is
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Value: Userinit
Data: %system32%\wsaupdater.exe
%system32% represents the path to the System32 folder. For example, if the
path is C:\Windows\System32, then the data would be
C:\Windows\System32\wsaupdater.exe
Instead of wsaupdater.exe, the data should contain userinit.exe,. Using the
example above, the data would be
C:\Windows\System32\userinit.exe,
Note the comma following the file path information.
SOLUTION:
-------------
1- Insert the Windows XP startup disk into the floppy disk drive, or insert
the Windows XP CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and then restart the computer.
2 - Click to select any options that are required to start the computer from
the CD-ROM drive if you are prompted to do so.
3 - When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to start the
Recovery Console.
4 - If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot computer, select the
installation that you want to access from the Recovery Console.
5 - When you are prompted to do so, type the Administrator password. If the
administrator password is blank (which is likely the case if Windows XP was
preinstalled by your computer manufacturer), just press ENTER.
6 - You should now be in the Windows installation folder. Note this
location, as it will be necessary for steps later in this article.
7 - At the Recovery Console command prompt, type the following lines,
pressing ENTER after you type each line:
cd system32
copy userinit.exe wsaupdater.exe
exit
At this time, remove the startup floppy or CD-ROM from your system, and boot
into Windows XP. Log on to the system using an account with
administrator-level privileges, and edit the registry using the information
as mentioned above in the CAUSE section.
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