Kickout of Welcome Screen

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After a recent installation of McAfee Security Suite and re-install of XP I am now unable to get to my desktop from the Welcome screen, even in safe mode.

When I click on the user icon (no password required) in the Welcome screen the system attempts to load my settings, the desktop flashes for a moment, and then I get logged right back to the welcome screen.

Again, this happens in safe mode as well as when I restart from the last successful operation option in the F8 menu

Any suggestions?
 
After a recent installation of McAfee Security Suite and re-install of XP I am now unable to get to my desktop from the Welcome screen, even in safe mode.

When I click on the user icon (no password required) in the Welcome screen the system attempts to load my settings, the desktop flashes for a moment, and then I get logged right back to the welcome screen.

Again, this happens in safe mode as well as when I restart from the last successful operation option in the F8 menu.

Any suggestions?
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Sound like windows mbr is confused. Some people wont recommend this.
It did work for me. (This won’t matter if your xp is Ntfs file
system) Get a windows 98se bootdisk with fdisk on it. Boot up the
98se boot disk
Type fdisk /mbr

Dual boot systems
Disable boot mangers (Except Linux)
Boot up the floppy
Fdisk
Say Y to all
Set Activate partition to xp (Non-dos or Ntfs)
Reboot with floppy.
Now Type fdisk /mbr


Of course this may not work on your system

http://www.bootdisk.com
 
How can it be a MBR issue if the OS (XP Home) boots fine and it asks you for authentication (from the SAM)
 
How can it be a MBR issue if the OS (XP Home) boots fine and it asks you for authentication (from the SAM)?
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I was responding to Jb942. He welecome screen comes backup. If that
what he meant. I looked on the web an couldn't find anything directly
about your issue.



Brian C.
 
I did not install anything for about 2 weeks prior to XP not allowing me to login

I think it may be a corrupt SAM or the gina......

I can't find a fix to this other than reloading the OS

HELP!!!!!
 
I did not install anything for about 2 weeks prior to XP not allowing me to login

I think it may be a corrupt SAM or the gina......

I can't find a fix to this other than reloading the OS

HELP!!!!!
 
after fiddling with it for some time, i realized i was already (but unknowingly) halfway through an XP re-install. after allowing the re-installation run from the disk, everything was fine. i lost no files or data and eliminated the welcome screen. put your XP disk in a drive, startup, hit F8, and i bet it will ask you if you would like to coninue to install windows.
 
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