LOG ON TO WINDOWS

[Guest]

Windows startup i am presented with a network logon box. This is the first
time i have encountered this with xp, normally it just goes straight to the
welcome screen. The logon box is labelled 'Log on to windows' with the
available fields 'user name' and 'password'. Situated across the bottom are
the following buttons OK , CANCEL , SHUTDOWN OPTIONS (CANCEL is not
highlighted therefore this is not currently an option, OPTIONS
hides/displays the SHUTDOWN option).

FYI. No passwords have ever been set for any of the 'user accounts' nor
Administrator account. There are a total of five accounts excluding the
admin account. Each time i attempt to log on to a user account (ie Typing
user name as 'danny' and leaving the password box blank) my wallpaper can be
briefly seen prior to reverting back to the 'Log On To Windows' screen. The
same applies to the Administrator account. The same applies when booting to
safe mode.


As it stands i cant use my pc because i cant log on. How am i able to log on
to windows from here when it keeps rejecting all user accounts - i have no
passwords (just used a blank at setup) How can i roll back to a restore
point if i cant log on to windows.

 

[Peter Foldes]

Try booting in Safe Mode and see if it will open. Have you tried to boot from the installation CD?

 

[Guest]

I am currently in safe mode and it still pops up with log on screen. I have
tried to boot from the cd about 10 times............ Can you help the helpless

 

[Guest]

I once used to work with this guy, where we would try to crash each others
computer remotely. It was a lot fun, and a lot of learning. One of the
easiest but greatest tricks was to remote into the other persons PC, once
inside head to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start
Menu\Programs\Startup and place the program "Logoff" in the folder. Notice
the "All Users", meaning no matter who you log in as, as soon as you log in,
you see your screen and "poof" goodbye, your logged off again. (Even in Safe
Mode) Your situation reminds me of this story.

I would suggest you slave the hard drive to another pc and access that way.
Perform a spyware scan and all the maintaince on it, before you reinstall it.