Login - Startup

[Guest]

After clicking on the default icon or my name on log in;

I typed in my password;

Below my password was the message: "Setting Personal Settings".

After about 10 seconds,, instead of displaying my desktop, I get a black
screen with
only my mouse cursor visible.

HELP!

 

[Robert Bollinger]

I had a similar problem sometime ago - I used the recovery console and ran
chkdsk /f which resolved the error.

If you google what you described you may find additional info.



Robert Bollinger, MCP.

 

[Malke]

After clicking on the default icon or my name on log in;

I typed in my password;

Below my password was the message: "Setting Personal Settings".

After about 10 seconds,, instead of displaying my desktop, I get a
black screen with
only my mouse cursor visible.

Can you get into your account (or any other accounts) in Safe Mode? Do
this by repeatedly tapping the F8 key as the computer is starting up.
This will get you to the right menu. Navigate using your Up arrow key;
the mouse will not work here.

Malke

 

[Guest]

I tried re-booting from the Windows XP CD > re-installed XP > recovered files

and tried loggin in under safe mode > this time it gave me 2 choices to log

in from > "My usual login name + Administrator > I logged in under my usual
name > i got the same black screen with "loggin in under safe mode at the top
of the screen.

hmmmmm

 

[Malke]

I tried re-booting from the Windows XP CD > re-installed XP >
recovered files
in from > "My usual login name + Administrator > I logged in under my
usual name > i got the same black screen with "loggin in under safe
mode at the top of the screen.

hmmmmm

Then it sounds like your user profile is damaged. Log into the
Administrator account (you will need to do this in Safe Mode if you
have XP Home) and create a new user account for yourself.

Then you can delete the old account.

Malke