Strange situation with logon

[Matt Holzem]

Okay, I am fourteen, and an avid desktop modder. I know I
am probably sounding like one of those leech kids or
something. But really, you could consider me a prodigy
when it comes to computing and coding.

That said, I am experiencing a grave problem with my
logon. When I try to logon to my parents, the guest, or my
account, it will load the settings, and them automatically
log off. I've done this multiple times, to try and work it
out. I've tried rebooting, letting it sit, putting in the
restorization CD, and even been so desperate as to try to
find MSDOS somewhere, even though I know XP doesn't have
support.

I tried to reinstall Windows ME (which came with my
computer from Gateway) but to no avail. I've tried to
reinstall XP, but also had no luck. I'm at my wits end
here beceause my mother will eventually need to use
Quickens, and I will go crazy without my computer, so to
speak.

But really, I need some help. Needless to say, I'm not on
my computer, but on my grandmothers. I am going to get
further access to this thread by means of the local public
library.

I am not familiar with newsgroups, so if there ins
t an automatic reply system, send an email to
(e-mail address removed). For your gratitude, I will give you a
gmail invite if you want so. I'm not sure if this is the
right group, if not, please direct me to a better one.

Thanks for the help,
Matt Holzem

 

[Juan]

Greetings:

Its probable your computer has been infected by the Sasser.worm
to stop the rebooting process go into Start\Run\and type shutdown -a
and hit enter.. that is if you have enough time, and follow the instructions
on What to Do if your Computer has been Infected by the Sasser.worm

http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/sasser_printxp.mspx

What you should know about the Sasser.worm and its variants.
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/sasser.mspx
Find out how to tell if your computer is infected with the Sasser worm and
what steps you should take to remove it.

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-011
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-011.mspx

Critical Security Updates
http://www.microsoft.com/security/bulletins/default.mspx

http://www.microsoft.com/security/default.mspx

Tips on security
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/windowsxpsolutions.htm


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[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

It sounds as if this machine was upgraded to XP from Windows ME. If this is the case, boot from the XP CD and let setup begin. When you're prompted to Repair the installation (first time), select R to enter the Recovery Console.

You'll need the Administrator password for that machine to enter Recovery Console.

Once there, and at the C:\Windows prompt, type in CD System32

Then enter COPY USERINIT.EXE WSAUPDATER.EXE

Reboot the computer normally. Once its rebooted, log on to an account with Administrator privileges and click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

In the right pane look for the Userinit value. It probably reads wsaupdater.exe. Double click the Userinit value and change it to C:\Windows\System32\userinit.exe, The comma on the end is intentional.

You can then delete the WSAUPDATER.EXE file that you created earlier.