User logon problems

[Jim Dixon]

Compaq PC with XP-Home Edition, it starts up to login screen, as soon as you
pick a user it freezes up. I've tried various restore points from safe
mode, and they don't solve this.

I've also tried turning off "Use the Welcome screen" and "Fast User
Switching" to no effect, it then freezes as soon as you try to logon. Virus
definition are up to date, and it only has SP1 installed on it. Trying to
figure it out without resorting to "Install Disks" provided by Compaq.

Thanks for any ideas, no matter how off the wall...well, maybe not soaking
HD in tapioca pudding, that's pretty off the wall (my brother's suggestion,
he really, really likes tapioca pudding).

Jim Dixon

 

[James]

Compaq PC with XP-Home Edition, it starts up to login screen, as soon as
you pick a user it freezes up. I've tried various restore points from
safe mode, and they don't solve this.

I've also tried turning off "Use the Welcome screen" and "Fast User
Switching" to no effect, it then freezes as soon as you try to logon.
Virus definition are up to date, and it only has SP1 installed on it.
Trying to figure it out without resorting to "Install Disks" provided by
Compaq.

Thanks for any ideas, no matter how off the wall...well, maybe not soaking
HD in tapioca pudding, that's pretty off the wall (my brother's
suggestion, he really, really likes tapioca pudding).

Jim Dixon

boot the system in safe mode - run 'msconfig' from Run and then disable all
apps in the 'Startup' panel... While you are in safe mode run a virus check,
and spybot.

 

[Jim Dixon]

boot the system in safe mode - run 'msconfig' from Run and then disable
all apps in the 'Startup' panel... While you are in safe mode run a virus
check, and spybot.

Thanks, James, I'll give that a try...I can't believe I haven't done that
already, sometimes the things you forget are the simplest ones.

Jim Dixon