Windows XP Pro Login Problems

[Guest]

I have laptop that will not let me login. I get the User Account selection
screen, and when I choose an account and enter the password, the account
starts to login, but immediately logs out. This happens in both normal and
safe modes.....

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I have laptop that will not let me login. I get the User Account selection
screen, and when I choose an account and enter the password, the account
starts to login, but immediately logs out. This happens in both normal and
safe modes.....

It may be that that particular account's user profile has somehow been
damaged or corrupted. Can you log in using a different user account,
such as that of the built-in Administrator?


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Bruce Chambers

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They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrum Russell

 

[Guest]

This includes all profiles including administrator accounts

 

[Bruce Chambers]

This includes all profiles including administrator accounts

Ouch! Well, I'm afraid that a repair installation may be in order, if
no one else chimes in with a better solution.

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q315341

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm


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Bruce Chambers

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They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrum Russell

 

[WTC]

You cannot log on to Windows XP after you remove Wsaupdater.exe
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=892893

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The problem may be an incorrect system drive letter. With a networked
machine, open the registry and connect to the problematic machine and
navigate to:

[MACHINE_NAME\HKLM\SYSTEM\MountedDevices]

and delete all values that look like this:

\DosDevices\C
\DosDevices\D
\DosDevices\E
and so on

When finished, make sure you disconnect the machine from the registry. There
are other ways to gain access to the registry if you cannot connect to the
problematic machine via networked Registry. Please let me know if you need
information on how to gain access to the Registry if you cannot by a
networked registry.

How to restore the system/boot drive letter in Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=223188

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Unable to Log On To Windows XP After Removing wsaupdater.exe:
http://www.lavahelp.com/articles/v6/04/06/0901.html

How to edit the registry offline using BartPE boot CD ?:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/peboot.htm

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I have laptop that will not let me login. I get the User Account selection
screen, and when I choose an account and enter the password, the account
starts to login, but immediately logs out. This happens in both normal and
safe modes.....