WinXP logon problems

[Daniel Kubicek]

I have a system with WinXP Pro on it.
On boot up while the system is logging the user I recieve "Windows
cannot load user's profile but has logged you on with the default
profile for the system" and "a required privilege is not held by the
client", it then counts down from 30 and reboots. This cycle never
stops.
I have tried booting into safe mode but the same thing happens.
I have tried running a repair from the CD but the same thing happens.

I have seen many posts saying to delete the user and add a new one.
this can not be done as I can not log onto the system at all.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP\)]

Please see the following Knowledge Base Article for help with this issue:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q318011

 

[Rock]

I have a system with WinXP Pro on it.
On boot up while the system is logging the user I recieve "Windows
cannot load user's profile but has logged you on with the default
profile for the system" and "a required privilege is not held by the
client", it then counts down from 30 and reboots. This cycle never
stops.
I have tried booting into safe mode but the same thing happens.
I have tried running a repair from the CD but the same thing happens.

I have seen many posts saying to delete the user and add a new one.
this can not be done as I can not log onto the system at all.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Login with the hidden administrator account. It has that account name
and is created when XP is installed. If XP Pro at the login screen hit
ctrl-alt-del twice then type in administrator as the account and enter
the password you assigned to it when the system was installed. If no
password was given leave it blank.

If XP home boot into safe mode and choose administrator leaving the
password blank.

 

[Daniel Kubicek]

That article does not help, as I stated in my original post you can
not log on at all, eve in safe mode. I can get a command prompt and I
can boot to the recovery console.

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP\)]

The countdown is suspicious and sounds like a virus. If your antivirus
software has boot disks that allow you to run your virus program without
booting XP, I suggest you do so.

Other than that, about all I can suggest is installing XP to a separate
partition and trying to copy the data files from the previous setup to the
new setup. If you don't have a spare partition, you'll need to use third
party software such as Partition Magic or System Commander for this purpose
and use their boot manager as well.