XP Logon - Logoff

[Ken]

New problem, When I logon to Windows XP it brings up my
start page for about 1 second and them goes into logoff
mode. It happens for all users. I cannot access anything.

Help

 

[Dean]

Sounds like a possible RPC problem. Start in safemode and
try a windows update then a virus scan.

 

[Dominic]

I'm no expert, but maybe I can help.

Does it happen when you boot into safe mode? Hit F8 when you boot up to
enter safe mode.

Once you're in there, you can check out what programs are running at
startup.

Common startup locations that will effect all users are:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
or in the registry at:
hklm/software/microsoft/windows/currentversion/run

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Hi Ken,

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

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/gp/gpref.asp

New problem, When I logon to Windows XP it brings up my
start page for about 1 second and them goes into logoff
mode. It happens for all users. I cannot access anything.

Help

 

[Guest]

I did all the above. It STILL does not work for me? What is the problem? I
double checked to see if I made any typos, but no. wsaupdater.exe and
userinit.exe are both in system32 dir.s but I still cannot login.

 

[Kelly]

You do NOT want wsaupdater.exe listed anywhere on your system. Clean your
system using Ad-Aware, Spybot and HijackThis:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html

Once done, if needed:

This problem turns out to be that the Winlogon userinit entry is being set
to
"wsupdater.exe," and not "userinit.exe,".

From here, you can either opt to slave the drive and then use:

Editing the Registry for "other" Users
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_adv_reg_editing.htm

Then:

Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon.

In the right pane under Userinit, Change the key to read:
C:\Windows\System32\Userinit.exe,

Or download and run the reg file on line 263 (right hand side)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Or:

Place your XP CD in and navigate to the Recovery Console.
Change the C:\Windows prompt to: C:\Windows\System32 and copy userinit.exe
to wsaupdater.exe

Reboot into Safe Mode and modify:

change userinit in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon from wsaupdater.exe, to userinit.exe,

Added info:

Recovering XP using the Recover Console (Line 333) Right hand side:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm