XP - Logs on - then Logs off

[Guest]

Attempting to sort out somebodys laptop - HAd lots of viruses - removed -
updated to SP2 - rebooted now whenever I try and login it loads up background
then logs straight off before you can do anything. Admin account does the
same. I have tried renaming userinit to WSAupdate but that didnt work

Any ideas people? Thanks

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

userinit to WSAupdate

should be wsaupdater.exe.

Visit http://www.winxptutor.com/wsaremove.htm and see section "Unable to logon to Windows after removing BlazeFind using a spyware removal utility?"

If that does not help, inspect the userinit registry value by loading the Software Hive.

Bart's Preinstalled Environment (BartPE) bootable live windows CD/DVD:
http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/

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


Attempting to sort out somebodys laptop - HAd lots of viruses - removed -
updated to SP2 - rebooted now whenever I try and login it loads up background
then logs straight off before you can do anything. Admin account does the
same. I have tried renaming userinit to WSAupdate but that didnt work

Any ideas people? Thanks

 

[Guest]

Thanks Ramesh, I meant WSAupdater.

I downloaded BartPE already but when I run regedit it doesnt seem to connect
to the reg on the laptop?
everything is referred to as X:\i386\etc where X is the DVD/CD rom drive.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Jay,

From BartPE, you need to open Regedit and then use the "Load Hive" method and load the SOFTWARE hive present in the hard disk [ C:\Windows\System32\Config\ ]

Then fix the Userinit value in the loaded hive. Be sure to unload the Hive after making the required changes.

Example:
http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?s=60008a4ef7beb31a10a9d0626067150e&showtopic=28652

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


Thanks Ramesh, I meant WSAupdater.

I downloaded BartPE already but when I run regedit it doesnt seem to connect
to the reg on the laptop?
everything is referred to as X:\i386\etc where X is the DVD/CD rom drive.

 

[Guest]

Ramesh, The LOAD HIVE option is greyed out?

Jay,

From BartPE, you need to open Regedit and then use the "Load Hive" method and load the SOFTWARE hive present in the hard disk [ C:\Windows\System32\Config\ ]

Then fix the Userinit value in the loaded hive. Be sure to unload the Hive after making the required changes.

Example:
http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?s=60008a4ef7beb31a10a9d0626067150e&showtopic=28652

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


Thanks Ramesh, I meant WSAupdater.

I downloaded BartPE already but when I run regedit it doesnt seem to connect
to the reg on the laptop?
everything is referred to as X:\i386\etc where X is the DVD/CD rom drive.

should be wsaupdater.exe.

Visit http://www.winxptutor.com/wsaremove.htm and see section "Unable to logon to Windows after removing BlazeFind using a spyware removal utility?"

If that does not help, inspect the userinit registry value by loading the Software Hive.

Bart's Preinstalled Environment (BartPE) bootable live windows CD/DVD:
http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/

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


Attempting to sort out somebodys laptop - HAd lots of viruses - removed -
updated to SP2 - rebooted now whenever I try and login it loads up background
then logs straight off before you can do anything. Admin account does the
same. I have tried renaming userinit to WSAupdate but that didnt work

Any ideas people? Thanks

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Jay,

Select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE key and Load Hive option will be enabled.

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


Ramesh, The LOAD HIVE option is greyed out?

Jay,

From BartPE, you need to open Regedit and then use the "Load Hive" method and load the SOFTWARE hive present in the hard disk [ C:\Windows\System32\Config\ ]

Then fix the Userinit value in the loaded hive. Be sure to unload the Hive after making the required changes.

Example:
http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?s=60008a4ef7beb31a10a9d0626067150e&showtopic=28652

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


Thanks Ramesh, I meant WSAupdater.

I downloaded BartPE already but when I run regedit it doesnt seem to connect
to the reg on the laptop?
everything is referred to as X:\i386\etc where X is the DVD/CD rom drive.

should be wsaupdater.exe.

Visit http://www.winxptutor.com/wsaremove.htm and see section "Unable to logon to Windows after removing BlazeFind using a spyware removal utility?"

If that does not help, inspect the userinit registry value by loading the Software Hive.

Bart's Preinstalled Environment (BartPE) bootable live windows CD/DVD:
http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/

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


Attempting to sort out somebodys laptop - HAd lots of viruses - removed -
updated to SP2 - rebooted now whenever I try and login it loads up background
then logs straight off before you can do anything. Admin account does the
same. I have tried renaming userinit to WSAupdate but that didnt work

Any ideas people? Thanks