2.7K Posts

August 28th, 2005 21:00

Hi,
 
Here is how to fix it
 
Boot up with your XP installation CD and let setup run.
Select the first “R” you come to to enter the Recovery Console

You should be in C:\windows
Now follow from here:
 
C:\windows
type
cd system32 

(If that does not work, try CHDIR SYSTEM32)
ENTER

the directory should now be
C:\windows\system32
type EXACTLY
copy userinit.exe wsaupdater.exe   
ENTER

1 file should be copied,
now REBOOT
 
Login might hang for a while.
 
Once in windows
Start/Run
type
Regedit
OK
and go to the key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
 
Look in the right pane for the Userinit value/subkey. Double click the Userinit subkey and change it's value to C:\Windows\System32\userinit.exe,
Make sure you have the comma at the end.

Exit Regedit.
 
Then when you get into XP do the following immediately

Look if you have “wsaupdater.exe” here
C:\Windows\System32\wsaupdater.exe
Delete the WSAUPDATER.EXE  file now.

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1.3K Posts

August 28th, 2005 22:00

alansas, what happens after you are "logged off"? are you looking at the screen where you sign in again? or does the computer shut down? are there any error messages?
 
one thing that you could try would be to boot into "safe mode", and then run a scan with your antivirus program while in safe mode..
 
to get into safe mode, press "F8" as the computer is booting up, then select to start in safe mode.. it might ask you to login with an adminstrator password.. if you don't know what the administrator password is, try leaving it BLANK and login without entering any password..

 

Message Edited by redwolfe_98 on 08-30-2005 08:56 PM

5 Posts

August 29th, 2005 07:00

Hi all

 

When I get to C:\WINDOWS I then get a message - which windows installation would you like to log onto (To cancel, press ENTER)? It then won't let me type anything in except one character.  Even the manual doesn't give this question.

 

HELP!!!

5 Posts

August 29th, 2005 07:00

Hi again
 
I seem to be getting somewhere now, had to retype something slightly different but I will get back to you with the results.  Many thanks for all your help everyone.
 
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