Windows Logon Troubles

Question

I am running Windows XP SP2 on an Inspiron 8500.   When I boot up my computer, I enter in my Windows password and receive the following error message:   Logon Message   The system cannot log you on due to the following error:   Not enough storage is available to process this command.   Please try again or consult your system administrator.     It takes several reboots before I am finally able to login to Windows normally.  I have tried system restore to earlier restore points, but both attempts have failed.   I would prefer not to do a reformat if it is not necessary.  What is causing this error and how can I fix it?   Thank you.

Mary G · Answer

See if this applies: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;177078

Nosyl · Answer

At this time, I don't feel as though the article matches well enough to warrant editing the registry. I have not recently installed either Norton Antivirus, nor IBM antivirus. I also have not observed the event ID in my event viewer.

Any more suggestions?

Mary G · Answer

Do a search on Google for the error. This is an odd error I've never seen before. Perhaps booting to the xp cd and doing a repair would help. Message Edited by Mary G on 06-30-200604:19 PM

Nosyl · Answer

I've already searched on Google and Microsoft Support to no avail. (This doesn't mean the answer isn't there, simply that I did not find it.)

As my copy of Windows was originally installed by Dell, MS prefers that I receive my tech support through Dell. Recently, I have had poor experiences using Dell's phone tech support, and fantastic results from perusing the Dell Community forum.

Thanks for your help. Sometimes a reformat is the only thing that will do.

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