[necrovamp]

Ok, so I cannot logon to xp.
I don't have the icon logon so I can read to you exactly what it does

Loading your personal settings
(this one goes fast but I think its playing logon sound)
Restoring network connections (during that I see my desktop background)
something skips quickly through here, i think its executing WGAlogon.dll or something
Saving your settings (background disappears)

and now I'm back in the logon box

I really don't have much information other than I can't login

Is there any way to make a user by only editing files?
I have system restore points but I cant get to them because I can login to the user even in safe mode, any way to get to those?

I only have 1 user so Ignore my messup right there, not creating a backup user

[johnebadbak]

try ctrl+alt+del twice and the admin login should show

[necrovamp]

what do u mean, where should I ctrl alt delete, and I'm not sure about the admin logon.
I only have 1 user and that is the administrator, If I check lusrmgr.msc I see administrator and the disabled guest account thats it, but if your reffering to something other than the administrator account, tell me where to ctrl alt delete


Thats the type of logon I have^^^^

Originally Posted by johnebadbak

try ctrl+alt+del twice and the admin login should show

[johnebadbak]

use the keyboard ctrl+alt+del do it twice this usually forces the admin login.
not a good idea to use administrator log in on your pc for a user.unless you have a special use for that leaves your pc open to hackers while on the net. do it in safe mode..hold F8 down on boot up

[TheOutcaste]

The looping logon can happen if your spyware software removed the wsaupdater.exe malware file, or if the userinit.exe file is missing or corrupted. You'll need to use the Recovery Console, a Vista/Win7 DVD, or a Live CD to fix this.

Recovery Console Steps
Boot to the Recovery Console.
Set your system to boot from CD, either by setting the boot order in the BIOS, or using the boot menu if your system provides one, usually by pressing one of the FX keys; F9, F10, F12 are common.
Insert the Windows XP CD and boot the system.
When prompted to Press any key to boot from CD... press any key like Spacebar or Enter

When you boot from the CD, the following is displayed:
On a black screen:
Setup is inspecting your computer's hardware configuration...
Screen turns Blue, and Windows Setup is displayed at the top.
at the bottom is displayed the following in sequence:
Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver
Press F2 to run Automated System Recovery (ASR)...
Setup is loading files (file names displayed)
Title changes to Windows XP Professional (or Home Edition) Setup

The options to setup or repair Windows are displayed
Choose To repair a Windows XP installation using recovery console, press R.
You may need to choose the Windows installation if you have a dual boot system. Type the number of the Windows installation you want to log into.
You will need to enter the Administrator password unless you previously disabled that requirement; if it's blank, just press enter.

You should now be at a C:\WINDOWS> prompt (or whatever letter your system is installed on)

Type the following at the C:\Windows prompt then press Enter:
cd system32
Dir userinit.exe
If not found we need to copy it from the Service Pack Files backup, or the CD. Even if it is present, you may want to replace it in case it's corrupted.

First try this:
copy C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386\userinit.exe
If that fails, copy it from the CD using this command:
copy X:\Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386\userinit.ex_ userinit.exe
where X: is the drive letter of the CD Rom. You can find it by typing MAP

Now type this:
copy userinit.exe wsaupdater.exe
exit

This should let you boot into Windows. Once at your Desktop:
Click Start | Run, type regedit, press Enter
navigate to here:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

In the right pane, double click the userinit item.
It likely says C:\Windows\System32\wsaupdater.exe,
Edit this to read:
C:\Windows\System32\Userinit.exe,
Be sure to include the trailing comma and use the correct drive letter for your installation.
Close the registry editor.
Now delete the wsaupdater.exe file from C:\Windows\System32

From a Live CD that can edit the registry, or from a Vista/Win7 DVD, we just need to make sure userinit.exe exists, then edit the registry.
Boot with the Vista/Win7 DVD
Select Language, click Next
Click Repair your Computer
It will search for Vista/Win7 installations, just wait for it to finish.
If using Win7 Disk, select Use recovery tools that can help fix problems starting Windows.
Click Next
Click Command Prompt.
Type regedit and press Enter:
In the left pane, click on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE to highlight it
Click File | Load Hive...
Browse to C:\Windows\system32\config
Double click on SOFTWARE (the one with no extension)
In the Key Name: box type @Software
navigate to here:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\@SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

In the right pane, double click the userinit item.
It likely says C:\Windows\System32\wsaupdater.exe,
(If so, the userinit.exe file is probably just fine)
Edit this to read:
C:\Windows\System32\Userinit.exe,
Be sure to include the trailing comma and use the correct drive letter for your installation.
Close the Registry Editor.
To verify that userinit.exe is present, type the following commands followed by Enter:
cd /D C:\Windows\system32
Dir userinit.exe
If missing, type this:
copy C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386\userinit.exe
If that can't be found, you'll need your XP CD.
Type this command:
expand E:\i386\userinit.ex_ userinit.exe
where E: is the drive letter of the CD Rom
(Quick way to determine the CD drive letter is to open notepad by typing C:\Windows\notepad and using the File | Open dialog)
Type Exit and press Enter
Click Restart

Note that drive letters as seen from the Recovery Console, a Vista/Win7 DVD, or a Live CD may be different than when booted into Windows.

[necrovamp]

all right, the loop was wat was happening, i had a virus that infects exes, and well its still there so I cant do anything accept delete all my exes, but its good to know what happened, thanks