"Nate" <Nate@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> Hi Rock, I tried all the options you suggested. The userinit.exe seemed to
> be
> correct and in the right place. There was no file called wsau.. that one
> of
> the options suggested.
>
> I did the regedit but could not find userinit.exe that indicated anything
> unusual.
>
> I do have the computer on a network but if I try to RDP, I have the same
> problem getting kicked off. I cannot connect to any drive since it looks
> like
> there are no shares open.
>
> "Rock" wrote:
>
>> "Nate" <Nate@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>> > Hey Rock. thanks for the suggestions.
>> >
>> > Question. If I install the drive in another machine, I boot from a
>> > local
>> > disk. How do I edit the registry on this "foreign" disk? It is not
>> > "other"
>> > user since the user is not local to this other machine...
>>
>> >> "Nate" <Nate@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>> >> > Hi all
>> >> >
>> >> > I am dealing with a real headscratcher. A client gave me their
>> >> > computer
>> >> > because they could not log on. They put their login info:
>> >> > username/password,
>> >> > it looked like it was doing some machination then went back to the
>> >> > login
>> >> > prompt.
>> >> >
>> >> > Hmm. I tried logging in with the Admin account (which apparently had
>> >> > no
>> >> > password), and same thing. I then booted to safe mode, but still no
>> >> > luck.
>> >> > I
>> >> > could not get past the login prompt.
>> >> >
>> >> > I took out the disk and put it in another machine and was able to
>> >> > see
>> >> > all
>> >> > the appropriate files are there. Ran antivirus scans/etc, cleaned
>> >> > everything
>> >> > out, but still not luck.
>> >> >
>> >> > I even tried to do a boot from CD/Repair, but the start said it
>> >> > could
>> >> > not
>> >> > find a disk. Strange because it is a SATA disk and is recognized at
>> >> > boot.
>> >> > The
>> >> > OS does boot to the login prompt.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Install the drive in another machine and edit the registry remotely to
>> >> see
>> >> what the userinit value is. See these articles.
>> >>
>> >> Editing the Registry for "other" Users
>> >> http://www.dougknox.com/
>> >>
>> >> You cannot log on to Windows XP after you remove Wsaupdater.exe
>> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892893/en-us
>> >>
>> >> If that doesn’t help see this:
>> >> A User Logon Request Is Rejected Without Any Messages
>> >> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=313322
>>
>> You follow the procedure in the link from Doug Knox I gave you.
Too bad. It sure looked like something to do with the userinit entry.
Hopefully Pegasus' and/or Ayush advice will help you sort it out.
--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]