Pc Problems

[Peter Bell]

Hi there nothing to do with Hoodz but my Pc at home runs XP home and I have 4 users set up. Last night though it decided that whichever user was clicked to start it would very briefly try to log on but then the message says logging off then saving your settings and takes you back to the start up screen. Can anyone help? can I break into it? I have Norton Av up to date which had run the day before.

Peter :boohoo:

[Guest Ianz]

Peter

 

At boot up press F8 and start XP in "SAFE MODE", and then do a system

restore from a "Last known good" restore point, assuming it lets you log

in !! without rebooting

If it still reboots .......do you have the WinXP CD ,if so ,boot from the CD and

choose "repair windows XP"

Hope this helps

 

Ian

[Peter Bell]

Thanks Ian I will try that tonight.

Peter.

[Peter Bell]

Tried various things including your suggestion Ian but got nowhere, in the end phoned Dell and with the aid of a very helpful man in Bangalore (should have been Delhi!) back and running without losing anything, Yippee.

[Guest Ianz]

Peter

 

What was the fix?????

 

Cheers Ian

[Guest kevin]

Ianz

 

The fix is to hit the hard drive several times with your

ativars chopper.

 

Kevin

[Peter Bell]

Ian I had hoped to write it down but didn't, basically it was to copy a user init file from my rescue disc into the registry which then allowed me to open windows then I had to go into the registry to change a logon script back to what it should be then re boot and abracadbra it worked. Sorry if that was a bit too simplistic but it took some time, if only I had another pair of hands.

Peter